LR19 and LR22

We visited 2 tot lots in Long Reach on August 23, 2017.

We started at LR22. We parked on April Brook Circle, right at the path, but this tot lot is also accessible from Painted Yellow Gate and Gray Sea Way.  There are 2 big kid swings and 2 baby swings. The big kid swings are a little high off the ground here. There's a sandbox and a 2 bouncy animals.  There's a nice ramp up to the slide, no steps. The plastic slide is about 5 feet high and has a couple of bounces going down. There is one bench here to sit on.

swings

sandbox

bouncy animals

slide structure

ramp up to slide

Next we walked to LR19, which was about a 7 minute walk on the sidewalk of April Brook Circle and the path. It's also not too far from the Kendall Ridge Pool. This was a nicely sized tot lot and had a bit of green area to run around on. We also crossed a bridge on the path, and that's usually very popular too! There are 3 benches to sit on here. The slide structure is large, and has big platform steps  going up to the slide. The slide itself is plastic and about 5 feet high, it goes straight down. There's a sandbox and 3 bouncy animals here. There are 2 baby swings on one beam, and 3 big kid swings on a second beam (in separate areas). The beam for the big kid swings has a place for a 4th swing. Again, the big kid swings here are a bit high off the ground. There's a square balance as well as a balance beam of 2 heights here.

baby swings

big kid swings

balance

balance beams

sand box

slide structure

bouncy animals and slide

OM17 & OM18

Today, August 14, 2017,  we visited 3 tot lots in Oakland Mills.

First we went to OM18, which is right off of Castile Ct. However, upon arrival we discovered that this tot lot doesn't really exist. There was a sign there stating "Tot lot usage survey in process. This area subject to video monitoring."  However, all that was at this tot lot was a tunnel, and a beam for swings. The swings were not there though. So, I don't know if this tot lot is being improved, or is possibly one they are thinking of getting rid of.

Since there wasn't much to do at OM18 we crossed the street to OM17. There are a few paths that lead to this tot lot. We entered right on Farewell Rd, but a couple of the roads off of Farewell Rd also have paths that lead to the tot lot.  OM17 is a nicely spread out tot lot and is surrounded by a big green field. So, if your kids don't want to play on the equipment bring a ball to kick or throw around. There is a set of monkey bars here - again, for the tall kids to climb up to.  All on one beam are 3 big kid swings and 2 baby swings.  The slide structure is very nice. There's a steep ramp going up to the platform and there's also a ladder on the side to climb up. The plastic slide is about 5 1/2 feet high and has a couple of bumps going down.  There are 2 benches to sit on. Parts of this tot lot are shaded.

slide structure

slide

ladder going up to slide

From here we walked to OM16. The walk was less than 10 minutes. For a review of OM16, click here.