KC15 and KC16

We visited KC15 and KC16 on August 24, 2018.

We started at KC16, which can be accessed from either Yellow Bonnet Pl or Broadcloth Way. This is a pretty well shaded tot lot, but there are small spots of sunlight. There's a square sandbox right in the front, one side of which edges right up to a small hill going down. Just watch kids sitting on the side there.  There are 2 swingset beams here, one has 3 big kid swings, and the other is for 2 baby swings. However, at this time the baby swings are not there.  There's a nice large slide structure here, with a long slide, probably close to 7 feet high, plastic and going straight down. The bottom of the slide is a couple of feet off the ground. There are big wide steps going up to the slide as well as a metal rope ladder in the back. Also in the back are some monkey bars.  There are 2 benches to sit on.

sign about renovattion. Glad to see these!

sandbox

big kid swings

beam for baby swings

swing set structure

back of the swing set structure

We walked to KC15 next. This is a 10-15 minute walk, but it is all along the paths, and is rather enjoyable if your kids are up for it. If you were to go directly  to KC15 the closest street in New Grace Mews. Once again there are 2 swingset beams. The first has 4 big kid swings, and the second is for 2 baby swings, but again, they are currently down for maintenance.  There's a nice sandbox with a few toys. There's a small wooden balance platform. There's another large slide structure with a big ramp going up to the slide. The slide itself is plastic, about 6 feet high and has a couple of bumps going down. There is also metal ladder on the side to climb up to the slide. Once again, there are 2 benches to sit on. This tot lot is pretty well shaded, but there are a few sunny pockets.

beam for the baby swings

big kid swings

sand box and wooden balance

slide structure

WL1 and WL2

We visited WL01 and WL02 on August 2, 2018.

We started at WL1. There are a few options for parking, I parked on Stoneboat Row, but you could also park on Snowy Reach or Reedy Brook Ln. The walk from each street is about the same. WL1 is a sunny tot lot - there is really hardly any shade here at all. On one beam there is a big kid swing and a baby swing. There are steps going up to slide, which is about 4 1/2 feet high, plastic, and goes straight down. There is a nice sized sandbox, which had some pails, trucks and scoops in it. There are also 3 bouncy animals. There are 2 benches to sit on. Near the swings we saw some mushrooms growing.

sandbox

bouncy animals

swings

We decided to walk to WL02. It was a 10-12 minute walk along the paths. Not a long walk for adults, but it can seem long to little ones. There is one bouncy animal here. The sandbox had some toys in it. The slide structure looked newly built or repaired - the wood was definitely not as aged as others we've seen. The steps going up also weren't the same wood I've seen at others. However, I did notice that the steps were a little slippery since it had rained last night. The plastic slide is about 4 1/2 feet high and had a bounce going down.  On one wooden beam there were 2 big kid swings and one baby swing. This was a very well shaded tot lot. There are 2 benches to sit on. The closest parking is on Homecoming Lane. Other close streets are Downwest Ride and Downwest Ride.

sandbox

swings

slide structure

bouncy animal and slide

LR17

We visited LR17 on August 1, 2018.

LR17 is located just off of Stonecutter Rd, and is visible from the street. (As we pulled up my daughter yelled "I see it!").  We spent over 2 hours here, so it's definitely a fun tot lot. There is a square sandbox with toys in it. There are 3 bouncy animals and a tunnel. There's a nice set of monkey bars, but again, they are very high off the ground. The monkey bars were also the only part of the tot lot that seemed to be consistently in the sun. The slide structure has a ramp going up and a metal ladder on the side. The slide is about 5 1/2 feet high, plastic, and goes straight down. The slide is not super high off the ground, but was high enough for my toddler to land flat on her bottom a few times. On one beam there are 3 big kid swing and 2 baby swings.  The big kid swings are of varying heights and not as high off the ground as others that I've seen. This was a pretty well shaded tot lot, at least in the morning.

tunnel

slide structure

sandbox

bouncy animals in front of slide structure

monkey bars

swings

OB11 and OB12

We visited OB11 and OB12 on Monday, July 20, 2018

We started at OB12, which is just off of Star Path in Owen Brown. This tot lot and path really are not connected to any other paths, so it's really a stand alone tot lot.
There is one small sandbox here and monkey bars, which are high! There are also 3 bouncy animals. On one beam there are 3 big kid swings and one baby swing. The slide structure has steps going up to the slide, which is plastic and about 4 1/2 feet high, it goes straight down. There are 2 benches to sit on. This was a fairly well shaded tot lot as well. Today was a bit overcast, so it was already not too sunny, but there were a few trees surrounding the tot lot.

monkey bars

swings

slide

bouncy animals and slide structure

sandbox

Since there are no paths connected to OB12, we got into the car and drove over to OB11, which is only about a 1/2 mile away. We parked on Dasher Court, but it's also accessible from Dawn Blush Court and Gentle Way. 
OB11 is also pretty well shaded. It's also a nicely spread out tot lot, with each activity in its own little area. On one beam there is a beam with one baby swing and one big kid swing. The big swing was quite high. There was a sandbox with a few toys in it (usually the sign of well used tot lot!). There was a bouncy car, and 2 bouncy animals. The slide structure was quite similar to the one at OB12, with steps going up. The slide was plastic, about 4 1/2 feet high and had a bump going down. There were 2 benches to sit on.

slide structure

swings

sandbox

bouncy animals

bouncy car 

slide

HC09

We visited HC09 on July 20, 2018.

We set out to visit HC08 and HC09. Both appeared on the CA Pathways Map, but it appears that HC08 is no longer there. We parked on Even Star Place and took the path behind Longfellow Elementary School over towards Longfellow Pool. We passed where HC08 should have been, but didn't see any sign of it, so we continued on towards the pool, across the parking lot and basketball court to HC09.  For future reference, parking at the pool parking lot is much more convenient to the tot lot!
At HC09 we found one big kid swing and one baby swing on a shared beam. The big kid swing seemed a bit high off the ground. The plastic slide is about 5 feet high with a couple of bumps going down. The bottom of the slide is also at least 2 feet off the ground. There are steps going up to the slide. There are also a couple of tactile games here - tic tac toe, etc. There was also one unidentifiable object - so if you know what it is, please comment! It seemed like some sort of funnel, but I admit, I don't know what it was for - picture below.
This tot lot had trees around it, but was not that shaded. There are 3 benches to sit on.

slide

swings

benches and tactile games

what is this?