PlaygroundsDes Moines · Iowa’s capital
Playgrounds for little kids in Des Moines, from the parks department’s own list.
59 parks with a playground in Des Moines, from Des Moines Parks and Recreation’s own park list. Each card shows what that list says the park has: restrooms, a picnic shelter, a splash pad or trails. 42 list restrooms and 22 have a splash pad. When the list doesn’t mention something, the card says “Not listed”, so check the park’s page before you count on it.
59 parks
Every playground on Des Moines Parks and Recreation’s list
A to Z. Filters combine, so “Restrooms” plus “Shelter” shows parks with both. “Not listed” means the parks list doesn’t mention it, not that the park doesn’t have it.
RestroomsNot listedShelterNot listedSplash padNot listedTrailsNot listedPark page ↗
Ashby Park
3200 38th St, Des Moines, IA 50310Ashfield Park
720 E 19th St, Des Moines, IA 50316Bates Park
330 Clark St, Des Moines, IA 50314Beaverdale Park
3333 Adams Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310Belle M. Turner Park
800 Jerlynn Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313Birdland Park
2100 Saylor Rd, Des Moines, IA 50313Blank Park Zoo
7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315Brody School Park
2501 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321Brook Run Park
4901 E Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50009Burke Park
601 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316Carver Community School Park
705 E. University Ave Des Moines Iowa 50316Cheatom Park
1100 Day St, Des Moines, IA 50314Chesterfield Park
2719 Scott Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317Columbus Park
1921 SE 1st St, Des Moines, IA 50315Drake Park
2300 Drake Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311Easttown Park
2559 Hubbell Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317Edna Griffin Park
1613 13th St, Des Moines, IA 50314EMC Downtown Park
701 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309Evelyn K Davis Park
1400 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314Evergreen Park
2006 Evergreen Ave, Des Moines, IA 50320Ewing Park
5300 Indianola Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315Fairmont Park
2520 Hull Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317Fourmile Community Recreation Center
3711 Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50317Fourmile Park
3711 Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50317Frisbie Park
6101 Muskogee Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312George Davis Softball Park
4980 E 46th St, Des Moines, IA 50009Good Park
1103 17th St, Des Moines, IA 50314Grandview Park
3230 Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50317Gray's Lake Park
2101 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321Greenwood Park
100 45th St, Des Moines, IA 50312James W Cownie Baseball Park
2050 SE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50320James W Cownie Soccer Park
2600 Hartford Ave, Des Moines, IA 50320Jefferson Elementary School Park
2425 Watrous Ave Des Moines Iowa 50321Jordan Park
600 E Wall Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315Kurtz Opportunity Center
1000 Porter Ave Des Moines Iowa 50315Martin Luther King Jr Park
1650 Garfield Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316McHenry Park
1012 Oak Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311Pete Crivaro Park
1105 E Railroad Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309Pioneer Park
1650 Pioneer Rd, Des Moines, IA 50320Principal Riverwalk
115 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309Prospect Park
1301 Prospect Rd, Des Moines, IA 50314Redhead Park
1700 Dean Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316Riley Park
5300 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310Riverview Park
710 Corning Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313Rotary Riverwalk Park
800 W. River Dr, Des Moines, IA 50316Sargent Park
3500 E Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317Sayers Park
1300 Linden Ln, Des Moines, IA 50315Sheridan Park
4000 Hull Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317South Union Elementary School Park
4201 S. Union St Des Moines Iowa 50315Stewart Square Park
1401 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316Stone Park
2100 SE 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50315Tower Park
4900 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310Union Park
2009 Saylor Rd, Des Moines, IA 50313Weeks Middle School Park
819 East Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315Westchester Park
4901 Valdez Dr, Des Moines, IA 50310Whitmer Park
526 Lyon St, Des Moines, IA 50309Witmer Park
1610 34th St, Des Moines, IA 50310Woodlawn Park
3126 Twana Dr, Des Moines, IA 50310No park matches yet. Try fewer filters or another name.
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Before you go
Three things that make a playground trip easier
PlanCheck for restroomsEach row shows whether the parks list includes restrooms. The park’s own page has the details.
TimingGo early on hot daysSlides and metal get hot by afternoon in summer. Morning is cooler and calmer.
Find itUse the park pageBigger parks have more than one entrance. The park page shows where the playground is.Keep planning
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Playgrounds in Des Moines: the FAQ
42 of the 59 parks on Des Moines Parks and Recreation’s list show restrooms, including Ashby Park, Ashfield Park, Beaverdale Park, Belle M. Turner Park and Birdland Park. The park’s own page has the details.
Ashby Park, Bates Park, Burke Park, Chesterfield Park, Columbus Park and Drake Park and 16 more. Splash pads only run in summer.
36 do, including Ashby Park, Bates Park, Belle M. Turner Park, Birdland Park and Brody School Park. Many shelters can be reserved through the parks department.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 21, 2026, and we recheck them every few months. How we choose and check.
Park days every Thursday.
One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Des Moines that weekend.
