Friday, May 19, 2017

Playground: Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV

GPS: 40.097827, -80.663141

Visit Day and Time:Wednesday May 3, 2017 from 2:59 pm until 3:02 pm
Temperature at visit: Cool
Crowd level: Mild (There were several families there for a total of around 7-10 kids all kids were under 4 years old)


  • Pros
    • Large playground with multiple play structures
    • Area for small toddlers
    • Plenty of various types of seating

  • Cons
    • Could be hard to keep an eye on your child if they move from structure to structure
    • My daughter fell several times going between play areas (luckily the rubber turf kept her from getting hurt) so some kids might have a hard time adjusting to the rise that the rubber turf creates
  • Trash Info
    • Several trash cans available 
    • No loose trash
  • Shade Info
    • There is some shade over some of the adult seating areas 
    • Play structures don't have a lot of shade
  • Adult Seating
    • Several benches
    • Several Picnic tables
  • Access
    • There is a sidewalk from the parking area to the playground
    • Multiple access entries (stairs, pipe climber, and chain ladder)
  • Misc
    • Rubber flooring under play area
  • Broken equipment
    • None to note

View of lake from one parking area

View of lake from one parking area

View of the playground coming from one of the parking areas

Newer play area to the right coming from one of the parking areas

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