Cherry Hill Park

Cherry Hill is located off of 15th Street in Coeur d' Alene, just north of the freeway. It has an eclectic mix of activities available: BMX bike course, Ultimate Frisbee course, tennis courts, a basketball court, the Fallen Heroes Plaza, a sledding hill and a small playground.





There are three separate parking areas, each with accessible spots and there are paved paths leading to the playground, the BMX course and the Plaza. This park is located at the base of a hill and forest area so not all of the paths are level.



There are two bathrooms at Cherry Hill - one is a full restroom located at the base of the sledding hill and there are porta-potties located by the playground and the BMX course. One of the porta-potties is accessible. There are a couple of water fountains located throughout the park.



This park has a few picnic tables available - they are mostly located under mature trees which offers a nice respite from the sun. There is one table by the BMX course that is "permanent" but it is not accessible from the paved trail. The other picnic tables get moved around a bit so it's not possible to anticipate their accessibility on any given day.

The playground is mostly geared towards toddlers and younger children. There is a fireman's hat structure which is unique to this area. Children climb the stairs to get "inside" the hat where there is lots of room to run, play, be loud etc. There is a covered slide at one end of the hat and a fireman's pole at the other. There are no ramps to access the structure so a child must be able to climb the 10 stairs or be carried up the stairs in order to get to the slide. The structure itself is large enough to accommodate adults.

The other play structures in the playground area are more "old fashioned" - cars, trucks and motorcycles on springs where kids get to pretend to drive and bounce around. There is a larger structure with climbing ropes and a platform but it is still quite small. Again, this playground is geared for the toddler/preschooler.

The playground area itself is fenced and covered in wood chips. There is one entrance and a few benches located within the perimeter. There is also one picnic table within the perimeter of the playground. There is some shade available under the hat structure but nothing shading the benches or picnic table. On many occasions, I've seen parents/grandparents sitting on the grass under a tree outside of the playground area as they are still able to watch the kids from there.





The sledding hill in the winter is quite busy. It looks pretty steep so I imagine sledding there can get quite exciting! My kiddo hates to sled so we haven't tried it out personally. It does look exhausting from a parental perspective - all that trudging up a steep hill for a few seconds of speed.....

There is a fire station located by the tennis courts so for kids with sound sensitivity, this may be an issue. For more information and pictures, you can visit the Coeur d' Alene Parks Cherry Hill page.

Is Cherry Hill one of your "go-to" parks? Let us know what you think!