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Quibbletown Park
Academy Street and South Washington Avenue
Quibbletown Park in Piscataway is a beautifully landscaped park has a lot to offer!
The playground is nicely set back from the parking lot with a beautiful paver walkway leading up to it and pretty bushes and plants all around it. There are ramps leading up to the equipment. Benches
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Editor’s Note: Katie Groel sends us this great park in East Brunswick. Please note that the Daisy Kids Playground is used for their own events, but sometimes accessible when it isn’t being used by the program. For Katie’s submission she receives a family day pass (2 adults, 2 children) to Asbury Splash Park. If you’d
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Editor’s Note: Rachael is our newest roving reporter, and earns 2 passes to IMAGINE THAT!!! Children’s Museum in Florham Park, NJ. She shares this park which is nearby the Turtle Back Zoo! If you want to be a roving reporter too, check out details here.
Stagg Field, located on 385 Saint Cloud Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052
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Maplewood’s De Hart Park is a nice little park adjacent to the DeHart Community Center, sometimes the bathroom is opened inside center, but on the day we went it was not. Has a roller hockey court that we used with the trikes and bikes. Kids liked the bouncy seesaw. Tennis courts too, baseball field in
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Editor’s Note: Rebecca from Englewood Cliffs, shares this lovely school playground that is a favorite for moms of young kids who enjoy some water in the hot summers. For her review, Rebecca earns passes for Imagine That!!! Museum, one of our favorite places to go in Florham Park NJ. Make sure you sign
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Sunset Dr, Budd Lake
Directions
From Route 80 W take exit 26 which is US-46W toward Budd Lake/Hackettstown. Turn right onto Anderson Pl. Left onto Mount Olive Rd. Turn slight left onto Flanders Rd and then right onto Sunset Dr.
Description
Turkey Brook Park is a very large, town park with tons of fields and great walking paths
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Address
US-46 & Grange Rd
Directions
Smith Field is set off US-46 in Parsippany. From Route 287 take the Smith Rd exit which is 41A towards US-46. Exit on the left towards US-46. Turn left onto Smith Rd and then slight right onto US-46. Turn right onto Grange rd which is just after
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Orchard Park is a lovely wooden-style castle playground located in a quiet street in Maplewood NJ. If you have been to the Loop at Watchung Reservation before they started renovating it, it has a very similar look but in a much smaller scale. My friend Bin had recommended it to me as a former Maplewood
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Cameron Field is located right across The Baird in South Orange (5 Mead Street).
We parked right by the tennis courts and walked across the soccer field to get to the playground set in the back.
This playground is a bit aged, but it was a fun one to visit with its many ramps, climbing structures, and
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Codrington Park in Bound Brook NJ is located at the intersection of Thompson and Grove Avenues. This park is a favorite of David A. Dein, who shared his video review with us.
Highlights from his review include:
a PSA on drug use
Basketball courts, town pool
low swings for “not too high” swinging
combination wood chips and rubber mulch
a
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Clark Municipal Park (also known as Fun Time Junction Kiddie Park) is a completely fenced in park that is ideal for little ones who love to climb and play pretend. We had fun taking the pictures below on a beautiful fall day. Benches are scattered in the park, and the bathroom inside the adjacent
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Franklin Lakes Municipal Field Playground- Walk along a paved path to this big playground behind the municipal building and local library. The playground is suitable to ages 5 – 12 with newer equipment. The area is not shaded and not fenced in but lots of really cool equipment to keep the kids busy.
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Carolyn R. Schultz Park at 3rd Street Sports Complex in Cresskill has a new playground (~2008) within the grounds of the towns sports complex. The play area is fenced, shaded and has mulch ground cover. There are two structures for each age group with lots of independent slides and bouncers. There are eight swings and
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Michael J. Tighe Park, formerly known as Liberty Oak Park, a local township park located in Freehold NJ, is home to many open sports fields and 3 separate playground areas. Right along Remembrance Road, the park spans a huge area, with many sports fields. Was impressed with how much the park had, that
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Thanks to Victoria from the very active North Jersey Moms Meetup Group for contributing this park as part of our roving reporter program with Imagine That!!! This park was recently in the news because the town is considering purchasing the park from the school that owns the land. See article for more details.
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Ruckman Park in Closter has a huge playground area with two structures. The older child structure is very tall and has a very steep triple slide. There are also independent rock walls, tunnels, monkey bars, and so much to do. The structure for the little ones isn’t toddler size, but is definitely smaller. Expect full
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Glen Rock’s Wilde Field Playground has 3 distinct playground areas. One small toddler fenced in area with Little Tykes equipment. The other two sections are together but for different age groups. The area is nicely shaded under tall trees with lots of climbing. The equipment offers something for everyone with the different levels of play.
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Thanks to Daniel for submitting this great park for our most recent “Roving Reporter Promotion”. For his contribution he gets 2 free passes to Imagine That Museum in Florham Park. Make sure you check this fantastic opportunity to check out new places and get free tickets to a great museum
Main Memorial
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Darlington County Park in Mahwah, located on 600 Darlington Avenue has a playground area located toward the back half of the park and not easily accessible due to a steep slope in the walkway. The structure is fenced in and in full sun overlooking Darlington Lake. There is a ton of climbing and playthings making
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The Grover Cleveland Park is located at Brookside Avenue & Runnymede Road, Essex Fells. You can find a map of the park on the county web-site http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/parks/sites/maps/grovercleveland.jpg
This is a gorgeous county park and playground! Visit the County website for more information on it’s history and development http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/gr&ImgLoc=images/gr
The playground area is fully fenced with a cushiony solid
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Greenview Park in Lincoln Park (Pequannnock NJ) is located on West Pkwy & Colfax Dr in Pequannock. It is a great park with a nice pond and fountain, busy fields, tennis and lots of other amenities. The playground is well shaded and located near the parking lot closest to the soccer field.
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Kidspot Playground at Memorial Field in Rutherford (located on Darwin Ave.) is a huge playground at a dead end area of a town recreational complex. The playground is two stories of bridges and ramps. It is handicap accessible and has lots of small areas to maneuver and play in. There are puzzles and tunnels
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Editor’s Note: So about a year ago, I had attempted a Celebrity Poll for NJ Parks. Although follow-up was pretty scarce, we did get a great recommendation from one of my favorite comedians and author, Jim Breuer, a Chester resident via email. I also was lucky enough to meet him at an event at the
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Saddle River County Park encompasses a huge area and this section happens to be a favorite of one of our fans, Victoria. She was kind enough to send us some photos and she describes below why she likes this park:
Not nearly as crowded as the Ridgewood duck pond which is nearby.
Parking lot is close by.
Small
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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 playground has one main play structure with a cool set
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Morris Township Children’s Playground, Knollwood Dr and Khadena Dr, Morris Township, NJ
Nicely spread out, shaded, neighborhood park. The equipment is scattered throughout a wooded grove. Grass and mulch ground cover. Great if you have toddlers and kids up to age 12 – challenges for everyone!
Route 287 to Lafayette Ave, exit 36B.
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Morris Plains Community Park is located on 51 Jim Fear Dr in Morris Plains, NJ.
Directions: Take 287 to Route 10 and exit towards Whippany/Dover. Turn onto Littleton Drive (Route 202) on same side as the Super Stop & Shop (left if traveling West.) Turn left at the light onto Malapardis Road and then
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From “The Playground Guide”- Sussex/Warren County Edition:
C.O. Johnson Park is located on 117 Roseville Rd, in Byram Township, NJ.
DIRECTIONS: Take Rte 206 into Byram. Turn onto Tamarack Rd (can only go one direction) and drive 1.5 miles to the end. Turn left onto Roseville Rd, towards Andover. Soccer and baseball fields with a small parking
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From “The Playground Guide”- Bergen County Edition:
ADDRESS: approx 760 Saddle River Rd, Saddle Brook, NJ
DIRECTIONS: NJ-4 E to the Saddle River Rd exit. Bear right off the exit and stay straight onto Saddle River Rd. Park entrance will be about ½ mile on your left.
DESCRIPTION: Tremendous playground in the county park system
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From “The Playground Guide”- Bergen County Edition:
Oradell Kids Foundation Playground is located on Prospect St & Oradell Ave, Oradell, NJ
DIRECTIONS: GSP N to exit 165 towards Oradell. Merge onto Oradell Ave for 1.6 miles and make a right onto Prospect St.
DESCRIPTION: A very special playground in the center of several ball fields and tennis courts.
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