Thornton Park

Awesome, made new friends from Tibet !!!

Great place to take your kids, or search for pokemon!

Fun place to hang out and take my puppy for a walk.

Poorly designed spray park. All the benches are within splash range (one is even in the spray path) so not a lot of places to sit. The slope of the ground leads to water in the grass so can't even sit there without getting wet. The dry asphalt is burning kids feet but the kids seem to be having a good time.
The playground looks like a hit. Nice shaded (dry) areas to sit. Sand is more like rocks though.

Thornton Park is a great summer weekend stop with the kids. The splash park and playground are a good size, and there is a ton of green space- shaded and in the sun. While it definitely gets busy on hot days, I've never seen it "too full".

My only complaint is that they don't always have the bathrooms open- which can be a deal breaker with younger children.