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| Featured Playground in Morris County, NJ RVA Johanson Memorial Fields 353 Powerville Rd, Boonton Township |
DIRECTIONS: 287N to Intervale Rd/Mtn. Lakes exit. At top of exit ramp turn left. At traffic light
turn right onto Fanny Rd. At 2nd stop sign turn right and quickly bear left onto Powerville Rd.
Proceed down Powerville Rd bearing right at the fork in the road to remain on Powerville Rd.
Turn left at the entrance to RFL Electronics and proceed into the field parking lots. The
playgound is all the way in the back of the complex.
DESCRIPTION: Very clean, newer equipments, mainly wooden with some creative play items, lots
of parking and busy on the weekends since it’s surrounded by fields. Not much shade, bring
your sunscreen!
AMENITIES:
Parking: Large lot
Picnicking: Big gazebo with lots of tables, vending machines
Climbing: Wooden structures, rings, repeller, handle bars, climbing wall, tires, tubes
Playthings: Tic-tac-toe, abacus, loggers wheel, looking glass, steering wheel, call boxes, mirrors,
wooden car
Seesaws: Airplane style two-seat bouncy
Slides: Two toddler, two corkscrew
Sports: Four baseball fields and a couple soccer fields
Walking Paths: Around the park and pond
Water: Small pond at the park’s entrance (not near the play area)
Make a Day of It
Spend some time at Let’s Create art studio, call ahead for classes or open studio time. Cmbine
with a trip to nearby Tourne Park.
turn right onto Fanny Rd. At 2nd stop sign turn right and quickly bear left onto Powerville Rd.
Proceed down Powerville Rd bearing right at the fork in the road to remain on Powerville Rd.
Turn left at the entrance to RFL Electronics and proceed into the field parking lots. The
playgound is all the way in the back of the complex.
DESCRIPTION: Very clean, newer equipments, mainly wooden with some creative play items, lots
of parking and busy on the weekends since it’s surrounded by fields. Not much shade, bring
your sunscreen!
AMENITIES:
Parking: Large lot
Picnicking: Big gazebo with lots of tables, vending machines
Climbing: Wooden structures, rings, repeller, handle bars, climbing wall, tires, tubes
Playthings: Tic-tac-toe, abacus, loggers wheel, looking glass, steering wheel, call boxes, mirrors,
wooden car
Seesaws: Airplane style two-seat bouncy
Slides: Two toddler, two corkscrew
Sports: Four baseball fields and a couple soccer fields
Walking Paths: Around the park and pond
Water: Small pond at the park’s entrance (not near the play area)
Make a Day of It
Spend some time at Let’s Create art studio, call ahead for classes or open studio time. Cmbine
with a trip to nearby Tourne Park.
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August 2009
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Playgrounds:
May 2009
Jacob Ford Playground,
Morristown, NJ
June 2009
Dale Anderson Jaycees
Memorial Tot Lot/Emmet
Field Complex
Florham Park, NJ
July 2009
Flanders Park, Flanders NJ
August 2009
Gardner Field, Denville, NJ
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