Worth knowing citywide: Caldwell parks are open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and park restrooms run 8 a.m. to dusk and close November 1 through March. Shelters are booked through Caldwell Parks and Recreation at 710 Irving St, 208-455-3060.
Caldwell's biggest park, 54 acres built for wheels: a BMX track, a skate park and four softball fields around a pirate-ship playground. It sits out east on Skyway Drive, with restrooms and a rentable gazebo, and pets are not allowed at the Quad sports fields.
Caldwell's soccer headquarters: eleven fields fill the 35 acres on game weekends, with a playground and walking paths at the edges. Pets are not allowed at this sports complex, and the city lists no restrooms here.
Caldwell's newest park: 30 acres above Lake Lowell with an accessible playground, six rentable shelters, an amphitheater and a disc golf course. It sits at the corner of 10th Avenue and Orchard, with views over the lake.
Home of the Oregon Trail Centennial Greenway, 3.2 miles of paved path along the Boise River and the closest thing Caldwell has to a greenbelt. Centennial Dog Park has lived inside the park since 2016, alongside soccer fields and a shelter.
Caldwell's in-town classic: a playground, four tennis courts, two basketball courts, the DARE/PAL skate park and three lighted ballfields, with the renovated Memorial Pool and its slide, zipline and diving boards on the Harrison Street side in summer.
Not a drop-in park: a gated riverside wilderness area with a nature trail, a natural spring and a fire pit, rented from the city for 50 dollars a day. Reservations and a gate key come from the parks office, and overnight outings are allowed.
Caldwell's pickleball hub: six courts plus tennis, sand volleyball, basketball and a lighted ballfield around the playground, with the city Rose Garden in bloom from June until first frost.
Downtown's creek walk: two wide trails along Indian Creek with pedestrian bridges, a gazebo and the old water wheel. More stroll than playground trip, and steps from the shops on Blaine Street.
A simple neighborhood stop at 5th and Galveston: a playground, two basketball courts and picnic tables, with restrooms on site in season.
A game-day park: three adult softball fields, walking paths and a restroom and concession building, next to Wolfe Field where the College of Idaho plays baseball. Not a playground destination.
Pipe Dream Park, at about 54 acres. Caldwell's biggest park, 54 acres built for wheels: a BMX track, a skate park and four softball fields around a pirate-ship playground. It sits out east on Skyway Drive, with restrooms and a rentable gazebo, and pets are not allowed at the Quad sports fields.
The city's park pages do not list a free splash pad. For water, Memorial Park has the renovated Memorial Pool, with a slide, a zipline and diving boards; admission applies.
Pipe Dream Park, Whittenberger Park, Memorial Park, Curtis Park, Luby Park, Lions Park, Griffiths Park all list restrooms. Citywide, park restrooms run 8 a.m. to dusk and are closed November 1 through March.
Mallard Park. The city describes its playground as handicap accessible, and the park also has six rentable shelters and a disc golf course.
Yes. Pipe Dream Park, Mallard Park, Memorial Park, Luby Park all have shelters or facilities that can be booked through Caldwell Parks and Recreation at 208-455-3060. Mallard Park alone has six.
Yes. Centennial Dog Park sits inside Whittenberger Park and has been there since 2016.
