New Park With Mega Fun Features Coming in August to Ada
Pretty soon, you can enjoy a new place to play, cool off, picnic and more in Ada.
There’s lots of family fun in store for the new Covered Bridge Park (splash pad! playground! pickleball courts!), and it will soon join the ranks of the many great parks and playgrounds in West Michigan.
While still under construction, we gathered all of the intel so you can get excited about what’s coming.
Read on for planned amenities and timeline for this park glow up:
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Where is Covered Bridge Park
Covered Bridge Park is a reimagining of the historic Leonard Field Park, which was home to many community softball and baseball games and the popular Beers at the Bridge events.
Covered Bridge Park – 7490 Thornapple River Dr SE, Ada, MI 49301
The new park is years in the making, and has come about thanks to the generosity of Ada’s residents and their vision for using this space in a new way to serve the community.
Planned Amenities at Covered Bridge Park
The new Covered Bridge Park will include:
- Large playground structures with areas for both older and younger kids
- A new splash pad
- Two pickleball courts
- A dog park
- A new veterans memorial and river overlook
- Community spaces with seating and green space
- Amenities including parking and restrooms
Estimated Opening Date of Covered Bridge Park
Don’t pack your picnic and your bathing suits just yet! Crews are still hard at work on all the new features.
Covered Bridge Park is expected to be completed in a few weeks, sometime in August.
In the meantime, you can access the newly revamped historic covered bridge through the north entrance. It’s a nice place to stroll and take in views of the Thornapple River or snap a photo.
It won’t be long before you’ll be able cross through to lots of new fun waiting on the other side.
Where’s your favorite West Michigan playground?
With so many options near GR, we know it’s hard to narrow the list to just one. Leave us a comment with one (or two!) of your faves in the area.
