Park
Crist Park
The park at the entrance to downtown Frederick, with a playground, a summer splash pad, a gazebo, bocce courts, a sports field and the Miners Memorial Museum; the Festival of Lights and Music in the Park are held here.
Named for James M. Crist, mayor from 1961 to 1964, Crist Park holds the Miners Memorial Museum, the Memorial Wall and two public artworks, with a playground, picnic area, gazebo, bocce courts and a sports field. The splash pad runs early June to late August, weather depending (step on the yellow dome to start it). The gazebo and two small shelters rent as one, with reservations closed from 30 September to 1 February. The Town publishes no park hours.
At a glance park · splash pad · playground · gazebo · downtown
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- Explore Frederick: five places in walking order
Breakfast at Gabe's, Crist Park and the museum in the old Town Hall, barbecue at Georgia Boys, the rest of Fifth Street up to the rec center and Centennial Park, then a short drive to Milavec Lake and a brewery. One street, parked once, and the days of the week that matter.
- Frederick with kids: a lazy river, a foam pit, a 30,000-square-foot skate park, storytimes and Santa in Crist Park
The rec center pools and their rules, Kid Zone, gymnastics open gym, the winter basketball and swim-lesson dates, the library's storytimes and clubs, the playgrounds, the skate park and Milavec Lake, and this fall's dates from Empty Bowls to the Festival of Lights. Where to go with children in Frederick.
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