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Editor’s Note: I used to jog around Weehawken in my 20s, when I was a wee college student long long ago. So glad, Vesta from Humpty Dumpty Parent, shared this playground with our readers and playground moms and dads! This is definitely a busy place in the summer, but you can check
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Phelps Park, Teaneck, NJ
near intersection of Wilson Avenue and Cumberland Avenue, Teaneck, NJ. We park right on Wilson Avenue and walk over to the park.
We always love visiting our friend in Teaneck, and found out that it is one of the few towns we know of that have a sprinkler fountain in most of
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Between Warren Street and Murray Street, east of River Terrace, Battery Park, New York City, NY.
Teardrop Park is one of the great parks in Battery Park City. We had visited it the same day as Rockefeller Park . My oldest had a great time in the sprinkler area and the mega-slide. Be careful with the metal
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North end of Battery Park City, west of River Terrace, New York, NY. Battery Park has an awesome parks system, with sprinkler parks, playgrounds galore. I’m focusing on a couple of their parks that we visited this August.
Logistics- Parking, Ferries, Path, oh my! This has been my favorite day trip so far with
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UPDATE (2010) This changed a bit last year, (from residents only to non-residents) so far we do have word that it is opened to the public, although today (6/29/2010) this is the case, I’d call to doublecheck w/ Monroe Recreation (732-723-5000) when you decide to visit..
UPDATE (2009): Just got an email from Monroe Recreation
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Division Avenue and Jewell St., Garfield, NJ. (I use 137 Division Avenue as an approximate address) Playground is open to the public but sprinkler park is only for Garfield residents. We don’t live in Garfield so we didn’t experience it, but managed to take pics of it, (it was after hours when we went).
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Horatio St. and West 12th St., New York, NY. Check out link below for review and directions! Thanks to hoboken metro mom once again, I’m having trouble locating new public spraygrounds in NJ, and some of the closest options are in NYC. This water play area looks great! We’ll be taking a trip eventually!
Here’s the
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43rd Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY.
Hoboken metro mom has this great review on Pier 84. I can’t wait to visit, but had to include it as one sprayground for NJ moms/dads to visit. Check her site out regularly for her Real Mom Reviews
Any other good photos or links to share about this
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The picture above is from street view, google maps. 33rd Street and New York Avenue, Union City, NJ. thanks to hobokenmetromom for this recommendation. I wish I could visit these personally, but with a 3 month old and working I haven’t had a chance, so I’m having to rely on trusty
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Dunham’s Corner Road at Church Lane, East Brunswick, NJ.
Update: We finally visited Crystal Springs Aquatic Center and it is amazing. Although it is not like a Sesame Place or a Great Adventure, it is the place to go if you want to enjoy just the waterpark attractions and not have to deal with
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3rd St. and Madison St., Hoboken, NJ. Looking for a place to cool off in Hoboken? Madison Street Park was completed in 2007 and is a great place to let you kids enjoy the water. Recommended by other moms in Hoboken, we haven’t ventured there yet. But you can get the lowdown on this park
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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), Dorbrook Recreation Area is very busy. Too bad my timing for this park is at the end of the summer, this is a great
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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 opened Phil Rizzuto Park on the borders of Elizabeth/Union/Hillside in honor of the New York
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From “The Bergen County Playground Guide”:
ADDRESS: 367 Valley Brook Ave
DIRECTIONS: NJ-3 E to the Park Ave/Riverside Ave exit. Turn left onto Rutherford Ave. Turn right onto Delafield Ave.
DESCRIPTION: The best of the best! This playground is awesome. As you enter the park you feel like you’re on vacation. There
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2/2012 Update:
Here are the latest photos from Warinanco, this playground is located right by the skating center. We had such a great time, and so did the other kids and parents at this park. Lots of stuff to climb on including the triangular three-tiered structure. 2 swings and 2 baby swings, as well as plenty
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