KC13 & KC11

We visited KC13 and KC11 on August 2, 2019

KC13 is a nice large tot lot that is nicely spread out. There is a 2 level balance beam and pull up bars at 3 different heights. There are 2 baby swings on one beam, at the opposite end are 4 big kid swings, which are pretty high off the ground. There is a sandbox here too. The large slide structure has big steps to climb up as well as a chain link climber. Attached to the slide structure are monkey bars and a fireman's pole.  The plastic slide is about 5 feet high and goes straight down. We were there on a cloudy day, so it was hard to tell how shaded the tot lot is. However, we were surrounded by trees, so I suspect there's at least some shade here.

sandbox

big kid swings

slide structure

alternate view of slide structre

baby swings

pull up bars

We drove over to KC11, which is about one mile away. This is a loud tot lot! It backs up to 95, so there's a steady hum of traffic. The small slide structure has a ramp going up and a metal slide, which is about 5 1/2 feet high that goes straight down. There are 2 bouncy animals. Behind the bouncy animals is a beam with one baby swing and one big kid swing. Across the path there is another beam with 2 big kid swings. It's somewhat well shaded here.

bouncy animals and swings

big kid swings

slide structure

LR05

We visited LR05 on July 17, 2019.

This tot lot was a short walk down the path from the street. Each area of the tot lot is in it's own little area.  There are 3 big kid swings and 2 baby swings all on the same beam. There is one bouncy animal, right in front of the 2 benches. There's a ramp up to the slide, which is plastic. The slide is about 4 feet high and goes straight down. This is a nicely shaded tot lot as well.

bouncy animals

slide structure

swings

TC2 & TC3

We visited tot lots TC2 and TC3 on July 16, 2019. These two tot lots are in the Town Center, not too far from the mall.

We parked on Cloudy April Way, which is in a townhouse development to get to TC3.  Most of the parking spots there are reserved, so there was limited guest parking, especially in the area near the tot lot. This is also a fairly well shaded tot lot.
The swings are slightly separated from the rest of the play area. There are 2 big kid swings and 2 baby swings. The swings are also in the sunniest part of the tot lot.  There's a nice sandbox with toys in it and 3 bouncy animals. The slide structure has a ramp going up to the slide, which is about 5 1/2 feet high and goes straight down. There is a small plastic tunnel to crawl through. There are also 3 bouncy animals. There are 2 benches to sit on.

sandbox

bouncy animals

tunnel

swings

slide structure

We walked to TC2, which is only about 2 minutes away. They're at opposite ends of the townhouse development.
There are 4 swings here too, again 2 big kid swings and 2 baby swings. There are monkey bars, in a slightly separate area as well. There is one bouncy animal. There's a long ramp up to the slide, which is about 6 feet high, plastic and has a couple of bumps going down.  Other than the swing area, most of the tot lot is pretty well shaded.

swings

slide structure

bouncy horse

monkey bars

RH01

We visited RH01 on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The path to this tot lot is off the circle on Onward Trail.

Unfortunately, we didn't spend a lot of time here because it started to rain shortly after we arrived!
There is an  nice square sandbox here, but no toys. There are 2 bouncy animals, and a nice slide structure. The slide structure has a ramp going up, and a nice tunnel area underneath. The slide is about 4 feet high, plastic, and goes straight down. There are 4 swings, 3 big kid swings and 1 baby swing, all on the same beam. There was a fair amount of shade at this tot lot.
There are 2 benches to sit on.
This tot lot is about a 7 minute walk to RH13.

full view of tot lot

sand box

slide and bouncy animals

swings

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