RH23, RH24, RH25

We visited 3 tot lots in River Hill today, May 3, 2018.

We started at RH23. It is accessible from both Early Lilacs Path and Floating Clouds Path. This is a nice, multi level tot lot. There is a little bouncy car and a tunnel. There are 4 big kid swings on one beam, and in a separate area 2 baby swings. The baby swings are a bit away from everything else, which is nice for keeping the big kids away. There is also a tire swing, which was very popular with our kids. They needed a little help getting on, but then had a blast. There is a small sandbox. There are steps up to the slide, which is about  feet high and goes straight down. However, the bottom of the slide is at least 18 inches off the ground and my toddler had a few rough landings, basically falling off the slide onto her bottom. So, watch the little ones as they slide down. There are 2 benches to sit on. It was in pretty full sun while we were there. However, there are a lot of trees surrounding it, and I suspect when the leaves fill in for the summer it will be at least a bit more shaded.

slide structure

sandbox

tunnel and bouncy car

tire swing

tire swing

big kid swings

baby swings

Next we walked to RH24, which was about a 5 minute walk on the path. If you wanted to drive directly here, the path is on Laurel Leaves Ln. There were 2 baby swings on one beam, and 4 baby swings on another beam. The big kid swings were a bit high off the ground. There was a nice riding carousel, which again, the kids loved riding on. There's a small sandbox and monkey bars. The slide structure here was one of my favorites. It was a very nice size. There's a large ramp going up to the slide, as well as a ladder on the other side to climb. The slide itself is plastic, about 6 1/2 feet high and has a couple of bumps going down. Again, the bottom of the slide was almost 2 feet off the ground, so watch the little ones going down. However, the bounces/bumps do help slow them down. 2 benches to sit on. It was very sunny here, and didn't look like much shade would come in over the summer.

sandbox

slide structure

another view of slide structure

monkey bars

swings

baby swings

carousel

The third tot lot we visited was RH25. This was about a 7 minute walk from RH24. Parking for RH25 is on Indian Summer Drive or Summer Sky Path. This tot lot also had a tunnel and a balance bounce to stand on. There's a balance beam of two different heights - but it was a little narrow. Here again the baby swings and big kid swings were on separate beams. 2 baby swings and 4 big kid swings (yet again a bit high off the ground). The slide structure had steps going up as well as a chain link rope to climb up. The plastic slide was about 5 1/2 feet high and had a couple of bounces going down. There are also monkey bars attached to the slide structure. There are 2 benches to sit on and again, another sunny tot lot.

slide structure

tunnel

another view of slide structure and monkey bars

swings

balance beams

bouncey balance

HC13 and HC14

We visited tot lots HC13 and HC14 on April 26, 2018.
We started at HC14, parking on Beatrice Way. However, there are 3 or 4 other streets right there that connect to the tot lot. The tot lot was visible from the top of the path on Beatrice Way, which was nice for the kids to see. This was a nice sized tot lot, with lots of space to play. The swing sets are set off in one space - 2 baby swings and 2 big kid swings. The big kid swings are a bit high off the ground. There's a nice large slide structure here. A ramp goes up to the top, (or there's a metal ladder on the side), and the slide is about 6 feet high, plastic with a couple of bumps going down. The bottom of the slide is about a foot off the ground. There also 2 bouncy animals and a sandbox here. This tot lot also had a couple of 'donated' items - a small plastic toddler slide and a small plastic picnic table.
There are 4 benches to sit on. It seems as if this would be a fairly well shaded tot lot as well.

swings

slide structure

another view of the slide structure

bouncy animals

From HC14 we walked to HC13. With 2 preschoolers and a toddler, the walk was about 7 minutes.  This is a smaller tot lot, but the kids still had a lot of fun. If you wanted to go directly to this tot lot it is directly off Eliots Oak Rd. There is one baby swing and one big kid swing. 2 bouncy animals and a sandbox. The slide structure has steps going up. The slide is about 4 feet high, plastic, with one bounce going down. There is one bench to sit on.

swings

slide structure

sandbox and bouncy animals

KC1

Although it's still a bit cool out we went for a family walk today and visited a tot lot in Kings Contrivance. (visited April 8, 2018)
KC1 is located right off of Moving Water Ln. It is a smaller tot lot, but very nice.
There are 2 bouncy animals and a nice swing set structure with 2 big kid swings and 2 baby swings. The big kid swings are a bit high off the ground. However, these swings do look like they're newer and were probably replaced in the past couple of years.
There is a narrow ramp going up to the slide. There is also a metal ladder on the side of the slide structure to climb up. The plastic slide is about 5 feet high and goes straight down. The bottom of the slide is high off the ground - about 18 inches to 2 feet. It can make for a rough landing, especially for kids who don't have long legs or know how to stop at the bottom.
There is also a small green area behind the swings to play and run in.

slide structure

bottom of the slide

bouncy animals

swing set structure

HR19 & HR20

We visited HR19 & HR20 on Thursday, August 31, 2017

We parked in the circle on Harmel Dr. and walked to HR20. It was a short walk, down a little hill, which means you have to walk back up that hill to get back! This is a nicely shaded tot lot. There are 2 bouncy animals here, which are a bit high off the ground. There's also a nice sized sandbox. Three big kid swings and 2 baby swings all of one beam. The big kid swings are a bit high off the ground. The metal slide is about 4 feet high and goes straight down. There are steps going up to the slide platform. One bench to sit on. This tot lot backs up to a little creek. There's a path going around the creek, and a very small hill down to the creek.  The water is not deep, but it can get muddy, so if your kids get near there, make sure they watch their step.

sandbox

swings

slide

creek

From HR20 we walked to HR19, which was about a 12 minute walk on the paths.  This is also a nicely shaded tot lot. There's a square sandbox here, it had a few leaves in it, but that's not unusual when there are a lot of trees overhead. There was one baby swing and one big kid swing, both on the same beam. The two bouncy animals were a little high off the ground. The slide was metal and about 5 feet high, there is a ramp and a ladder up to the slide platform. One bench to sit on.

sandbox

slide

swings and bouncy animals