COEUR d'ALENE - McEuen Park has only been open since Friday, but Malissa Watts and her husband, Ryan, are already having trouble keeping their three kids away.

"It's amazing," Watts, of Coeur d'Alene, said of the park. "I wish they would have made it a long time ago. It's the best park I have ever seen."

Watts told the Press on Sunday that she brought her kids to McEuen on Saturday and had trouble getting them ready to go home for dinner.

"I like it 100 percent," Watts' 11-year-old daughter, Alise, said.

"They all like it 100 percent," Watts added. "We'll probably be here tomorrow too."

Dozens of other excited children scurried through the newly opened park on Sunday afternoon while their parents, and grandparents, looked on.

"I brought my granddaughter here to check it out," said Roger Humphrey, a Coeur d'Alene resident. "It's a very nice park and she loves it. It's hard to keep up with her out there."

Humphrey added that he is excited to see the park when it is completely finished.

The east end is the only portion of the park open and city officials expect the rest of the park, including the water features at the splashpad, to be ready to go on May 24.

Sandy Boyman of Coeur d'Alene brought her grandchildren to the park Sunday and said she enjoys the variety of features for kids of all ages. Her youngest granddaughter, Annalise, was all smiles and giggles as Boyman pushed her back and forth on the swing set.

"This is our second visit already," Boyman said. "We like it. The kids are really having a good time."