I would absolutely love to come with my lil fur baby and non furry ones to. I live on Northshore and I don't know the names of the parks but we do really have some really nice ones here and there is one with a little beach they also have the covered pavillon and grills. It is very nice there. I think any weekend in March and the beg. of June I am free so far. I love to cook so just let me know and we will be there.