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    A Dream Come True Playground

    4.7 (17 reviews)

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    Sheri Y.

    Great hidden gem for toddlers! From 2-7 is great. It also have bike way for toddlers! A swing bed and lover swing seats! My son spent a good 2 hours there without any issues!

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    1 year ago

    This is one of the best playgrounds! I highly recommend. It has a place for littles to ride their bikes as well.

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    2 years ago

    Perfect stop for the family traveling in the road... would definitely bring my kids here regularly if we lived close.

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    10 years ago

    Great park but the address listed is a home on the next street over. It's on the corner of Neff Road and Tomas bower circle

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    12 years ago

    Great park nice clean artistic playground. Nice covered picnic table area. Good place for a picnic lunch.

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    My only issues were with the lack of toilet paper in the restroom and a lack of toddler friendly bathroom accomodations.

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    Edith J. Carrier Arboretum - James Madison University

    Edith J. Carrier Arboretum - James Madison University

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    10.23.2025. Harrisonburg, VA. My husband and I enjoyed strolling through the Edith J. Arboretum, a…read morefour-season public garden located on James Madison University's East Campus. The 125 acre urban arboretum "provides all students and community members with an outdoor classroom, a forested haven that is home to a rich oak-hickory habitat of flora and fauna, flowering gardens, and native wildflowers." The arboretum is open from dawn to dusk 365 days a year, and has free admission. (That said, I encourage you to support the EJC by becoming a member). We enjoyed walking on the 0.9 easy loop trail, passing through or near the family garden, the oak-hickory forest, fern valley, the pond, and more. Being late October, there weren't any flowering plants, but it didn't matter. There are restrooms, family restrooms, a water fountain, picnic area, a few benches, and an information kiosk. There are also three free parking areas on University Blvd, all with handicap parking spaces. We parked in the largest R5 lot. The garden and paths are well-maintained and enjoyed by a variety of users -- students, people walking their leased dogs, and older folks getting in some gentle exercise. I had only two disappointments -- (1) I so enjoyed the arboretum that I wish it were bigger! (2) can hear some traffic noise, but I guess you'd have to expect that in an urban garden. We look forward to returning when next in Harrisonburg!

    The arboretum appears to have been constructed out of land that was too uneven to make into the…read moreusual college buildings, as it is hilly and has some weird angles. While the streambed running through it was dry, it had the insect population of a wetland and I struggled to stop and be still at any point during my exploration. The site has two small parking lots and a variety of attractions, including extensive play facilities for the pre-college crowd. Most of the other attendees, however, appeared older than college students. There were certainly some interesting sights to be seen, and no charge to get in.

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