Chubb Park, Chester NJ

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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April 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Chester, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds | One comment

Hacklebarney State Park, Long Valley, NJ

A BIG THANK YOU to Sara Rall for this guest post, truly a unique place to visit, and to enjoy nature

Hacklebarney State Park, 119 Hacklebarney Rd in the Long Valley section of Washington Township (Morris Co.) is one of my kids’ favorite places in the summer. (For all pictures check out the bottom of

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June 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Chester, Long Valley, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds | 2 comments

Grove St. Park, Chester, NJ

Sara Rall guest post: Grove St. Playground in Chester is an excellent, fairly large, shady playground a few blocks south of Main St. They have a large climbing structure for older kids with two climbing walls. There are giant boulders to climb, too.

For younger children there is a large structure with several slides, gears,

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August 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Chester, Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds | Leave a comment