Franklin Lakes Municipal Field Playground

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FRANKLIN LAKES MUNICIPAL FIELD PLAYGROUND
ADDRESS: DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes
DIRECTIONS: Take Rt. 208 N to exit 59 – Franklin Lakes/Colonial Rd. 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.  The 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 has newer equipment and is suitable for children ages 5-12. The area is not shaded and not fenced in but has lots of really cool equipment to keep the kids busy.
PARKING: Municipal parking or next to the library.
HANDICAP: The paved path leading to the playground makes this is a perfect handicap accessible area. The playground also has a smaller section with a large ramp with puzzles at the top of the ramp. There are also steps on this section making the ramp the only way down.
CLIMBING: Bars, rings, repelling apparatus, stairs, mushroom caps, chain link climbing, rock wall
PLAYTHINGS: Racecar puzzles, storefront with two person seats, call boxes
SLIDES: One corkscrew, two bump, five chutes
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. Path leads to a memorial area.
WATER: Be aware of the stream behind the memorial area
OTHER COOL STUFF: Independent rock climbing walls and climbing rings.
MAKE A DAY OF IT: Visit the Saddle Ridge Riding Center on Shadow Ridge Road off of Pulis Ave.  The center has plenty of horses to look at and you can pick up information about lessons and birthday parties.