Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, MN has a natural play area featuring large loose wood pieces for children to move as well as fixed structures, including a pair of creative wooden stairs set into a hill that lead to a simple plastic hill slide. I’m a big fan of hill slides and we found this perfect for a fearless toddler sliding down backwards on hands and knees and landing safely at the bottom. You can easily spend an hour at Wood Lake walking around the short lake loop with a child while stopping to look at wildlife. Add 15 minutes inside the nature center and 45 out on the playground and you have a whole two-hour excursion for a morning or afternoon. Due to their effect on wildlife, this is the only park in Richfield that does not allow dogs (or bikes) on the grounds.
Nature In Your Nurture 