by sararall | May 23, 2010 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Warren
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...
by Sheila | May 19, 2010 | Middlesex, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Thanks Sara Rall for another great guest post! Veteran’s Memorial Park, at the east end of Legion Place off Mountain Ave. in Middlesex, Middlesex County, is the ideal place for a toddler playgroup to meet. The park is completely fenced and far from the busy...
by Sheila | Apr 30, 2010 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Uncategorized, Watchung
Thanks Sara Rall for this guest post! Mobus Park, Brookdale Rd., near Mountain Blvd., Watchung, Union Co. Mobus Park is a lovely little shady community playground next to Watchung Lake. They have two metal and plastic play structures with a little play house under the...
by sararall | Aug 25, 2009 | Hillsborough, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
A Sara Rall guest post: Hillsborough Municipal Playground at the west end of the municipal complex at South Branch Rd. and Beekman La., Hillsborough, Somerset Co. For the official Hillsborough Parks Website, check out this link Hillsborough has a wonderful, big, shady...
by Sheila | Aug 11, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Valley Street between Oakland Road & Oakland Avenue, Maplewood, NJ. (Playground really closer to Oakland Avenue though) Logistics: Although it is right by the train station, there is no accessibility for the disabled. Right across from the Firehouse. Sign on...
by Sheila | Jul 1, 2009 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Union County Playgrounds, Westfield
1515 Lamberts Mill Road, Westfield, NJ. Hello Union County, my shady friend, I always come back to you. So I had visited this friend with a long-time college buddy and her 2 lovely girls. I think I told her about how much I loved the shade in this park about 5...
by Sheila | May 6, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Montclair, Outdoor Playgrounds
41 Chestnut Street, Montclair, NJ. This Montclair park is adjacent to the Essex Park Pool and skating ice rink.Cross Chestnut Street for the other facilities of Essex Park. A shady spot, with slides and swings and picnic tables, check out our pics, it’s a...
by Sheila | Oct 25, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Scotch Plains, Union County Playgrounds
Westfield Road and Greenside Place, Scotch Plains, NJ. Update: Thanks to Laurie’s Roving Reporter submission she updates us with the newly renovated park! For this submission she gets passes to Asbury Park’s Splash Park! Want to earn free passes too? Click...
by Sheila | Jul 18, 2008 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Summit, Union County Playgrounds
Tulip St. and Ashland Avenue, Summit, NJ (around that area, you can’t miss it, but have to do a little circling to find this shady playground). Talked to a nice lady there who likes this playground very much, because of the shade, and the children enjoy it. ...
by Sheila | Jul 14, 2008 | Essex County Playgrounds, Livingston, Outdoor Playgrounds
Located right by Livingston High School, Robert Harp Drive, you can park at the swim club parking lot adjacent to Littell People’s Park playground. This is a very popular park in Livingston, and my kids loved the ramps. It is a great shady little playground,...
