Monday, May 1, 2017

Playground: Dallas Pike, WV


GPS: 40°00'53.3"N 80°31'37.3"W

Visit Day and Time: Sunday around 3:01 pm until 3:47 pm
Temperature at visit: over 80 degrees (Hot for the end of April)
Crowd level: We were the only park visitors
  • Pros
    • Low/No crowds
    • Good line of sight from the adult seating to the play areas
  • Cons 
    • Lots of boring bees buzzing around and some wasps
    • Some broken equipment
    • Getting to the tube slide could be difficult without help for little children
  • Trash Info
    • Low (pair of socks and a couple other pieces food wrappers)
    • There was a trash bag tied to a pole (that had some trash it)
    • Some minor writing on the interior of the higher club house
  • Shade Info
    • Adult seating in the sun
    • Open air slide in the sun (it was hot to touch the day we were there so my toddler preferred the tube slide
    • The club house area is covered 
    • The tire swing is under the play structure
    • There was some shade in the swing area because of the club house
    • The picnic area is covered
  • Adult Seating
    • Wood bench with movable back to sit facing the playground or the basketball court
    • Wood bench (no back)
    • Composite bench glider
    • Picnic tables at the shelter (6 tables)
  • Swings
    • 3 standard swings
    • 1 baby swing
    • 1 tire swing
    • 1 rope disc swing
  • Slides
    • Open air gentle grade slide
    • Tube slide (access to this slide is difficult for little ones to do on their own)
  • Access
    • Climbing chain ladder
    • Pipe ladders
    • Tunnel to climb from one platform to the other
    • Pipe handle/stair to access the tube slide (could be difficult for little ones to do on their own)
  • Misc
    • Telescope 
    • Lower level play house (might have been a sandbox at some point)
  • Broken equipment 
    • Steering wheel in the club house
    • Baby swing was in need of repair but functional
    • Rope disc swing seat was pretty worn
    • One of the benches back support was gone






View from the parking area
Shelter (I think this is associated with the Dallas Pike community center)

View from the far side of the playground 
Swing area
Basketball court
View from the newer bench area
View from the clubhouse are near the tube slide
View of the area where you enter the tube slide (note the yellow pipe is what my toddler used to climb to the platform)
View from the clubhouse (note the broken steering wheel area)
Parking area

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