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...
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...
by Sheila | Aug 28, 2008 | Colts Neck, Monmouth County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
From the Dorbrook Recreation Center: Sprayground closed due to renovation 6/1/2016… Dorbrook Recreation Area in Colts Neck is a popular site for a supersized playdate in the summer. Located on Rt. 537, Colts Neck NJ (cross street nearby is Hockhockson Road),...
by Sheila | Aug 26, 2008 | Chatham, Featured Playgrounds, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
214 Main Street, Chatham, NJ- located in the back of the library. Great playground for toddlers. The kids had a great time, plenty of playground equipment adjacent to a fenced in pool (for town residents). Really nice people were there this past Sunday. I really...
by Sheila | Aug 26, 2008 | Hudson County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Secaucus
I found this park very hard to get to, so I can’t even post an address, because my GPS isn’t updated with this location. Here is a link to directions: http://www.hackensackriverkeeper.org/LHCP_directionsA.html So let’s get to the playground, it...
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 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...
