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Have you ever searched “park with no woodchips”?
How often do you hear your sandal wearer complain about having to take their footwear off to remove them?
Are you a germaphobe?
Most of the NJ Playgrounds we have visited have wood chips for ground cover, but for Father’s Day here’s a special gift, no-wood chips!
Here are some cool parks that feature other surfaces. Make sure you click on each park to take a look at the photos for that playground. Have we missed a park? Comment below! Also you can also use this tag link to get a summary listing of these posts
Phil Rizzuto Park in Union, NJ
Lurker Playground in East Hanover, NJ
Gardner Field in Denville, NJ *just added 8/10/2009- tks Sondra
Elysian Park and Maxwell Park in Hoboken,NJ
Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus, NJ
Brookdale Park, Bloomfield & Montclair,NJ
Brookside Park, Bloomfield, NJ
Lyndhurst Town Park, Lyndhurst, NJ
Weehawken Waterfront Park, Weehawken, NJ
Bob Meyer Park, Fort Medford, NJ
Lakeside Village, West Windsor, NJ
Castle Park II, Toms River, NJ
Dorbrook Recreation Center, Colts Neck, NJ
Constitution Park, Fort Lee *added 3/2010
We want your feedback, are we missing your favorite park with wood chips or no wood chips? Please email us at njplaygrounds@gmail.com we’d love to hear from you! Also don’t forget to enter our free giveaway to win a really useful accessory…
Please add Garnier Field in Denville. It has a rubber floor throughout most of the park.
Also please add Fireman’s Field in Mt. Arlington to this list. It has recycled tires for its padding.
Thank you and a great website. Sondra
Thanks Sondra, we haven’t done Fireman’s field yet, but we’ll put it on our list to visit.
Storybook Park in Kinnelon, behind Kinnelon Public Library is wood-chip free. It is small, but fenced in and suitable for toddlers.
Long Bridge Park in Hainesport (Burlington Co) has rubber mulch, as does a nearby park near the community center. Big problem for me–I have a severe allergy to both natural latex rubber and a life-threatening sensitivity to many of the compounds used to make tires. I believed the hype that rubber mulch was safe and nearly needed medical intervention.
So–this list is GREAT for those of us who absolutely cannot visit rubber mulch playgrounds.
wow thanks Jocelyn, I didn’t even think of the latex factor, I’m glad this list serves you well.
Memorial Pool Park in Westfield, NJ and Esposito Park in Clark can both be added to the list! Great website. Keep reviewing more parks!
Simons Park in Morris Plains has recycled tire playground.
Love your book, by the way. Have given it as a gift more than once.
The new overpeck park in ridgefield park is woodchip free and lots of fun too!