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North Bethlehem Park 564 Russell Road Albany, NY 12203 |
The playground located in North Bethlehem Park is a quiet, clean playground. It is set back from the road and close to a wooded picnic area, which gives it a private almost backyard feel. When compared to other playgrounds in the area, it is on the smaller side; however, don't let that stop you from making the trip. Although it's small, it does include a variety of equipment that small toddlers up to grade school children can play on. My son, who is under 2, enjoyed walking on the wiggly bridge, playing with the tic-tac-toe board, and sliding down the numerous slides. The side by side slides are especially great because you can sit next to your child, hold hands, and go down at the same time. Lots of fun!
There is also a decent sized picnic area surrounding the playground with both metal and wooden picnic tables. They are all located under large shady trees- a great place to take a break from playing and have a picnic lunch or snack with the kids.
Includes:
Includes:
- Playground with mulch floor
- 1 large tunnel slide
- 1 small wave slide
- 1 large double slide- wavy
- 1 small double slide- straight
- 1 large spiral slide
- 1 small banana slide
- suspension bridge
- tic-tac-toe panel
- straight rung monkey bars
- trapeze rung monkey bars
- coil climber
- deep rung arch climber
- 3 steering wheels
- 2 adult swings
- 2 baby swings
- basketball court
- picnic area
Things to consider:
The platform that the playground equipment is on was built about a foot and a half off of the ground, making it somewhat difficult to get up and down from. I'm pretty short, so this was a bit tricky for me, especially when I was carrying my son. I pretty much had to jump down to reach the ground...yikes! Luckily, there are 2 sets of metal stairs in different locations around the playground that make getting up and down much easier.
Another drawback is the actual playground itself is made of wood, which could pose a problem if your child should trip and fall- splinters are no fun:(
There are no shady spots on the playground, so try to plan your visit around the sun's peak hours, otherwise prepare to get sweaty.
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| Tic-Tac-Toe anyone? |
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| Just some of the picnic area available at the park. |
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