The playground is made up of large plastic structures from Little Tykes, larger versions of what homeowners might buy for their backyards.
We spent Mother's Day at my in-laws, and in the late afternoon as the clouds had cleared, we took a short constitutional walk to my wife's childhood playground. This happened to be one of the first playgrounds we visited when he was just learning to swing in the toddler seats. He comes here often whenever Grandma and Grandpa are looking after him, but this was our first time since his days on the swings.
What's nice is even at 6pm on a Sunday, the bathrooms were open – that's a big difference from NYC playgrounds where even when the signs say they should be open, the bathrooms are usually closed. Although oddly we've tried coming here and found the gates to the playground locked up entirely without much explanation.
The musical instruments – chimes, drums, ect – have seen better days. One was broken off, but ironically this was the only one with a drumstick attached to it. The slides were a bit wet from the rain, but we still had fun riding on the spring-loaded horse.
Cliffside Park, New Jersey was founded in 1895.
