The centerpiece of this castle-themed playground --
proclaimed "super cool" by my eight-year-old -- is, well, a castle.
But it doesn't just look good; it's a mostly-wooden maze packed with steps,
ladders, drawbridges, and slides. The same is true of the ship-shaped climbing
structure geared for younger kids. There's also a collection of wooden play
structures for toddlers, various animal-shaped climbing sculptures, swings of
both the standard and disc-shaped variety, a musical play section, and a
stand-alone climbing wall (because, apparently, why not?)
Trees provided segments of shade even at high noon, though
the main castle structure is not in the shade, and there is both an enormous
parking lot and -- da ding! -- a bathroom. Overall, one of the most interesting
and fun playground Montgomery County has to offer. Even my 11-year-old wants to
go back.
(It looks like there's a splash park just up the road, which we might check out in the summer. But on a first visit, the adventure park was more than enough
to keep my kids occupied for an afternoon.)