Wheaton Regional Park

This amazing playground, located in Wheaton, MD, is well worth a trip to see.  The adventure playground has been completely renovated, and to my surprise it has not been filled with generic equipment.  They have used their imagination and created a delightful and thrilling industrial-type playground for children.

They have three slides, each of different heights:

 

 

 

 

A HUGE climbing mountain:

 

 

 

A challenging jungle gym made of ropes.  This is particularly neat because it goes up really high and ropes are mainly a thing of the past.

 

 

 

A unique and fabulous toddler area with concrete sculptures of different animals, a sandbox, and toddle size slides and climbing structures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A large area with swings, including swings for disabled children:

 

 

 

 

 

And various unique climbing structures that are challenging and appropriate for 5-12 year olds.

 

 

 

And if that wasn't enough, there is also a carousel and a train to ride!

 

 

This playground is newer, and they did a fabulous job with the renovation, keeping old attractions like the carousel and train, and making the new playground fun and exciting for children, instead of generic.  It also boasts wide open fields and picnic areas, along with walking paths.  We would go back again! 

Downtown Annapolis Playground

This playground is located on Newman Street in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.  It is one of the best playgrounds in Annapolis; as Anne Arundel County is not known for their playgrounds or libraries. 

The playground has a lot of features, including a smaller toddler area with small slides and less height:

 

 

A large play area with a rock climbing wall, racing slides, and various climbing structures:

 

 

A ramp so that children in wheelchairs can play:

 

 

Two sets of swings:

 

 

A big slide for older children:

 

 

And various stepping stones and stairs:

 

 

 

 

The playground elements are natural colors.  While it is nothing spectacular, it is a decent playground with nice slides and something for everyone, including children in wheelchairs, toddlers and young children, and also older children.  There are some metal benches for adults to sit on. 

 

Nearby is the Annapolis Harbour and downtown Annapolis area, where children can look at boats and walk up and down the historical streets.  Therefore, I would say that it is worth the trip if you are traveling one or two hours, as you could incorporate the playground into a day trip to Annapolis.

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Hello,

I am a mommy of a 1 year old who loves playgrounds.  I have found myself searching the internet for pictures of playgrounds and reviews of playgrounds before we visit them, especially if we are traveling to visit a particularly nice playground.  However I have found that pictures of playgrounds and reviews are very few and far between.  So I thought I would create this blog to review and post pictures of the playgrounds we have visited; the good, the bad, the dangerous, and the ugly.  I hope that this will help other moms judge whether or not a playground is worth the trip, and can alert them when there is broken, unsafe, or outdated equipment.