Sunset Park

The best park in Lakewood

Sunset Park — The Hidden Gem Where Every Lakewood Kid Becomes a Professional Climber in 3 Minutes

As a nearby neighbor, I can confidently say: Sunset Park is the unofficial training ground for future Olympic playground athletes. You think your kids have energy now? Bring them here. Somehow this park recharges them instead of tiring them out — still trying to figure out the science behind that one.

The playground equipment looks like it was designed by a committee of children who were asked, “How can we make parents nervous but also entertain you for hours?” The result: a climbing wall that turns every 6-year-old into a part-time mountaineer and monkey bars that seem to whisper, “Go ahead, try to keep up.”

The baseball field? Oh, it’s iconic. Half the time it’s actual baseball, the other half it’s kids running around inventing completely new sports that no one understands but everyone is committed to.

And the atmosphere here is peak Lakewood:
• Moms chatting while pushing strollers like seasoned marathoners.
• Dads pretending they’re “just stopping by for a minute” and then staying 45 minutes.
• Kids forming instant friendships over nothing more than a shared slide and a bag of pretzels.

Plus, the name says Sunset Park — and honestly, the sunsets really do hit different here. Something about the trees, the quiet street, and the occasional squirrel that thinks it owns the place… it’s just wholesome.

If you live nearby, you already know. And if you don’t? Come by. Just be prepared — your kids will never want to leave, and you may or may not get recruited into an unexpected game of tag.

Five stars from a grateful neighbor who enjoys the peace, the noise, and everything in between. 🌅

Nice park

Small park.
Not particularly scenic area.
Baseball field and basketball court.
Decent playground.