Reviews of the City of Calgary’s 10 New Inclusive Playgrounds

All 10 of the City of Calgary’s new inclusive playgrounds are now open! We have visited all of them to bring you all you need to know about these amazing new playgrounds. We are big fans! Click on the heading links for a full review of each park! 1. Somerset Park Inclusive Playground Somerset- 999 Somerset … Read more

McKenzie Towne School

Location: mapAddress: 679 Prestwick Cir SEParking: free street parking Nicky’s Review (10 years): “I liked the balls where you could echo and the puzzle under the climbing wall.”Robbie’s Review (7 years): “I liked the balls” Age Range: 2-12 yearsGround cover:  pour-in-place recycled tire Features: Large climbing structure with ramp, steps, slides and overhead features. Large ball shaped equipment. Rock wall; … Read more

St. Albert the Great School Playground

Location: mapAddress:  225 Prestwick Ave SEParking: free street parking Nicky’s Review (10 years): “I like the spiny thing, the monkey bars and the climber that was like people.”Robbie’s Review (7 years): “It was good. I liked the whole climber.” Age Range: 5-12 years Ground cover: pour-in-place recycled tire Features: Large interconnected climber with overhead features, slides and steps. People shaped climber. … Read more

Douglasdale School Playground

Location: mapAddress:  Douglasdale – 400 Douglas Park Blvd SEParking: free street parking Nicky’s Review (10 years): “I liked how it was like a rocket ship with all these buttons and all the things that you could move around with.”Robbie’s Review (7 years): “I liked everything and that you can sleep in the space shuttle” Age Range: 3-12 yearsGround cover:  pour-in-place … Read more

Monsignor JS Smith School Playground

Location: mapAddress:  Douglasdale – 2919 Douglasdale Blvd SEParking: free street parking Nicky’s Review (10 years): “I liked the bars and the M climber.”Robbie’s Review (7 years): “I liked the M climber” [shown above] Age Range: 5-12 yearsGround cover: pour-in-place recycled tire Features: Huge interconnected climbing structure with ramp, slides, overhead features and slides. Large M shaped bar climber. Surrounding park area: … Read more

Samuel W. Shaw School Playground

Location: mapAddress:  Shawnessy – 115 Shannon Dr SWParking: free street parking Nicky’s Review (10 years): “I liked how there was a lot of monkey bars and the red climbing wall with holes in it.”Robbie’s Review (7 years): “It was good. I liked the slides.” Age Range: 5-12 yearsGround cover: pour-in-place recycled tire Features: Large interconnected climber with slides and overhead features. … Read more