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Durham region
​playground reviews

McKinney Park (Folkstone Park)

8/10/2014

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Area: Whitby North

Age Range: infant to 12 yearsInstalled: 2007

Parking:  plenty of parking in the McKinney Centre parking lot off of McKinney Drive

Ground Cover: rubber

Main Equipment:
  • 4 swings
  • 4 infant swings
  • 1 saucer swing
  • 4 slides
  • 1 rope web
  • 1 rock climbing wall
  • multiple teeter rockers
  • multiple spinners

Accessibility Features: saucer swing, ramp to music station, arm pedals, accessible monkey bars

Facilities/Other:
  • washrooms (inside the McKinney Centre)
  • Splash Pad
  • 1 basketball court
  • 2 tennis courts
  • Skate Park

Surrounding Park Area: a community park with a bit of green space as well

Seating: 4 park benches surrounding the main playground area, 2 benches by the swings, and 3 park benches in the covered shelter between the playground and the basketball court

Shade: no shade on the playground, but some shade provided by a covered shelter right beside the park

Overall assessment: This is a fantastic playground, especially with the rubber surface to cushion the wee ones when they fall.  It is a huge benefit to also have rubber surface on a playground next to a Splash Pad as there are no pebbles or wood chips tracked into the Splash Pad area!  There are so many individual play items surrounding the main playground structure that sharing won't be a problem at this playground, although the one saucer swing seems to be a huge hit for all ages.  This park has something for everyone with the adjacent Skate Park, making it easy to watch over a group of all ages.
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