by sararall | Jun 6, 2010 | Chester, Long Valley, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
A BIG THANK YOU to Sara Rall for this guest post, truly a unique place to visit, and to enjoy nature Hacklebarney State Park, 119 Hacklebarney Rd in the Long Valley section of Washington Township (Morris Co.) is one of my kids’ favorite places in the summer....
by Sheila | Sep 27, 2009 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Fort Lee, Outdoor Playgrounds
 Intersection of Gerome Avenue and Whiteman St., Fort Lee, NJ- Firemen’s Memorial Park is a small cute park that was busy on the day I had visited with my kids after school. It is on a nice quiet street, and you can get to it from the street as well as a...
by Sheila | Sep 19, 2009 | Belleville, Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Uncategorized
Belleville Avenue and Parkview Avenue, Belleville, NJ. Belleville Park belongs to Essex County and borders Branch Brook Park. If you are looking for the playground in Branch Brook, the maps at Branch Brook don’t help much.  I spent the day touring Branch...
by sararall | Sep 8, 2009 | Bridgewater, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
By Sara Rall- Hillside School, 844, Brown Ave., Bridgewater is yet another wonderful Bridgewater school playground. My kids’ favorite part is the slide on the way to the playground. There are actually two playgrounds here, separated by a sports field. The older,...
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 sararall | Aug 9, 2009 | Martinsville, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Chimney Rock Rd., 3 blocks south of Washington Valley Rd., Martinsville, Somerset Co. Admin Note: More from Sara Rall, thanks for the great pictures, and recommendations on the food establishments in the area. I just saw the site for Gabriel’s Fountain and we...
by sararall | Aug 9, 2009 | Bound Brook, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Uncategorized
561 East High St., Bound Brook (Somerset Co.) Another Post by Sara Rall, if I had a payroll she’d be on it! Found a link to the Crusaders website whose home is Billian Legion Park, they have some nice photos also of the ballfield as well. A large,...
by Sheila | Jul 31, 2009 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Warren
By Sara Rall: Warren Township’s playground is at the south end of Bardy Rd., off Mountain Blvd., Warren (Somerset Co.). Follow Bardy Rd. around in a big circle to get to the parking lot. They have a large pavilion with a bathroom that is sometimes unlocked, a...
by Sheila | Sep 22, 2008 | Featured Playgrounds, Ocean County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Toms River
If you are looking to book a party, unfortunately you can’t according to the Toms River website. See this link for further explanation. North Bay Avenue & Oak Avenue, Toms River, NJ. What a great playground, my sons both had a wonderful time. We spent...
by Sheila | Sep 21, 2008 | Cedar Grove, Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Around 50 Little Falls Road, Cedar Grove, NJ. This has 2 playgrounds separated by a soccer field, so they are pretty far apart, but a parking lot is adjacent to the soccer field. The first playground (first half of pictures) was for school-age children and had...
