The Lakewood park bathroom key situation got me good last weekend

I was at Lakewood Park with my kids on Saturday, and the little one had to go. We walked all the way to the restroom building near the solstice steps only to find the door locked. The sign said to get the key from the rec center, which was a solid 10 minute walk back the way we came. I had to carry a whining 4-year-old the whole way, get the big plastic key fob, and walk all the way back. By the time we got there, the line was five people deep. I learned you can actually call the rec center number posted on the door and they'll send a staff member over with a key, which saved us on the next bathroom trip. Anyone know other parks on the west side that have this same system, or ones where the bathrooms are just open?

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xena_kim7d ago

That key fob walk at Lakewood is brutal with a little kid. I had the same exact problem last summer. It feels like a cruel joke when you finally get back and see the line. Calling the number is the only way to handle it, but you shouldn't need a secret code to use a public bathroom. The whole system is broken.

eva_thompson107d ago

Remembered a similar thing at Edgewater. The bathroom door had a combo lock. The code was supposed to be on the park website. Website was down that day. My friend ended up just watering a tree behind the pavilion. Felt like a spy mission gone wrong for a basic human need. Makes you wonder who plans this stuff.

seanjohnson7d ago

My buddy had to guess the code at a trailhead once, got it on the third try. Right there with you, @eva_thompson10, who designs these things?