Sometimes, a mom just needs to wine it out. Cozied up on my couch with a glass of wine on Sunday night, I started the once-yearly task of planning my daughter’s birthday bash. Just like in years past, that’s when the soul and motivation-crushing anxiety kicked in. The polar opposite of my girlfriends who take pride in planning Pinterest-worthy parties at their houses, I physically shudder at the thought. I cringed at how much energy I knew it would take to throw a party at our house with a kid VIP list twice as long as last year’s.

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That’s when it happened. Something inside me snapped, and I experienced what I call a mom-boss milestone. After years of readying my home for parties that left it trashed and beaten like it owed a gang of eight-year-olds Sour Patch Kids, I was done.

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Peace-out to crazy party prep. I waved goodbye to the pre-game cleaning and cooking frenzy that left me an exhausted Debbie Downer. And deuces to the four-hour post party clean-up that made me resent icing and the existence of other peoples’ offspring. From that moment on, in-home parties for the mini-homies were yesterday’s blues. Freedom at last.

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Cool. But now what? The way we roll, parties are as much for adults as they are for kids. The venue had to accommodate both. And since Boise locals are typically crazy for one of three things—their kiddos, the Greenbelt, or beer—I took off with the idea of hosting a party on the Greenbelt.

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But here’s the thing...Boise folks typically know their favorite paths and parks like the back of their hand, and so do their littles. It's the confusion over where patrons can and can’t imbibe in proximity to the famed beltway that throws a lot of us off. That’s when I understood the assignment: I needed to find and highlight Boise's best and most hootch-friendly parks and rec areas.

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Before you scroll on for our list of booze-friendly Boise parks, please remember to parent and party responsibility, friend. 

Boise Parks You Can Drink In While Your Kids Play

Looking to throw yours or your kid’s next birthday bash, celebration, or bangin' barbeque on the Boise Greenbelt?

Look no further because we have good news for you, friend. Gin n’ juice, beer, and wine are welcome at these six parks with an easy-to-secure permit and reservation.

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