by Sheila | Aug 12, 2008 | Chatham, Featured Playgrounds, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Shunpike Avenue, Chatham, NJ (can use Rolling Hill Court as intersecting street to find on maps.google.com). Great busy playground, especially for older kids. There are a lot of rocks in the perimeter so be careful with your little ones, and a small gully. Shady...
by Sheila | Aug 12, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Millburn, Outdoor Playgrounds
White Oak Ridge Road and Parsonage Hill Road, Millburn, NJ. Sunny park (boy, does NJ have some really hot days) surrounded by tennis courts and ballfield, and basketball court. Has a swingset off in the distance and a grill. For both pre-school and...
by Sheila | Jul 23, 2008 | Elizabeth, Outdoor Playgrounds, Union, Union County Playgrounds
Phil Rizzuto Park is accessible at the intersection of Morris Avenue and Trotters Lane in Elizabeth NJ. Update- this park spans 3 cities; according to City of Elizabeth Website http://www.elizabethnj.org/parks_recreation.html : “The County of Union also recently...
by Sheila | Jul 23, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Livingston, Outdoor Playgrounds
204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ. This playground is located right next to the Community Center. We haven’t explored the center, but we did go to the playground. Great for a cloudy day since there is no shade, completely fenced. Great sandbox, and...
by Sheila | Jul 18, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Summit, Union County Playgrounds
Update: No more bocce here, they have replaced the bocce court with swing sets. Hope the gentlemen found a new place to play! Summit Ave. and Broad Street, Summit NJ. What a nice group of gentlemen I met today playing bocce. Lovely and popular playground, with...
by Sheila | Jul 18, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Summit, Union County Playgrounds
Tulip St. and Ashland Avenue, Summit, NJ (around that area, you can’t miss it, but have to do a little circling to find this shady playground). Talked to a nice lady there who likes this playground very much, because of the shade, and the children enjoy it. ...
by Sheila | Jul 17, 2008 | Cape May County Playgrounds, Cape May Courthouse, Outdoor Playgrounds
As part of our Ocean City vacation in June 2008, we stopped at the Cape May County Zoo which was a half hour away, here are some pictures. Note that the train is a very short ride, and is very tiny so not comfortable for adults, not much sight seeing with it either,...
by Sheila | Jul 16, 2008 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Featured Playgrounds, Lyndhurst, Outdoor Playgrounds
From “The Bergen County Playground Guide”: ADDRESS: 367 Valley Brook Ave DIRECTIONS: NJ-3 E to the Park Ave/Riverside Ave exit. Turn left onto Rutherford Ave. Turn right onto Delafield Ave. DESCRIPTION: The best of the best! This playground is awesome. As...
by Sheila | Jul 14, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Livingston, Outdoor Playgrounds
Located right by Livingston High School, Robert Harp Drive, you can park at the swim club parking lot adjacent to Littell People’s Park playground. This is a very popular park in Livingston, and my kids loved the ramps. It is a great shady little playground,...
by Sheila | Jul 12, 2008 | Featured Playgrounds, Montville, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
From Route 287 North take exit 47 Montville/Lincoln Park. Make a left onto Route 202. Continue on Route 202 to 1st traffic light. Make a right at this light onto Changebridge Rd. The Park is approximately a mile and ¼ on your left. An incredibly diverse, clean, fun,...
