Habitat Park

Habitat Park is a tiny little piece of land, called a park near Santa Fe and Kalamath, off I-25, right along the South Platte River and Trail. It looks like there's a building right there which is maybe a recreation center? The kids and I walked along the South Platte River Trail from Habitat Park down to Overland Park and we were not too impressed. There is no playground. There's not really a great place to play ball since you're surrounded by either the river or busy streets. It's not really great to look at since it's a heavy industrial neighborhood. And, upon reading the sign, this area is home to the largest rubber making company and the land used to be heavily polluted but was cleaned up in the 1990's. I mean, it's great for effort. It is a great trail that goes through if you're on a bike and go through really fast. But as far as walking, running, or playing, or bringing kids, I wouldn't ever come back. All you hear are cars, from the very busy side where all the industrial buildings are and then the other side by the freeway. It's not peaceful at all. It might be prettier to look at in the spring when trees are covering everything, but it was a big eyesore today. I wouldn't recommend coming here and the only reason we're going to be back in this neighborhood/area again is because there are a few other parks around here.