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The Lowdown on the Playground:

This is a neat park with a lot to do for medium size. There is plenty of nice green space and great climbing trees along the pathway from the north. There are no swings at this park, which was sad for my littlest one, but her older brother loved it. It must be the season because there were so many bees we had to cut our visit short. Without the insect inconvenience, I would give this one 4/5.

Park:

Double straight plastic slide
Large spiral slide
Monkey Bars Stairs and slotted wall for climbing
Wood chip bottom

Swings:

N/A

Benches:

3 in partial shade

Grass:

Plenty of grass area surrounding

Sports:

1 Baseball diamond

Washrooms:

N/A

Parking:

Street only

The Lowdown on the Playground:

Tot lot is apt I suppose. I was expecting more than one tiny structure. I have more for my kids to play on in my back yard that at this park. The grounds weren't well kept and there was only one bench. Not a fan of this one - 2/5.

Toddler Park:

Small Metal slide
Easy climber
Sand bottom

Swings:

2 Toddler swings
2 standard swings

Benches:

1 bench, partial shade

Grass:

Plenty of grass area surrounding playground

Sports:

N/A

Washrooms:

N/A

Parking:

N/A

Russet Park, Oshawa

The Lowdown on the Playground:

This park would be great for kids 5+ but was too difficult for my 3-year-old. There are no slides, but a fantastic climbing structure and a pretty cool music station. Something different if your kids are tired of the same old park. I'm giving it a 5/5 for originality.

Parking:

yes

Benches:

4 (Plenty of shade)

Park:

Rope walls, rock wall, suspended tunnel rings, and spinning rings. Music station. Merry-go-round type ride.

Swings:

2 normal
2 toddler

Sports:

Soccer field adjacent

Washrooms:

N/A

Map:

Don Beer Memorial Park - Brougham (North Pickering)

The Lowdown on the Playground:

This is the new park that replaced the one taken out by the 407. They put in a Panem ready baseball field and an awesome playground. It's 100% better than the old park I went to as a kid. My son loved playing on the playground and the atmosphere was great for the adults watching. The harness swing need maintenance, and for that reason I am only giving it a 4.5/5.

Parking:

yes

Benches:

4

Younger Kid Park:

2 slides, "order window", easy and intermediate climbing, and music wall. Cedar chips

Older Kid Park:
Located right next to the younger structure. It has 3 slides with easy and intermediate climbing. There is also a twisted 3 section "rock" wall structure off to the side.

Swings:

2 Standard

2 Toddler
1 Bucket swing (harness broken)

Sports:

Basketball Court (2 nets)
Baseball Field

Washrooms:
N/A

Map (approximate - google hasn't updated yet):

The Lowdown on the Playground:

My little loved this park. Lots of different things to climb and plenty of running space. Also great to have 8 swings. I'm going to give it 4 stars because I wasn't blown away. Side note: there were a lot of bees around the trash cans when we went.

Older Kid Structure:

Made for 5+ but my 3-year-old still managed it with my supervision. If there were older kids sharing it I may not have wanted him to risk it as the ladders suspended poles could be too dangerous for a little one. More challenging climbing options and single spiral slide. This structure also has a small "zip-line" and balancing beam. Cedar chip base.

Younger Kid Structure:

4 metal slides (2 side by side) and easier climbing options, including a simple rock climb, a curved pole ladder and a small. One two-seater teeter totter shaped like a motorcycle. Also a cedar chip base.

Park Size:

Medium

Parking:

Yes

Seating:

5 benches - 2 shaded

Shade:

Yes (gazebo)

Sports:

Half Basketball

1 Baseball diamond

Swings:

4 toddler

4 standard swings

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Russet Park, Oshawa

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Don Beer Memorial Park - Brougham (North Pickering)

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