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| Featured Playground in Bergen County, NJ Municipal Field Playground DeKorte Ave |
Directions:
Rt. 208 N to exit 59/Frankin Lakes/Colonial Rd exit. Make a right at the light onto Colonial Rd.
Take Colonial Rd to the end and make a right onto Franklin Lakes Rd. Go to the first light and
make a left onto Pulis Ave. Make the first right onto DeKorte Ave. Playground is behind the
Municipal Building on left.
DESCRIPTION: Walk along a paved path to this big playground behind the municipal building
and local library. The playground lacks shade and fencing, but offers two separate structures
and lots of independent equipment for climbing and repelling.
AMENITIES:
PARKING: Municipal parking is a bit of a walk from the playground, signage says not to park in
the library parking lot
HANDICAP: A paved path leads to the playground making it accessible via wheelchair, there is a
smaller section with a large ramp leading to puzzles at the top
CLIMBING: Bars, rings, repeller, stairs, mushroom caps, chain link climbing, rock wall
PLAYTHINGS: Race car puzzles, storefront with two person seats, call boxes
SLIDES: One corkscrew, two bump, five chute
SPORTS: Three baseball fields, two soccer fields, tennis courts to the west of the parking lots
SWINGS: Four full size, four toddler
WALKING PATH: Around perimeter of park and ball fields leading to memorial area
WATER: Stream behind Memorial area
OTHER COOL STUFF: Follow the path to the far corner and cross a little bridge to tennis courts
on Old Mill Rd.
MAKE A DAY OF IT: Visit the Saddle Ridge Riding Center on Shadow Ridge Rd off of Pulis
Ave. There are often horses in one of the outside rings to visit and maybe feed with permission
from the staff and you can pick up information about lessons, trail rides, and birthday parties.
Rt. 208 N to exit 59/Frankin Lakes/Colonial Rd exit. Make a right at the light onto Colonial Rd.
Take Colonial Rd to the end and make a right onto Franklin Lakes Rd. Go to the first light and
make a left onto Pulis Ave. Make the first right onto DeKorte Ave. Playground is behind the
Municipal Building on left.
DESCRIPTION: Walk along a paved path to this big playground behind the municipal building
and local library. The playground lacks shade and fencing, but offers two separate structures
and lots of independent equipment for climbing and repelling.
AMENITIES:
PARKING: Municipal parking is a bit of a walk from the playground, signage says not to park in
the library parking lot
HANDICAP: A paved path leads to the playground making it accessible via wheelchair, there is a
smaller section with a large ramp leading to puzzles at the top
CLIMBING: Bars, rings, repeller, stairs, mushroom caps, chain link climbing, rock wall
PLAYTHINGS: Race car puzzles, storefront with two person seats, call boxes
SLIDES: One corkscrew, two bump, five chute
SPORTS: Three baseball fields, two soccer fields, tennis courts to the west of the parking lots
SWINGS: Four full size, four toddler
WALKING PATH: Around perimeter of park and ball fields leading to memorial area
WATER: Stream behind Memorial area
OTHER COOL STUFF: Follow the path to the far corner and cross a little bridge to tennis courts
on Old Mill Rd.
MAKE A DAY OF IT: Visit the Saddle Ridge Riding Center on Shadow Ridge Rd off of Pulis
Ave. There are often horses in one of the outside rings to visit and maybe feed with permission
from the staff and you can pick up information about lessons, trail rides, and birthday parties.
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