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Today was a great day.
A group of friends and I ventured to Blairstown NJ long trek from Springfield NJ because we heard the buzz about this great community that just built a playground designed by kids. It was very inspiring to hear Breanna, the head of the steering committee and the president of
Continue reading Sycamore Park, Blairstown NJ
Editor’s Note: We are populating all parks into njplaygrounds.com from the archives of “The Playground Guide”. Please note some of these parks may have changed, and we would love to know about it! So comment below if the pictures on this post are different than what you see! Even better, share a picture on our
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Editor’s Note: We are populating all parks into njplaygrounds.com from the archives of “The Playground Guide”. Please note some of these parks may have changed, and we would love to know about it! So comment below if the pictures on this post are different than what you see! Even better, share a picture on our
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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
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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
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Thanks to Karin L. for sending this roving reporter review! For this report Karin has earned 2 free passes to Imagine That!!! in Florham Park. Check out this link for more information on how you can earn passes too!
Mountainside Park in Montclair NJ, has a playground toward the back of the park,
Continue reading Mountainside Park, Upper Montclair, NJ
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
Update: Pokestops at Grover Cleveland Park!
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Guest Post by Sara Rall:
Bedminster Elementary School is located at 234 Somerville Road, Bedminster (Somerset Co.). It has a terrific, big, sunny playground with lots of interesting equipment.
The main play structure has about 6 different types of climbing walls, several slides, parallel zip lines that one kid can use
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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
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From “The Playground Guide” Bergen County Edition:
Clark Field is located on Willow St & Cleveland Ave in Washington Twp. NJ.
DIRECTIONS: Garden State Pkwy N to exit 168 Washington/Westwood/HoHoKus. Bear right off exit onto Washington Ave. Proceed on Washington Ave through one traffic light and make a right onto Cleveland Ave. Playground is one
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Update 1/2/2012- Recently through our comments sections we found that David Dein posted a video review, do you agree with David? I like his style, and hope to see more from him, here’s his fan club too: David A. Dein Fan Club. Check it out, and add your comments too! Guest
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Guest post by Sara Rall: Woodland School playground (114 Stirling Rd., Warren, Somerset County) is a lovely, shady school playground with some interesting equipment. They have a very nice 4-person bouncy see-saw, a fire-truck climber, a rolling log, a very complex set of monkey bars, tire swing and regular swings.
There are
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By Sara Rall- Hillside School, 844, Brown Ave., Bridgewater is yet another wonderful Bridgewater school playground. My kids’ favorite part is the slide on the way to the playground.
There are actually two playgrounds here, separated by a sports field. The older, wooden one is aimed at older children and can
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Chimney Rock Rd., 3 blocks south of Washington Valley Rd., Martinsville, Somerset Co.
Admin Note: More from Sara Rall, thanks for the great pictures, and recommendations on the food establishments in the area. I just saw the site for Gabriel’s Fountain and we will stop by next time we are in the
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Another Guest Post by Sara Rall!
Adamsville School, 400 Union Ave. (Route 28) in Bridgewater (Somerset Co.)
Has a terrific playground for older children with a large climbing structure, monkey bars, swings, a tire swing, balance beams that wobble when you walk on them, a stand-up bouncing item, and other unusual, interesting equipment, all
Continue reading Adamsville School, Bridgewater NJ
700 Brookside Place, Cranford, NJ.Â
Thanks to a suggestion from a babycenter.com, I ventured close to Nomahegan park and found this elementary school playground by Brookside Place.Â
Off-limits during school hours.Â
Very clean, parking is limited to the street.
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