Find a great playground

Not just the closest one — the right one. Fenced for runners, shaded for July, toddler areas, restrooms, and accessible & inclusive playgrounds — details parents actually need, verified each season.

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What this guide has that a parks list doesn't

A council list gives you names and addresses. It almost never tells you the two things that decide the afternoon: whether the gate closes behind a toddler who runs, and whether a wheelchair can actually get to the equipment. So we work those out.

• Accessibility, said plainly. 214 playgrounds are recorded as wheelchair accessible. For 481 we have no confirmed information — and we say so, rather than leaving a blank that reads as a no. See why we publish "unknown".
• Fenced or not. 57 are fully fenced. If you have a runner, this is the only filter that matters.
• What's mapped on site. 562 listings carry OpenStreetMap detail — toilets, drinking water, shade shelters, benches, parking, a splash pad alongside.
• Official sources. 208 listings are confirmed against the parks department that actually runs the playground.

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The details that matter

Every listing flags what it can verify:fencedshadetoddler♿ accessiblerestrooms — and it'sFree unless clearly labeled otherwise.

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