Kaplan Drive Park
Kaplan Drive Park is a small, tranquil neighborhood park featuring a quarter-mile loop path that is good for walking dogs and a large open grassy area suitable for picnics. The park has wheelchair accessible entrances and parking, picnic tables, and benches spaced along the path. It is generally quiet and provides an off-leash opportunity for well-behaved dogs, though some maintenance and upgrades like improved playground facilities, exercise equipment, and overall upkeep are noted by visitors. The park offers a peaceful environment but could benefit from additional amenities and development.
Reviews
Quarter mile loop – good for walking dogs. Usually quiet so if they’re well-behaved, can let them off the leash. Nice open field too for picnicking, but not always maintained (took several weeks and at least three calls for them to come out and mow). Also some of the pics posted here are not from the park
It’s ok, obviously not well taken care of since all the outdoor exercise/gym-kinda stations are totally broken down/falling apart. It’s still pretty though, it has a nice (albeit small/short) path to walk and a large sunny open grass area. I go often since it’s like the only smaller park near my house (lake johnson is nice but too popular for pandemic times).I don’t often run into people here, so that’s nice.
Park is very nice and has a lot of potential but it needs to be bigger and more developed. A nice playground and some art would spruce this park up nicely. It’s nice but ur done with in 5 minutes. It needs more, at least a playground and something to draw you into the park. The surrounding neighborhood is beautiful and tranquil this park just needs a little work.
I wanted to like this park But my daughter fell twice due to the roots coming through the side walk cracks so I had to give it a two star
Kaplan has rest benches fairly evenly spaced every 1/3 mile. It would be nice if the current “exercise modules” linked to the QR codes on the signs were outdoor specific, and potentially included local flora and fauna identification.
I’m sure Parks & Rec could QR code to the website with photos of the specific area, and label the plants seen from the vantage point.
It would also be fairly easy to have a QR code take visitors to videos of the park on YT.
In other words, I see great ideas beginning to bloom. I hope the ideas are explored to maximum fruition.
Unfortunately, current “exercises” demonstrated via the QR codes call for yoga mats and other props someone taking a walk in the park won’t be carrying, and zero identification of the trees or bushes (or mushrooms) right beside the signage.
I miss the signs of my youth with a picture of the bars next to the sign, and directions for various exercises specifically designed for that location.