by Sheila | May 14, 2009 | Featured Playgrounds, Hoboken, Hudson County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
1001 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ. You can park in the residential permit only parking spots as long as it is less than 4 hours. Â I failed to read the sign so got a metered spot on Sinatra Drive that goes up to 12 hours, 25 cents/every 15 min. It was refreshing to...
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 | Nov 8, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Springfield, Union County Playgrounds
South Springfield Avenue and Shunpike Road, Springfield, NJ. UPDATED 6/3/09- Chisholm Park is newly renovated!!!! 175K was or is being used to update some of Springfield’s playgrounds including this one. Very nicely done, could use a few more benches, but...
by Sheila | Nov 5, 2008 | Holmdel, Monmouth County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Edit: Not too far away from this park is the sledding section, check out the map below and this link from Monmouth County Parks for more information on sledding! 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. Update: Just found out when I visited I had only seen one of the...
by Sheila | Nov 2, 2008 | Mercer County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, West Windsor
1678 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey. Thanks to Vinny Burzi, a great friend Rick and I had known from Theta Xi (Gamma Chapter) in our old college days (BEST FRATERNITY EVER!), member of N=~20, home brewer, and husband of Karen Burzi, my great chef friend,...
by Sheila | Nov 1, 2008 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Ridgewood
1133 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. Saddle River County Park has many different areas as described in the Bergen County Dept. of Parks Website. I am covering one that has been recommended to me by Ira, one of the helpful posters at the NJ forum for city-data. ...
by Sheila | Oct 25, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Scotch Plains, Union County Playgrounds
Westfield Road and Greenside Place, Scotch Plains, NJ. Update: Thanks to Laurie’s Roving Reporter submission she updates us with the newly renovated park! For this submission she gets passes to Asbury Park’s Splash Park! Want to earn free passes too? Click...
by Sheila | Oct 18, 2008 | Featured Playgrounds, Mendham, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
UPDATE 4/28/2014- This park is closed temporarily! from mendham township org site:Residents are advised that due to safety issues resulting from this past winter’s severe weather, the Township has temporarily closed the Ralston playground. The issues requiring...
