Trails & Hiking at Mariposa Park
The Mariposa Playscape Trail is an area just north of
the picnic shelter where children of all ages can explore and play in the great
outdoors. It is designed to encourage better social and physical development,
improve fitness, motor skills and well-being, support creative and imaginative
play, reduce stress and create feelings of empathy for nature—the first step
toward developing the next generation of environmental stewards! The trail
features a large “messy materials” area with sandbox, digging tools, and
natural building blocks, a free library and reading bench, and a “musical
mischief” area with chimes, a pebble harp, and interactive musical fence. The
trail also features a big chair, stage, teepee, canoe and large painted turtle
to help inspire creativity and play. New elements are continually being added!
