by Sheila | Aug 11, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Valley Street between Oakland Road & Oakland Avenue, Maplewood, NJ. (Playground really closer to Oakland Avenue though) Logistics: Although it is right by the train station, there is no accessibility for the disabled. Right across from the Firehouse. Sign on...
by Sheila | Aug 10, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, South Orange
298 Walton Avenue, South Orange, NJ. Very close to Maplewood border. Small nice shady park, and red tubes give kids plenty of opportunity to crawl through them. A few spaces for parking and it was pretty quiet when we went. Less popular than Memorial Park in...
by Sheila | Jul 27, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Too many parks, too little time. Being a mom managing a “for fun and sharing site” with 3 kids, you don’t get to cover as much physical ground and often seek out help through other people and google searches. Local news, local message boards...
by Sheila | May 6, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Montclair, Outdoor Playgrounds
41 Chestnut Street, Montclair, NJ. This Montclair park is adjacent to the Essex Park Pool and skating ice rink.Cross Chestnut Street for the other facilities of Essex Park. A shady spot, with slides and swings and picnic tables, check out our pics, it’s a...
by Sheila | Apr 26, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Montclair, Outdoor Playgrounds
20 Edgemont Rd, Montclair, NJ. One of the biggest playgrounds in the area along with Brookdale, this one provides plenty of structures to entertain your children. With the rubber ground cover, you will not need to worry about getting wood chips in your sandals! Ball...
by Sheila | Apr 25, 2009 | Bloomfield, Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Bay Avenue and Broad St., Bloomfield, NJ. Many thanks for this review and great photos from AT Cholet!!! Street parking is on Morris Place behind the park. The Third River in the background often has lots of ducks and geese and occasionally enough water to...
by Sheila | Sep 29, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Featured Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, West Orange
650 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ. Degnan Memorial park has a great playground nearby a peaceful lake. For both pre-school and school-age children, my kids enjoyed it very much. Very popular, and fun for climbers Swings slides, bouncy seat/characters and...
by Sheila | Sep 29, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, West Orange
Park and Ashland Avenue, West Orange, NJ. Thanks Nancy W., a fellow Yelper (www.yelp.com) from West Orange. She mentioned the playground in a review for Schneider Hardware nearby. This is a pretty small playground, fenced in, good for toddlers, and 4...
by Sheila | Sep 21, 2008 | Bloomfield, Essex County Playgrounds, Montclair, Outdoor Playgrounds
PLEASE SEE OUR NEW POST FOR THE NEW BROOKDALE PARK PLAYGROUND!!! BROOKDALE PARK HAS NEW PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES!!! THIS POST IS FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY. Brookdale Park is located on Watchung Avenue and Circuit Drive, Bloomfield, NJ. This was a very nice...
by Sheila | Sep 21, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Featured Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Verona
Bloomfield Avenue and Lakeside Avenue, Verona, NJ. I love this park, it is absolutely beautiful with a lake nearby, place to run (I used to go here a while back but pre-kids so never noticed the playground) and a beautiful flower garden next to the playground. A very...
