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Glen Stewart Park

5/30/2015

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Area: West Oshawa

Age Range: 2 to 8 years

Parking:  parking lot available on Cartier Ave just in front of the park

Ground Cover: sand and dirt

Main Equipment:
  • 1  swing
  • 1 infant swing
  • 1 small slide
  • 1 metal slide
  • 1 spiral slide
  • rock climbing wall
  • various climbing apparatus 

Accessibility Features: talking tubes

Facilities/Other:
  • Splash Pad
  • 2 baseball diamonds
  • single net basketball half court

Surrounding Park Area: the area near the park is quite nice as there is a small trail and bridge leading to fields and the sports fields for the rest of the park.

Seating: 2 park benches

Shade: none immediately over the park, but plenty of shade in the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This is a quiet playground to take the kids to for fun.  There is a beautiful stream beside the trail making it a great place to have a picnic.  There is a small Splash Pad but it is a great place to get wet and cool.  This is a great park to bring toys to and play in the sand.
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Willow Park

5/24/2015

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Area: East Whitby

Age Range: 2 to 10 years

Parking:  parking lot off of Canadian Oaks Drive, and larger parking lot for the sports fields off of Willow Park Drive and Hazelwood Drive

Ground Cover: artificial surface under playground and one set of infant swings, wood chips under other two swing set locations

Main Equipment:
  • 6 swings
  • 6 infant swings
  • 3 slides
  • 1 spiral slide
  • 1 fireman pole
  • climbing apparatus
  • 1 rocker

Accessibility Features: ramps up both the large and the small structures, activity centre, talking tubes, parallel bars, and two boat bow structures

Facilities/Other:
  • Splash Pad
  • washrooms (first week of May to first week of October: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
  • 2 soccer fields
  • 2 tennis courts
  • 1 baseball diamond
  • 1 basketball court

Surrounding Park Area: sports fields and some open green space

Seating: 12 park benches

Shade: no shade on the playground and very little shade offered by a few surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This park has a fun pirate ship theme!  
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Darren Park

5/11/2015

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Area: North Whitby

Installed: 2010

Age Range: toddler and up

Parking:  parking lot off of Darren Ave

Ground Cover: mulch with one sand area

Main Equipment:
  • 2 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 accessible bucket swings
  • rope climbing apparatus
  • 7 stone climbing sculptures + canoe! (did we mention there is a canoe?)
  • 2 rockers
  • 2 scoop diggers
  • 1 metal small slide
  • 1 teeter rocker
  • 1 saucer swing
  • 2 sand play tables

Accessibility Features: 2 bucket seat swings, 1 saucer swing, chair teeter rocker, 1 accessible scoop digger, accessible music station, accessible sand play table peninsulas

Facilities/Other:
  • Splash Pad
  • soccer field
  • basketball court
  • paved bike path

Surrounding Park Area: A small paved bike path circling the park and green space, soccer field, and Splash Pad

Seating: 11 park benches and a small rock circle sitting area

Shade: no shade on the park, but some shade offered from a pavilion over a few benches

Overall assessment: Very toddler friendly playground with a great sand area.  A lot of climbing features for the older kids that are very unique.
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Rotary Centennial Park Whitby

5/10/2015

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Area: Central Whitby

Age Range: 2 to 10 years

Parking:  parking stalls off of Byron Street South

Ground Cover:  sand

Main Equipment:
  • 5 slides
  • 1 spiral slide
  • 2 rockers
  • 1 stationary vehicle
  • climbing apparatus

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:
  • Splash Pad

Surrounding Park Area: some surrounding green space with plenty of trees adjacent to the playground and Splash Pad

Seating: 2 park benches (in the surrounding area), stone wall bench for seating around the playground and Splash Pad

Shade: plenty of shade provided by the surrounding trees throughout the day

Overall assessment: There are plenty of slides for racing games at this park!
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Peel Park

5/8/2015

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Area: Central Whitby

Age Range: 2 and up

Parking:  large parking lot off of Trent Street for the playground and splash pad, and parking lot off of Burns Street for the sports fields

Ground Cover: mulch

Main Equipment:
  • 4 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 metal slides
  • 1 rock climbing sculpture
  • rock climbing course
  • 3 sand diggers *with attached water feature
  • multiple spinners
  • multiple rockers

Accessibility Features: spinner, climbing course lower elements, sand digger

Facilities/Other:
  • Splash Pad
  • Washrooms (hours 9:00am to 9:00pm first week of May to first week of October)
  • 3 tennis courts
  • 3 baseball diamonds
  • lacrosse box
  • soccer pitch *with lighting until 11:00pm

Surrounding Park Area: this is the largest park renovation in the downtown Whitby area in the last few years and it is definitely worth a trip!  

Seating: 5 park benches, 2 picnic tables with checker/chess boards

Shade: some shade over parts of the playground and shade from the surrounding trees in the field 

Overall assessment: Great climbing park! There is also enough to entertain multiple ages all at once. This park is worth the trip.
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