About Terrace View Park
Terrace View Park is a well-maintained outdoor playground designed for a broad age range, from toddlers to pre-teens. It features dedicated smaller equipment for young children (e.g., 1.5 years old), climbing structures like a rock wall and rope wall for older kids (2-12 years old), and an expansive open field with a baseball diamond for general recreation. The park also benefits from an adjacent swimming pool and offers opportunities to enjoy late sunsets due to its elevation.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families with children of varying ages, as it offers amenities for toddlers through pre-teens.Active families looking for a large open space for running, playing sports like baseball, or general outdoor recreation.Children who enjoy climbing, sliding, and diverse play structures.Warm days when access to a nearby pool is desirable.Evening outings to enjoy a scenic natural setting and late sunsets.
Why families love it
- Park is well maintained and clean.
- Features a huge open field with a baseball diamond, providing ample space to run around.
- Includes dedicated smaller equipment specifically for younger children (e.g., 1.5-year-olds).
- Equipment for older children consists of a rock climbing wall, a rope wall, and a slide.
- Playground equipment is new and in good condition.
- A swimming pool is located next to the park.
Insider tips
- **Restroom Planning**: Be prepared for extremely dirty, unmarked, and foul-smelling restrooms; consider using facilities elsewhere before visiting or bringing personal hygiene supplies.
- **Safety Awareness**: Exercise heightened awareness and caution due to a widely publicized, negative police incident that impacted a visitor's sense of safety.
- **Evening Visits**: Consider visiting in the late afternoon or evening to enjoy the beautiful, late sunsets.
- **Drone Activity**: Be aware that drone racing may occur, which could involve noise or aerial activity in certain areas of the park.
Good to know before you go
- If clean, well-maintained, and properly marked restrooms are a high priority for your family, especially with young children.
- If you have significant concerns about public safety or interactions with law enforcement, given the highly negative and publicized incident mentioned.
- If you are sensitive to drone noise or prefer play environments completely free of drone activity.
- A serious safety concern was reported regarding police actions involving an individual being pulled over, physically assaulted, arrested, and having their vehicle towed for not providing ID when no law was perceived to be broken. This incident is reportedly 'blowing up all over YouTube and TikTok', leading to a reviewer feeling unsafe.
- The park's restrooms are severely problematic: they are not marked for men's or women's use, were described as 'gross and dirty', and 'smelled so bad' that a reviewer refused to use them.
- Value
- No explicit pricing is mentioned for entry to Terrace View Park, suggesting it is a free public park. The cost of using the adjacent pool is not specified. While the park offers high value through its diverse and well-maintained amenities, this value is significantly undermined by severe concerns regarding restroom hygiene and perceived safety.
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility accommodations (e.g., wheelchair access, sensory-friendly features) are mentioned in the reviews.
- Safety
- Playground equipment is new, implying good condition and reduced risk of mechanical failure.
What parents say
"Well maintained. One of the parks that gets the latest sunsets in the valley due to its elevation and single storey homes surrounding. Great for intermediate drone racing/freestyle"
2 months ago
"Such a fun park! Park is clean and has a huge field with a baseball diamond and lots of room to run around! This park also has a lot of smaller equipment for younger children (my son is 1 1/2) and he loves it! If your kids are older they also have a little rock climbing wall and a rope wall to climb on with a slide. Pool next to the park too! This park really just has everything for all age groups. Love this place! (Photo is not mine and is courtesy of the parks website)"
3 years ago
"The Park looks Beautiful! However the Police Actions have caused me too give it a 3 Star. I don't feel safe. It's impossible to feel safe when you pull over to take a break from a long drive and the cops pull up pull you out beat your ass and then take you to jail and tow your vehicle. Just because you wouldn't ID because you haven't broken the law This should have been a you can't park here move situation, but the cop decided to turn it into an incident. Have a nice day. Also the incident is blowing up all over YouTube and TikTok. Doesn't exactly paint this area and the best light, now does i"
7 months ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
More best outdoor playgrounds in Spokane
Best Outdoor Playgrounds Cannon Hill Park
4.7(434)4.7 out of 5 stars, 434 reviews625 W 19th Ave, Spokane
Best Outdoor Playgrounds Underhill Park
4.3(735)4.3 out of 5 stars, 735 reviews2910 E Hartson Ave, Spokane
Best Outdoor Playgrounds Grant Park
4.4(480)4.4 out of 5 stars, 480 reviews1015 S Arthur St, Spokane
Best Outdoor Playgrounds Thornton Murphy Park
4.4(448)4.4 out of 5 stars, 448 reviews3105 E 27th Ave, Spokane