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Date of Photos & Review- 9/2007
Riverdale
Freedom Park
Rating: 3
Address
Dalton Dr & Post Ln
Directions
287N to exit 53 which is CR-511/Bloomingdale/Pompton Lakes. Turn right onto Paterson Hamburg Tpke and a quick right onto Newark Pompton Tpke. After 1/3 a mile turn left onto Post Ln.
Description
Well shaded park next to the firehouse. Quiet residential area. Small creek running alongside the playground area. Great for a small picnic.
Parking
Benches
Picnic Tables
Baseball
Soccer
Parking: Medium
Picnicking: Half dozen tables in the shade
Climbing: Rings, ladders, stairs, leaf shaped steps
Merry-go-round: Traditional
Playthings: Clock, storefront, steering wheel, looking glass
Seesaws: Bouncies: duck and blue car
Slides: One toddler, one chute, one corkscrew
Swings: Two toddler, two full size
Water: Small creek
Make a Day of It
Grab lunch at Italia Foods or Riverside Country Kitchens.