Area: Central Pickering
Age Range: 18 months and up
Parking: limited street parking on Denmar Road
Ground Cover: mulch
Main Equipment:
Accessibility Features: none
Facilities/Other:
Surrounding Park Area: A green field behind the playground
Seating: 1 park benches facing the playground, 1 park bench facing the swings, and 1 park bench facing the road away from the playground
Shade: some shade in the surrounding trees in the park
Overall assessment: Well considering I live with a monkey, the rock climbing wall was absolutely a hit at this park. We had to set boundaries like 'no climbing over the top unless there is someone to help you on both sides' which meant that this trip there was only scaling the wall and scampering back down the same side. The slides are all easy for those who climb stairs to access. It took me a while to figure out what the slanted triangle thing was for....I tried bouncing on it, spinning it etc. until finally I just Googled it and discovered it's simply to practice balancing on (or parkour as I did while running around chasing a preschooler for fun).
Age Range: 18 months and up
Parking: limited street parking on Denmar Road
Ground Cover: mulch
Main Equipment:
- 3 slides
- 2 swings
- 2 infant swings
- 1 double sided rock climbing wall
- 1 half rock climbing wall
- 1 standing spinner
- 1 gametime balance pod (like for parkour?)
Accessibility Features: none
Facilities/Other:
- green field, great for kite flying or frisbie
Surrounding Park Area: A green field behind the playground
Seating: 1 park benches facing the playground, 1 park bench facing the swings, and 1 park bench facing the road away from the playground
Shade: some shade in the surrounding trees in the park
Overall assessment: Well considering I live with a monkey, the rock climbing wall was absolutely a hit at this park. We had to set boundaries like 'no climbing over the top unless there is someone to help you on both sides' which meant that this trip there was only scaling the wall and scampering back down the same side. The slides are all easy for those who climb stairs to access. It took me a while to figure out what the slanted triangle thing was for....I tried bouncing on it, spinning it etc. until finally I just Googled it and discovered it's simply to practice balancing on (or parkour as I did while running around chasing a preschooler for fun).
