PARKS 



Approximate Space 



Length Height Required 



10 feet at top 8 feet 20 x 18 feet 



20 feet at top 8 feet 20 x 30 feet 



10 feet at top 6-8 feet 20 x 18 feet 



8 feet 4^ feet 9x18 feet 



12 feet 24 inches 18 x 16 feet 



any shape or size 10 - 20 feet in diameter 



any size 6 x 8 feet to 8 x 16 feet 



4-6 feet 4 x 4 feet or larger 



4x6 feet or larger 



An unobstructed area thirty feet square or larger should be provided for free play, circle games and similar 

 activities. 



OLDER CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS 



It has been noted (Chapter on General Planning of a Park System) 

 that some planners limit this type of playground to children from five or 

 six to ten or twelve years of age. In point of fact such areas are nearly 

 always used by children of all ages up to fourteen or fifteen, and at certain 

 times, under special conditions, they may be used by the older young people 



Type 



Chair Swings (set of 3) 



Chair Swings (set of 6) 



Scup Swings (set of 3) 



Kindergarten Slide 



Teeters (set of 4) 



Wading Pool 



Sand Box 



Playhouses (any number desired) . 

 Building Platform 



PLATE No. 36 



DESIGN OF THE SIXTH WARD MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND-PARK, 

 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 



This playground is apparently intended primarily for children from 4 or 5 up to n or 12 years of age. A dis- 

 tinguishing feature is a small park area dividing the kindergarten and girls' playground from the boys' playground. 

 The extension of the paved walk in front of the shelter building into the wading pool is designed to be used as a 

 band stand, the park area across the pool forming the auditorium. By rearranging two or three pieces of apparatus 

 in the boys' section a space for volley ball and basket ball could be provided. It is questionable whether a merry- 

 .go-round should be included in the kindergarten playground. 



