OB10

We visited OB10 on July 31, 2017.
OB10 is accessible from both Smooth Path and Honeyladen Pl. It is visible from the street.  There is one baby swing and 3 big kid swings, all on one beam. The big kid swings are a little high off the ground. There is a set of monkey bars here - again, pretty high up, not for the short kids, unless you can carry your child across. There is one bouncy animal. The plastic slide is about 5 feet high, with two bounces going down. There is a ladder going up to the slide. However, the slide can also be accessed by going around on the grass to the top of the platform.  There is one bench to sit on. This tot lot has some green area around it for the kids to run around in, but it does go up to the sidewalk. This tot lot also backs right up to a house, so we were careful to keep our kids in the 'tot lot' boundaries. It was pretty sunny here, but there were shady pockets, and probably as the day progresses, different areas get the shade.

one view of the slide and monkey bars

2nd view of slide and monkey bars

swings!

KC24, KC25, KC26

We visited 3 tot lots in Kings Contrivance on July 27, 2017
We started at KC25, which has a few entrance points. We parked on South Carlinda Ave, but there are also entry points off of Shaker Dr and Cape Ann Dr. The path at South Carlinda and Shaker Dr is right across the street from the Macgill's Common pool. The tot lot was about a 3 minute walk from there. There is one big kid swing and one baby swing. The square sandbox has no toys, and there are 2 bouncy animals. The plastic slide is about 4 1/2 feet high and goes straight down.  There is one bench to sit on here.  Pretty well shaded here as well.

From KC25 we walked to KC24, which was less than a 5 minute walk. This was a very nice tot lot. It was very nicely shaded, except for the swings, which were mostly in the sun. The swings were on a 'lower' level of the tot lot. There are 2 baby swings on one beam, and 4 big kid swings on another beam. There's one bench by the swings.  Up a small set of steps is the rest of the tot lot. Here you'll find 3 bouncy animals and a nice set of balance beams - 4 of them connected, all of slightly different heights. There's also a sandbox here, but again, no toys. There's a very nice slide structure too, there are 2 slides and a set of monkey bars attached to it. Both slides are plastic and go straight down - one is about 5 feet tall and the other is about 6 feet tall. There are big platform steps going up to the slides. This tot lot is surrounded by a large green field which is nice for the kids to run around. There's also a group of large rocks (or boulders)  to sit and climb on. There are also 3 benches to sit on. If you were to go directly to KC24, the closest parking is on Deer Chase or Cape Ann Dr.

bouncy animals

balance beams

big kid swings

baby swings

slide structure

slide structure

rocks

As we walked back towards KC25, we took a detour over KC26. It was about a 5-7 minute walk, and involved crossing the street.  This was a tiny tot lot, with only a small tunnel and sand box. There's one bench to sit on and also some rocks here to sit and play on. It is well shaded. The closest parking here would be on Cape Ann Dr, Quantrell Row, or Cottonmill Ln.

DS2 & DS4

We visited two tot lots in Dorsey's Search today, July 14, 2017.
We started at DS2 - parking on Eagles Wing Ct (parking on Henhawk Ct. is also an option). It was a short walk from where we parked. This was a nicely spread out tot lot, and was also very nicely shaded. There are 2 benches to sit on. In one area are two baby swings (which occasionally caught the sun), and a small-ish sized sand box. The three big kid swings are off in another area. In the third area are a set of chin-up bars and a bouncy balance. There's also a very nice slide structure here. The slide itself is at least 6 feet high, plastic, and has a couple of bounces going down. The large structure around it has somewhat high steps, but large platforms at each step to stand on. There are also monkey bars attached to the slide structure.

sandbox

baby swings

big kid swings

slide structure with monkey bars

chin-up bars and balance

We decided to walk to DS4, which turned out to be a 15 minute (with 3 pre-schoolers/toddlers). The walk was partly on the paths, and partly on sidewalks. There were a couple of sunny spots, but no major hills. DS3 may have been a slightly shorter walk from DS2.
DS4 is a smaller tot lot. It was also almost in full sun. There are two big kid swing and one baby swing. The plastic slide is about 5 feet high, and goes straight down. There's a ramp up to the slide, or a metal ladder on the side for the bigger kids to climb up.  Although there isn't as much playground here, there's a very nice green area for the kids to run around. If going directly to this tot lot there is parking on Bright Bay Way.

swings

ladder side of the slide structure

slide

ramp up to the slide

WL7 & WL6

We visited WL7 and WL6 on July 10, 2017.
WL7 is small, but has a certain charm. This is the tot lot mentioned in this article. It is apparently known as Bleak House. My friends and I were describing it as having a run down castle or ruins feeling. According to the article the play area is created out of the ruins of a stone house that was once part of Oakland Manor. However, it now looks a little different from the picture in the article. There is one plastic slide, that is about 3 feet high and goes straight down. The slide is the only really thing there. There's a little ramp and some fun steps. However, our kids had fun playing and running around for quite a while. There is no bench to sit on at this tot lot. It's pretty nicely shaded here.
The path to this tot lot is on Rain Dream Hill. The path was easily visible from the road, it's a bit of hill up, but it wasn't too bad a climb. However, the tot lot is a bit off the path and we had to walk on the grass to get to it. Also, if I hadn't been with friends, I may have walked right past it. So, you really need to be looking for it.

There isn't another tot lot that is easily walkable from WL7, so we got into our cars and drove 3 or 4 minutes to WL6. This tot lot is right by the Bryant Woods Pool/Neighborhood Center and the Bryant Woods Children's Center.  Parking on Green Mountain Circle is a little closer than parking at the actual pool. The path and the tot lot were visible from the street. There is a square sandbox, but no toys here. Two baby swings and two big kid swings here. The big kid swing are a little high off the ground. The plastic slide has a couple of bumps going down and is about 5 feet high. There are steps going up to the slide. The bottom of the slide is a little high off the ground. There are 2 bouncy cars here too. There's a nice green area to run around too. There are 2 benches to sit on, on either side of the sandbox. This tot lot is half shaded and half sunny.