Neighborhoods

Though the colors are faded from full sun exposure, the yellow and blue playground has multiple play sets and plenty of room for kids to run and play.

The lengthy new structure offers a variety of safe climbing opportunities, as well as a bridge with protective guardrails.

Canyon Creek Park has all the playground basics, even if the equipment is a little worn down

Location: 200 E. Dove Road, just east of the DPS training facility and fire station at Dove Road and White…

Location: 3201 N. Locust St., on the corner of North Locust Street and West Windsor Drive near Evers Park Elementary…

In addition to the large play area, the play set has a built in kaleidoscope, climbing wall, monkey bars, a steering wheel, train window and bell, chain link ladder, and more.

There are four slides, including a double racing slide and a twisty slide, a built-in pirate toy and an animal toy, a crawl-through tunnel, climbing bars, four swings and a telescope to survey the park.

This playground covers all your basics for a modest neighborhood park. It has four swings (including two baby swings), six slides, two spring riders, a mini rock climbing wall and a couple game panels.

The red and green design of this park makes it feel a little like Christmas. But Cole Park is fun for kids year-round.

Allenwood Park is the perfect combination of fun and learning. The brightly colored playground has many built-in signs to teach kids letters, numbers, music and mazes.

The playground for bigger kids has one twisty and one straight slide, swinging bars you hold onto, a climbing ladder and a pretend steering wheel.

One play area has two regular swings and two baby swings, a balance beam, five slides, a climbing net and two sets of monkey bars. The other playset has four slides and several child bouncy toys.

Younger kids have their own small climbing wall. Older kids have a tube slide and 3 levels of climbing equipment. There are spinning toys and swings for all ages.

Outfitted with three slides, four swings, two sets of monkey bars and a rock-climbing wall keep kids entertained.

In addition to two play structures for tots and big kids, this playground has swings for two age groups, spring riders, a music play station, monkey bars, a braille educational panel and lots of climbing and sliding apparatuses.

There are four slides on the older kid play set and three on the baby play set. The bigger play area has toys and games build into the play structure in addition to a balance game and climbing bars right next to the play set.