The review is for adjoining kids playground. Describing a visit in mid January 2021 on a Friday…read moreafternoon. PROS: It's a solid wooden structure. It has nice bridges, slides and labyrinths for various ages. We liked the swings too. There's a dedicated 2-5 yrs play area. It's surrounded by fence for kids safety. CONS: The visual appeal is not well maintained. Paint is faded and chipping away. Many tiles cracked or missing. Sand boxes are nearly empty. Playground needs some face lift. Overall, my daughter enjoyed it

Very nice family park to enjoy with your little ones. I definitely recommend! Check it out!read more

My son loves this skatepark. It's all concrete, wide, spacious and lots of ramps of various ramp…read moresizes. It's clean too! There are many people of different abilities that come here. I brought my 2 year old and 4 year old. You'd still have to watch out for them but the older kids didn't seem to mind them. There are red picnic tables for snack time. Lastly, there is parking next to the park - I'm estimating the lot could hold about 20 cars. But if the lot is full, there's street parking too.

Go early. I don't know anything about The hood but it looks rougher than the park. Nice little spot…read morewith banks, ledges, flat land, low rails, and hips, Mind the gap, and beware the bobbed wire fencing at hand level as you stand on deck.

The instructors at Skate the Foundry are great at teaching kids and adults. My son learned a lot in…read moreone private lesson, and I learned a lot in one 30 minute group session. All the staff are friendly, encouraging, and fun. They keep expanding their locations, making it more convenient for those who don't live in the city. It's worth giving it a try!

I'm in my 40's and always wanted to learn to skateboard but never got around to it. For my birthday…read moreI got a one on one lesson with Brett and it was great! I went from not knowing even how to stand on the board to attempting a half pipe in one lesson! It's a great atmosphere and Brett is a great teacher. If you want to learn to skateboard, this is the place!!!

Sick concrete park built by 5th Pocket Skateparks. Great for maintaining flow and runs. Most…read morefeatures within the park are transition oriented but there are a couple street obstacles as well. This park is fun to ride and has a fairly private feel, as it is away from busy streets and nestled under I-76 next to the Skuykill river. Good for moderate to advanced riders, but definitely rideable for beginners.

This park is filled with wonderful treasures! They have held so much within this park, I don't know…read morewhere to begin but I will say, there is something for everyone! They have a great field for baseball. Please note, Freehold Little League is held here so if there is a game, parking will be hard. They also have many playgrounds for kids. They seem to have themed playgrounds so that if you are meeting other parents, just say, "we'll convene at the blue or pirate ship playground" and everyone will find it. They have a fenced in skateboard ramps for tweens and up which I personally think is a fabulous idea. The ramps are spaced and curved only for skateboards. Longboards should definitely stay only on the paved paths where they belong. Speaking of trails, their trails are mixed between paved and dirt. You can safely go on a light walking trail here either solo or as you are walking your dogs. They also provide a few stations with plastic bags for the owners to clean up after their dogs. They also have basketball courts, dog runs, picnic areas, a spray ground on hot summer's days and my favorite, a sports field with obstacle courses. Perfect for the bigger kids with lots of energy and to build coordination. I went in March where things are just somewhat starting to bloom. I can only imagine the splendor in late June where everything will be fully bloomed and the grass will be lush. I look forward to revisiting this park, especially when it's Freehold Township Day where there will be plenty of fireworks, rides and the Vets car show!

FREEHOLD: Take your dog for a walk on the fitness trail that loops around the park for about 3…read moremiles and alternates between pavement and dirt with views of baseball and soccer fields and plenty of greenery. The path is mostly flat with a mix of sunny and shady areas with water fountains to cool down. Also, check out the baseball field on the east side of the park that is popular for some off-leash play in a fenced area (be sure to make sure all gates are shut).

If you are ever in Philly and enjoy looking at art/graffiti or skateboarding then this place is a…read moremust see. There is a huge bowl, a half pipe, and some flat ground stuff too when it comes to the skating stuff. And if you want a cool place to get pictures taken and you can see in my pictures, this spot will make for some cool ones! Only warning I would give is the ground in the parking area is a little bit uneven so be careful walking through there.

Great chance to see a LEGEND skatepark. Ultimate DIY…read more lot of work to maintain, surfaces were ROUGH this late 2017 November day... Better suited to ADVANCED than mediocre skaters like me... Loved seeing it, other than annoying scooter (aren't they all annoying?) Kid, great experience. Lots of photo ops.

A great local park founded by the late great Andy Kessler who should in my opinion be its namesake…read more Used to have more verts but after recent concrete construction has more rails and is more beginner friendly. As of today the bowl is still under construction. Yes, there are scooter kids and a lot of bikes at times but you have to share the space. Definitely one of the better skate parks in the city.

This skatepark near the Art Museum was conceived in 2002, and brought to fruition in 2013. It was…read moremade from unutilized space, and is now accessible from another city project, the Schuylkill River Trail. I saw kids get on Regional Rail in the 'burbs, and be able to access this park via Schuylkill River Trail from 30th Street Station. It was great to see this so available to urban and suburban kids alike. I didn't see any posted rules, so I assume this was okay, but a group of kids on bikes were occupying one area, doing various tricks, while two other noticeable areas were available for skateboarders. It was very fun to watch everyone doing their stuff. There is graffiti all over the ramps and flat space. It is contained to the skatepark, so I'm guessing they gave a paint party to make it look authentic? Either that or our city graffiti artists are respectful of trail vs skatepark boundaries. My only complaint was it seemed overgrown. There are no grass patches growing through cracks in pavement or anything like that (I saw no cracks anyway), but the planting beds were straggly, and just really overcrowded with uncultivated sapling trees and weeds as big as bushes. If it were spring, allergies would be going haywire. All in all a great use of greenspace. It's just really in need of landscapers.

This park is a must-visit, offering an amazing playground for families and a delightful walking…read moretrail for all to enjoy.

Challenge Grove Park will always hold a sentimental place in my heart, as it is the place where I…read moretrained for my first 5K. Four years later, I still find myself driving here from time to time to do the old running route. Besides that, I run through the park on an almost weekly basis, as it is part of my running clubs 12 mile Sunday run. The park is open and welcoming. A year or two ago volunteers built the Build Jake's Place, a "boundless" playground which welcomes children of all abilities and disabilities. During my most recent visit to the park this past week, I noticed that a second new playground area is being built. (I can't find the info now, but I think I read that it is going to be a softball/baseball field of sorts, again for all children, regardless of ability/disability). The park also includes a quarter mile track, restrooms, bocce court, a basketball court, and baseball field. There is also what appears to be a soccer or football field set back behind a wooded area that I have not ventured to, but I often see games being held there. A short walk to the other end of the park brings to to an area of the Cooper River, and a large grassy field area where one could spread out and relax. For the runner or walker, there are also some trails, which Cherry Hill Township has been making a point of maintaining in the last year or two, and has encouraged people to take advantage of these areas. I only recently ventured back in these trails, and they are really beautiful, well maintained, and not long or complicated enough to get you lost. If you prefer the roads, a lap around the entire park (Caldwell Road, Park Blvd., Kings Hwy., and back into the park on Bortons Mill) is about a 1.25 mile run. The park area is also home to the old Croft Farmstead, but I'll be honest... I don't know what goes on in those buildings, just that it's a historic area in the township. One thing the township/county needs to improve are the restrooms. On the occasion that they are actually open, they are absolutely awful. Smelly, filled with graffiti, no paper towels, and just filthy. The water fountains could use some upgrading, too... they are forced to be turned off in the winter because they don't utilize no-freeze technology, and in the summer the water is just hot, and therefore useless to an overheated endurance runner. If the park could fix either one of those things, they'd easily be a 4 or 5 star park in my eyes.