Tag: playground
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Dockton Park’s New Playground is Open!
The new Dockton Park and Marina Playground on Vashon-Maury Island is now open for fun! Kids and adults alike enjoyed the new playground and planted dozens of native plants at the opening event.
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Three Great Playgrounds for Families
King County Parks offer great outdoor recreational opportunities for adults, but many parks also feature fun-filled playgrounds and outdoor opportunities for families with younger children. At these parks, you’ll find standout climbing structures, versatile play equipment, and even opportunities to build biking skills for your littlest ones. Dick Thurnau Memorial Park Come safely learn and…
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Marymoor South play area is OPEN!
I know it’s hard to believe, but Marymoor Park just got a little bit awesomer. We’re delighted to announce that the southern play area at Marymoor Park (located right outside of the concert venue) is now open! There’s equipment for littles and bigs alike and is a climbing kiddo’s dream: lots of things to go…
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Playground update: Tolt MacDonald now open!
Tolt MacDonald Park – Now open! See photo above. Big Finn Hill – The lower playground is scheduled to be closed starting Wednesday, September 21. Depending on the weather, construction should be complete in 2 months. The upper toddler playground will remain open during construction. *** This project is funded in part by the voter-approved…
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Playground Updates: Ravensdale Park now open and Tolt MacDonald Park now closed
Ravensdale Park Now open!!! Check out the pictures below. Tolt MacDonald Park Closed through September. *** This project is funded in part by the voter-approved 2014-2019 King County Parks, Trail and Open Space Replacement Levy. Thank you for your support! For more information on the program and other capital improvement projects click here.
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Petrovitsky Park play area is re-open!
Your little ones can climb, spin, sway and wobble their way around Petrovitsky Park once again. Closed for safety repairs, the play area now features a thick layer of wood chips and meets national safety standards for play area flooring material. The wood chips are an interim measure until the play area is renovated in…
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Cottage Lake Playground Construction Update
Due to wet weather, the Cottage Lake playground will remain under construction throughout next week. The playground will open ASAP. On the bright side, a beautiful rainbow was spotted at the construction site. Somewhere over the rainbow, the playground will open :).
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Playground Construction Updates
South King County Playground construction is now complete at South County Ballfields Park and the playground has been open since September 17. King County Parks crews will began work on the Five Mile Lake playground on October 5. It is scheduled to be complete towards the end of December. The playground improvements are part of…
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Transformation Tuesday: South County Ballfield playground is now open!
As of Thursday, Sept. 17 the South County Ballfield playground is now open. The project was completed a week ahead of schedule and within the budget at approximately $130,000. This is our first playground with rubber safety tile instead of wood chips. A huge thank you to everyone involved in the process. Check out the…
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Playground construction update
South King County Playground construction is nearing completion at the South County Ballfields Park (pictured above). The playground is scheduled to reopen in a couple of weeks (exact date TBD) with all new Playworld Systems equipment and rubber tile safety surfacing. After that, King County Parks crews will begin work on the Five Mile Lake…
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Shiny South County Playgrounds
Demolition/construction has begun on the new South County Ballfields playground. Stay tuned…
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The kids are happy and so are we!
You don’t have to tell these kids twice to go outside and play, even in the rain. Besides, everyone knows that rain makes riding down slides that much more fun! Today in Fremont, King County Parks took part in a playground dedication at B.F. Day Elementary where kids, parents, teachers and supporting community groups came…
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Santos Rodriguez Memorial Park playground!
King County Parks is thrilled to be part of the El Centro de la Raza community as a key funding partner in their effort to build a community gathering place. The Youth Sports Facilities Grant program awarded El Centro $64,000 to purchase a new playground which was dedicated June 9th, 2011. Donations, volunteer labor and…
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We’ll take it. #5 spot for playgrounds in Western Washington goes to Marymoor Park
Marymoor Park made it to the top 5 of the 2010 Best of Western Washington!! Pay no heed to Ricky Bobby’s smart mouth, there is no shame in the #5 slot. Evening Magazine bestowed us with this great honor, and if that wasn’t enough for you, they tallied 402,855 votes from around Western Washington. We think…
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New playground at SCMP now OPEN!
Here’s some wonderful news that’ll chase away this gloomy Friday: The new playground at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center is now officially OPEN! Featuring some very groovy Scandinavian-designed equipment for kids aged 2-5 and 5-12, there are slides, swings, and lots of spinny things. And of course, safety surfacing so you don’t get…
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Playground grant available from Playworld Systems
Attention Parks partners! This has got to be one of the happiest jobs on the planet: a playground equipment maker gets to give away grants for play structures. Now that’s something to run and jump about! Here’s the deal: According to their website, Playworld Systems, Inc is offering grants toward the purchase of an “Activo”…