Sunday, December 27, 2015

Adventure Playground at Wheaton Regional Park

This playground shows up on every list of the area's best parks -- and deservedly so. Jam-packed with cool, challenging climbing equipment, along with super-long slides, sprawling ramps, and a giant blue dome, this is the nirvana of playgrounds. It is designed with older kids in mind, and kids of all ages can have fun here -- as can adults (I tested this out personally, being the dedicated blogger that I am). The slides, dome, and blue web-climbers are the eye-catchers, but even the smaller climbing structures in the playground are surprisingly well-designed and challenging.
It even has bathrooms! And on summer weekends, the Wheaton miniature train and carousel are right down the hill. (They also share a parking lot, which you get to by going down Shorefield Road off Georgia Avenue.)

There are a few drawbacks. The layout and size of the playground make it challenging to keep track of children, which means that despite a very cool younger kids' area with an interesting sandbox, this playground is best for older kids who don't need constant supervision. With younger children, I would want a one-to-one adult-to-child ratio (and even then, it is a challenge to keep a kid in sight, especially if they're doing the slides). There is also not a lot of shade.
But overall, this is a justifiably popular playground, well worth a visit or ten.






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