Loveland’s Dwayne Webster Park (aka “the Cannon Park”)

The City of Loveland has a goal to replace playgrounds every 10 years and in 2019, Dwayne Webster Veterans Park was a recipient! With it’s great location along Eisenhower, looking across at Lake Loveland, it is a perfect place to meet up with friends. If you’re meeting someone from Loveland, don’t be surprised if they call it the “cannon park” though because of the cannon just to the north of the play area.

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Dwayne Webster Veterans Park Logistics

Address: 401 W 13th St, Loveland, CO 80537

Bathroom: During the summer, there is a bathroom building and drinking fountains available. There is a portable option for the rest of the year near the tennis courts.

Shade: Just like Namaqua Park, there are huge trees outlining the playground to provide shade. There are also 2 large covered pavilions.

Age Recommendations: This is a well rounded playground with features for ages 2 to 10. There is a separate toddler structure with small slide and tactile game as well as baby swings and seesaw designed for ages 2 to 5.

Unique Features

Sensory features such as the xylophone and musical flowers were a nice addition to the playground. Playing music while enjoying the view made a busier playground seem more peaceful.

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The large play structure at Dwayne Webster Veterans Park was full of different types of ladders and climbing structures. There were also parallel sets of rings to swing across to delight any monkey bar lovers.

Surrounding Area Highlights

As you may have guessed, there is a story behind the name of this beloved town park. Harold Dwayne Webster joined the Navy in 1940 at the age of 17, during the fall of his Senior year. Sadly, exactly one year later, he lost his life in Pearl Harbor. The plaque at the park reads, “Killed in action on December 7, 1941, while serving on the Battleship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, territory of Hawaii. Entombed in the USS Arizona. First native of Loveland to lose his life in World War II. ‘Remember Pearl Harbor.'”

For reference and more details on how it also became a Veterans Memorial in 2005, please visit Loveland’s Parks & Recreation website.

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Dwayne Webster Veterans Park was an experience for our whole family. The new equipment was enjoyed by all and the historical tributes brought a sense of importance. We were left with a beautiful view of a replica of the Statue of Liberty standing just across the street. A gift from the Boy Scouts in the 1950’s, this statue is a local landmark that ties everything together.