MANHATTAN

• Imagination Playground- South Street Seaport
• Hester Street Playground- Chinatown
• Ancient Playground- Cnetral Park
• Billy Johnson Playground- Central park
• Governor’s Island- Junk Yard playground in addition to regular grounds
• Heckscher Playground- Central Park
• Nelson A Rockefeller Playground- Battery Park City
• Chelsea Waterside Playground
• Adventure Playground- Washington Heights
• The Battery Playscape- The Battery Park
• Gansevoort Peninsula
• Tom Otterness Playground- Midtown West
• River Run Playground- Upper West Side
• Pier 25 Playground
• Stuyvesant Square Park- Lower east Side, Great for tree climbing
• Bloomingdale Playground
• Jacob K Javits Playground- Ft. Tryon

BROOKLYN

• Domino Park- Williamsburg
• Pier 6 Playgrounds- Booklyn Heights
• Donald and Barbara Zucker Natural Exploration Area- Prospect Park
• betsy Head Park and Playground- Brownsville
• Laguardia Playground
• leFrak Center at Lakeside- Ice Skating rink turned into giant splash pad in the summer
• Fort Greene Playground

QUEENS

• Beach 30th St Playground- Far Rockaway
• Gantry Plaza State Park-Long Island City
• Ravenswood Playground
• Playground for All Children- Flushing

BRONX

• Pelican Bay Playground- Pelham Bay Park
• Williamsbridge Oval- Norwood
• Bridge Playground
• Morton Playground
• Concrete Plant Park
• Mullaly Park South

STATEN ISLAND

• Seaside Wildlife Nature Park- Great Kills
• Gerard P Dugan Playground
• John E White Playground
• Great Kills Park Playground

WESTCHESTER

• Saxon Woods Playground- White Plains
• Harbor Island Park Playground- Mamaroneck
• Kensico Dam Plaza- Valhalla
• Pierson Park- Tarrytown
• Gedney Park
• Hyatt Park Playground
• Jack’s Friendship Garden- New Rochelle
• Nature’s Discovery Playground @ Greenburgh Nature Center
• Lt. Roy McLaughlin Park
• Riverfront Green Park
• Turtle Park- Larchmont
• Kingsland Point Park- Sleepy Hollow
• Blue Mountain Preserve

LONG ISLAND

• Cedar Creek park- Seaford, Nassau
• Christopher Morley Park- Roslyn, Nassau
• Clark Street Playground- Long Beach, Nassau
• Eisnehower Park- East Meadow, Nassau
• Magnolia Park- Long Beach Nassau
• Wantagh Park- Wantagh, Nassau
• Theodore Roosevelt Park- Oyster Bay, Nassau
• Corey Beach Park- Blue Point, Suffolk
• Diamond In The Pines- Coram, Suffolk
• Harborfields Community Playground- Greenlawn, Suffolk
• Heckscher Park- Huntington, Suffolk
• Heckscher State Park- East Islip, Suffolk
• Heritage Park- Mount Sinai, Suffolk
• Phelps Lane Park- North Babylon, Suffolk
• Northport Village Park- Northport, Suffolk
• Rocketship Park- Port Jeffereson, Suffolk
• Sunken Meadow State Park- Kings Park, Suffolk
• Tanner Park- Copiaque, Suffolk
• Orient Beach State Park- Orient, East End
• Red Creek Park- Hampton Bays, East End

CONNECTICUT

• Adam’s Adventure- Tolland
• The Leonard Schine Preserve Natural Playground- Westport
• Butternut Hollow- Middletown
• Mikey’s Place Wethersfield
• Sky’s The Limit- Ridgefield
• Bodie’s Place Playground- Milford
• Kids In Motion- Cheshire
• Peace Place- Woodbridge
• Devon’s Place Norwalk
• Jonathon’s Dream- Bloomfield
• Salmon Brook State Park- East Granby
• Josh’s Jungle- Hamden

NEW JERSEY

• Berry Lane Park- Jersey City
• Community Park Playground- Montville
• Regatta Playground- West Orange
• Kidstreet- Bridgewater
• Tony’s Place Playground- Long Branch
• Van Saun Park- Paramus
• Verona Park- Verona
• Watsessing Park- Bloomfield
• Overpeck County Park- Ridgefield Park
• Dorbrook Recreation Area- Colts’ Neck
• Newport Green Park- Jersey City
• Ponderosa farm Park- Scotch Plains
• Hilltop Park @ Holmdel Park- Holmdel
• Jackson Jungle- Jackson
• Morgan Pellowski Playground @ Colonial Park- Somerset
• Zelley Playground @ Fullerton Park- Moorestown

UPSTATE NY

• Grasshopper Grove- Cornwall. Part of Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, it’s a playground with natural elements…
• Sally’s Dream Playground- Montgomery. Especially ADA friendly…
• Bowdoin Park- Wappingers Falls
• Little Woods Play Trail- Pleasant Valley- A little hike with kids playareas…
• Kowawese Unique Area @ Plum Point- New Windsor
• Hasbrouck Park- New Paltz. Large wooden castle..
• Julie’s Jungle- Hopewell Junction. First fully accessible playground in Dutchess County…
• James W Olley Community Park- Walden. Includes nature trail and lake with beach…
• Francer Davidge Park- Middletown

MORE/SIMILAR

• NATURE
  • Day Hike Destinations
  • Camping Sites
  • Great Bike Trails
  • Mountain Biking Areas
  • Cave Exploring

USEFUL LINKS

• NYC Parks Department