by Sheila | Mar 13, 2016 | Bloomfield, Essex County Playgrounds, Montclair, Outdoor Playgrounds
Brookdale Park is located on Watchung Avenue and Circuit Drive, Bloomfield, NJ. What a great renovation! This was a very nice playground and Brookdale Park itself is gorgeous. Thanks to http://www.brookdaleparkconservancy.org/ for their efforts. This park is...
by Sheila | May 29, 2013 | Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, South Brunswick
Editor’s Note: Playground season is here again, and we have received one of our first roving reporter posts! Christina earns 2 passes to IMAGINE THAT!!! A Discovery Museum for Children in Florham Park, NJ. She shares this park which is in South Brunswick NJ....
by Sheila | Aug 21, 2012 | East Brunswick, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Editor’s Note: Dana K. sends us this sprawling park in East Brunswick. What an awesome find! If you visit, make sure you check out the hidden butterfly sanctuary. For her submission she receives a family day pass (2 adults, 2 children) to Asbury Splash Park. ...
by Sheila | Feb 29, 2012 | Indoor Places to Play, North, North, Outdoor Attractions
Essex Environmental Center is located on 621 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ. From their website: ” The Essex County Environmental Center is located in the western section of Essex County at West Essex Park. West Essex Park is 1,360 acres of wetlands preserve...
by Sheila | Jan 20, 2012 | Hawthorne, Outdoor Playgrounds, Passaic County Playgrounds
Update: For a great sledding spot, check out the intersection of Goffle Road & Diamond Bridge Ave. (directly west of this park) Check out the article from the Bergen Record on the sledding highlights. Editor’s Note: Thanks to Liba for getting us 2...
by Amy | May 5, 2011 | Dover, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Hedden Park is located on Reservoir Ave (best entrance for playground) in lovely Dover, NJ. Playground is hidden in the woods a bit, just past the picnicking area. A very scenic and restful area with a great big picnicking area and a beautiful pond. The playground...
by sararall | Apr 28, 2011 | Franklin, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Another Sara Rall Guest Post! (Great picnic spot here!) Quail Brook Park on New Brunswick Rd. near Hexham Dr. in Franklin Twp., Somerset County is mostly a golf course, but has a lovely playground and picnic grove tucked away here as well. The play structure is metal...
by sararall | Apr 25, 2011 | Bridgewater, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Sara has sent me some great finds, and I’m still catching up 🙂 Here’s another great park from her in Bridgewater, check out all our Bridgewater parks, we have a ton thanks to Sara. Duke Island Park, on Park Drive off Old York Rd. at the southern edge of...
by Sheila | Apr 20, 2011 | Basking Ridge, Bernards Twp., Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Located on 3405 Valley Road, Basking Ridge (Bernards Twp.), Pleasant Valley Park is a sprawling park with a wonderful playground in a shady area just off the main parking lot.  Nicely mulched and very clean with newer equipment and amenities – bathrooms are open...
by Amy | Apr 7, 2011 | Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Piscataway
Another Great Post by Sara Rall! Columbus Park Playground is located near the corner of Mansfield Rd. and 11th St. in Piscataway, Middlesex County. It is a shady, dino-themed playground in a park with just about every kind of sports facility you can think of. The...
