Route 66 Murals in Kingman

 Driving up Beale and Andy Devine in Kingman are never ending reminders that you are on Route 66.  Some are just a route 66 painted on the roadway, while many are murals with a care or two on the side of a wall.

Route 66 body shop is a couple miles from Route 66.  

Mohave County Museum

Primp My Pet on Andy Divine Route 66

Tiffin I80 Rest Area West Bound

 The east bound I80 rest area is one of letters, where authors with local ties are highlighted.  The westbound Tiffin rest area focuses on education, including agricultural education.  There are also some letter blocks.

Elkhart to Pokagon State Park: Views and Murals.

 This is a trip of about fifty minutes on the 120 which goes form close to Jeremy's house to the Park.  A few cities have murals, and there ae many interesting buildings.  One night when I was driving this way I saw seven or eight deer in a large group and then a single deer.  

Orland, Underground Railroad Trail and fish hatchery

Howe

Howe Train Station Mural

Kingman Parks

One of the most important things to me, in a community is the parks; the ball diamonds and recreation.  As I visit Kingman parks I hope to add information to this blog entry so as to remember what I like.  An unusual characteristic about Kingman parks is that many of them have covered playgrounds.  I understand the covers were put in in the past year--a testimony to the sunny summers in Kingman.

Kingman Park is off of Andy Divine/Route 66.  It is well situated with plenty of trees.  It sports a dog park that is well frequented.  The park also has a grassy play area with a backstop for a family game.  The park makes a nice rest area for any traveler going past. 

Hubbs Park is off of Fourth Street south of the railroad tracks and the train station.  This park highlights the Hubbs House which is the first in Kingman with siding.  It is now used as a head start.  The playground in the park seems geared to this age group.  There is also a horse shoe pit, a covered picnic area, a few other picnic tables and a half court basketball hoop.

Memorial Park is next to Kingman Middle School adjacent toe the Mojave Fairgrounds and the freeway.  Prominent in the park is a memorial to the eleven firemen who perished in the Doxol Fire July 5, 1973 when the rail propane tank exploded.  

In addition to the memorial, there are a couple unique things about this park.  It has a 9 hole Frisbee golf course.  It has a very nice covered playground with spider man net and slides, and in the corner next to the restroom is a large skate complex for skate boarders or roller bladers.  There are also two softball diamonds and a large grassy area.  There are plenty of trees which serve as obstacles for the golf course.

Metcalf Park is unique.  It is on land donated by Charles Metcalf.  It has picnic areas and play grounds restroom.  It is adjacent to Lee Williams High School baseball field.  It has plenty of trees.  What makes it unique is an outdoor stage.  

Locomotive Park is just that; a park with a big locomotive.  You can look in but they ask you not to play on it.  It reflects Kingman's rail history.

Walleck Ranch Neighborhood Park is a very beautiful park on Willow.  It borders the Mohave Gulch and its walkway which is considered a county park which extends for miles through Kingman.  The neighborhood park itself boasts green grass, play set and three covered picnic areas.  It has basketball court and horse shoe pitches.  

Southside Park is a very large park, mostly for playing ball, little league and a couple full size diamonds.  It is also known as Southside Little League Park.  It has six ball diamonds, two of which are full size and four little league size.  It also has covered play areas.  One area is covered with chain link to protect against foul balls.  It has half of a football field on one end.  It also has a hill at one end for hiking.  There are also a couple horse shoe pitches.  There are also soccer goals to use.  

View of Kingman from the hill

Cecil Davis Park is the only park in Kingman with a splash pad.  I understand it opens May 1.  It also has a covered playground, two backstops for ball, restrooms and basketball court.  Park is at Southern and Van Buren streets.  Next to the park on Lillie Street is the Dig It Neighborhood Garden.

Monsoon Park is set up as a place for flooding waters to be held during a monsoon.  It has not gotten that wet since we have been her, but there was a puddle in the corner of the park.  It is listed as a soccer park, but is a green park with banks around it.  Tony was their playing glow-in-the-dark ultimate frisbee last night.   The park is at the corner of Eastern and Southern.

Pawnee Neighborhood Park is on the corner of Pawnee and Southern in eastern Kingman south of the freeway.  This is a nice park with playground and then a grassy area large enough for soccer.  On one edge of the park is a wash which adds to the environment.  I walked around the park with the quail and lizards scurrying in front of me.  It was a nice walk but I had to walk on the curb some of the way.  

Centennial Park is the largest park in Kingman.  It is located across from the library.  

Willow's Dog Park is Across Willow from Halleck Park is a very unique park.  This park is for dogs, but instead of just a place to walk dogs it has a dog run, for dog competitions.  It is along the Mohave Wash Trail

Veteran's Memorial Park is just that, a memorial to commemorate veterans from every branch of service.  It is located in the same green as Locomotive Park but is at the west side of the park.

Canyon Shadows Neighborhood Park is west of Stockton Hill Road off of Gordon and provides a good hike, playground and horse shoes.  

Mohave Neighborhood Park is small but has a basketball hoop, picnic and playground facilities.

Neil Butler Park in New Kingman/Butler on the corner of Bank and Jagerson has no grass.