Summer Play Book: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park

So Poppa came to visit last week and we wanted to take a morning trip somewhere. (Before the afternoon heat set in.)  We choose the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale.  I'd heard great things about it and based on the website, we thought it looked like a great outing for our team.

This team's opinion...it was AWESOME!  Super affordable, close, plenty of room to run and be loud, & fun...a perfect recipe for a great outing with our team!

Here are the highlights:

Train Ride:  At 2 tickets per person, it's a steal of a deal.  The ride was pretty long for the price.

Carousel:  Also 2 tickets per person.  It seemed to go on forever!  (Of course I was standing and riding backwards and my players had to ride it 2 times.)

Play Structures:  3 different ones for all ages.  Some really cool elements not seen at our local parks.

Old West Area:  Out in the sun and the sand got pretty hot.  They have a stagecoach the kids can crawl on
as well as a slide and a jail (makes a great photo).

Model Railroad Building:  It's air-conditioned, so it's a great way to cool off.  It's completely free.  They have 3 really neat sections that are works-in-progress.  LOTS to look at!

Hartley's General Store:  We stopped in for some yummy, cold ice cream.

*Tickets are $1/ea or you can buy 10/$12.

**Pullman car exhibit was closed.

They also have plenty of picnic tables space for a picnic lunch!

Riding the train.

Jonah & Poppa

The whistle was a little too loud! :)

Coming out of the tunnel...Eli was scared for Noah! :)

They all had to wear hats since Poppa came to visit!

Spinning around

Model Railroad building.

Lots of really cool details

Scowling criminals

Fun on the stagecoach. 

Old west area

For our Gaggie, who used to be a Hartley! :)

It was a really great morning!  I would highly recommend this day trip.  The only way it could be better...if it was fall! :)  I hope you check it out with your family!

~Kristee