Sherman Park - Park in Sioux Falls - 5201 W 22nd St, USA

I have come to the conclusion that there is no shade in any of the parks in town. Nor grocery stores, malls, pharmacies, gas stations, restaurants, etc. No wait. If you visit Burger King, on the corner of Minnesota and Russell, and park on the west side, between 2:37pm and 6:48, there is actually enough shade for one car. But IFyoi are lucky enough to actually get the spot, you must endure the envious glares of passers-by who drive around in circles, like musical chairs, waiting for your brake light to come on. Then, mayhem! Everyone jockeys around, waiting. And even though you had accidentally put your foot on the brake, you feel obligated to just go ahead and leave to avoid the hurt glances aimed at you...or the lynching. I digress. Aren't parks supposed to have trees? And SHADE??? Sherman park has trees, but where's the shade. As I look out over the park now, it hit me. The vast majority of the trees are bunched together towards the middle of the park. I am crippled, so I rarely leve my car. The shade doesn't extend to the parking area. It's a beautiful park, though, with one of those massive, colorful combos of several slides, monkey bars, steps, tunnels, towers, and a partridge in a pear tree. All in a huge sandbox, so no one hurts themselves whenever they hit bottom. Which they will eventually. There is a really nice pavillion which can be reserved. I don't think there is a charge for use. It has electricity, but like every park in town, has no BBQ grill, so BYOG. There is a small backstop for softball and quite a few tables scattered around. All in all, it's fairly quiet, has little hills, a nice park. A word of warning. Keep a close eye on your kids. There is an abundance of older men who do nothing but sit in their vehicles and watch the kids playing on that contraption. Who knows? They might be grand fathers missing their grandkids. But, if there aren't any kids in the park at the times, these gentlemen will turn their attention to the ladies. I notice this because I am a widow, and have had the same person drive past were I am parked several times. Sometimes stopping. I looked up, s the desperate grin, and immediately dropped my eyes back to my phone. Ooh, cha! Barracuda! Just watch your kids.

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