owasso hills park

Tucked away in a corner of Roseville is a little park that packs a lot of fun. After this directionally-challenged mama finally (thank Madeline for the emphasis) found the entrance to the park, we took a go at what Owasso Hills Park (593 Owasso Hills Drive) had to offer.


Here's what you need to know:
Parking: Off-street
Age range (playground): 2+
Sidewalks: Paved to and around the play area; connects to Roseville area trail
Seating: A few benches
Bathrooms: None (maybe a portable one come summer?)
Picnic tables: None
Grills: None
Sports field: A half court near the play area


This pebble-laid park has four play areas: a playground, a rock play area, a swing set, and another gross motor skills section (not completely sure what to call it yet; we also ran into one at Edgerton Park).

Kids can scale the playground via stairs or climbing obstacles. If your little ones are well-versed in stair-climbing at the least, they'll be fine navigating the playground on their own (Zoey didn't need my help this time around).


There are a variety of ladders and slides to try out. If your kiddos really love climbing, there's a towering net that'll keep 'em entertained for a while.

On the "main level" of the playground, there are tunnels to crawl through and stairs thrown in here and there to add to the challenge of traversing the playground, especially for young tots.


The rock play area is the biggest we've run into yet: It's got a ship-like feel to it with a "plank" on one side and a slide on another. There's also a "deck" where my kiddos cooked up dino delicacies (I had the choice of gorgosaurus or parasaurolophus meat). They enjoyed stuffing pebbles, sticks, and pinecones down the chutes to see where the items ended up.

Near the rock play area is a mini climbing net and a spring rider.

To one side of the rock play area is a small swing set with a high back swing, baby swing, and two regular swings. It sits in the shade of some tall pines.


The last play area has some spinners on which kiddos can stand or sit. Both my older kids got a kick out of these. While they didn't play on the other equipment in this area, it looks like it involves climbing.

Some final perks of Owasso Hills are the tall and short water fountains right by the entrance of the park; the roadside fencing; and a beautiful pagoda with benches underneath.


Finding the park itself was the biggest challenge, along with determining where the entrance was (there was no sign from what I could see, just a residential sidewalk running past the park). We drove around a few times before I decided on an appropriate place to park during our visit.