4600 Springfield Road
Ground Cover: Mulch
Play Structure Count: 5
Safety: High
Trash: Quite Clean
Fun: Deceptively Fun
This little park surprised me. I know the play structure count is only five, but the main attraction is a single, very large, well designed structure. It's basically one giant ramp that's well closed in with metal rails, so even a tiny baby who's only just begun toddling can well navigate the structure safely. Attached to the structure is a swirly gig thing, a set of ballancing stones, a climbing rail, and two very cool slides.
Here's a view from the front of the structure with both slides. Behind this picture is a field that leads to an elementary school. It feels like this park should have trials behind it, but it doesn't. I guess that's a downside, but this structure was so well designed I didn't care.
There's a building with bathrooms and a good few picnic tables between this large structure and a tiny baby section of park. Two baby swings and three rocking toys.
The place was very clean. I found one empty water bottle and one empty pack of cigarettes and that was IT. Very impressed. The bathroom was also exceedingly clean.
While it isn't fenced in and does butt up right to the parking lot, there is a bit of distance between the main structure and cars. So if you sit between the kids and the cars, they're not likely to run off anywhere particularly dangerous if you look away for a moment.
Tiny park, but a good review. Well designed. Good job, Henrico, good job.
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