Showing posts with label Swansea IL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swansea IL. Show all posts

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Melvin Price Memorial Park, Swansea IL

 



Location: 1500 Caseyville Ave., Swansea, IL 62226

Website: https://www.swanseail.org/1082/Parks-Recreation

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats and wood chips


This park has walking trails, a volleyball court, a playground, a picnic area, and a softball field.


Covered pavilion next to the playground



The play structure has a bubble window, slides, maze boards, tic-tac-toe boards, and lots of bars and poles.



Spring ride on animals




1 baby swing


Free-standing rock wall




Zipline



8 sling swings








Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Norman H. Lehr Community Center, Swansea IL



Location: 1500 Caseyville Ave., Swansea, IL 62226

Website: https://www.swanseail.org/facilities/facility/details/Norman-Lehr-Community-Center-3

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips


The playground here is older but it's in fair condition. There is a large play structure as well as 2 sling swings. There is a section that's broken and is roped off.  It's in full sun, and I don't know if they will let you use the restrooms inside the community center. 





Freestanding climber 


The structure has slides, a speaker, and various bars and poles. 








Sunday, October 16, 2022

Swansea Kingdom at Schranz Memorial Park, Swansea, IL


Location:  377 Honeysuckle Lane, Swansea, IL 62226

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, restrooms, sprayground, trails

Website: http://www.swanseail.org/1082/Parks-Recreation

Playground ground cover: wood chips, pea gravel, sand, rubber chips

This is a great park with a castle theme. The equipment is all fairly new and in good shape. The main playground has lots of secret passages/places for hiding, climbing features, a rock wall, a climbing boulder, a three-person slide as well as two other slides, monkey bars, rings, five regular swings, a tire swing, and an adaptive swing. There's also a music area (a xylophone), a tic-tac-toe board, and a boat and stagecoach to play in. A ramp connects the regular playground to the tot lot, which is fenced in except for the one entry point. The tot lot has three baby swings, as well as another adaptive swing, and a toddler/preschool-sized slide, monkey bars, an adorable ice cream truck to play in, and a small sand play area. One drawback in the tot lot is that the ground cover has become a mixture of wood chips, sand, and pea gravel, so you never know what you're stepping on. There's a fenced-in sprayground on the other side of the parking lot as well, (I would consider the location to be a bit of a drawback, because children are often running back and forth across the parking lot between the two). It has two child-operated spray guns, as well as fountains of various types and heights. There's also one large picnic shelter, several smaller ones, and a walking trail that winds around the park. 

The sprayground is very popular, and is often crowded for its size. The playground and picnic areas are often very crowded over lunch, as you might expect. It also appears to be a popular afternoon destination for day camps, so there are often large groups using the facilities.







































The splash pad














The tot area












Amphitheatre