WHERE: This playground is located at 6869 Van Gorden Road in Liberty Township, Ohio, which is north of Cincinnati.
WHAT: It is a newer playground in a fort-like set up with swings, a sandpit, slides, and lots of climbers. There are also bathrooms and a snack pavilion.
GOOD: Lots of different activities for kids of all sizes. The fortress is cool because it has a labyrinthian feel. There's a lot of opportunity for pretend play on a grand scale. The slides didn't flatten out too much at the end, so kids slide all the way to the bottom. The sand pit has common toys for digging. The toddler swings are more like baskets, so kids are comfortable. The fort is beautifully built and solid as a rock.
BAD: No shade except for the pavilion. It was 90 degrees at 9:30 in the morning and not a tree in sight near the fort. There's also a steep grade behind the bathrooms, so if your child is a wanderer you might find her at the edge of an incline covered with wildflowers and precariously close to toppling in. Parking is gravel lot only. If you have to keep track of more than one child, the set up of the fort can be daunting--lots of blind spots. And, worst of all, some lousy sponsor was a Steelers fan.
Overall grade: B+
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