Take your family on a playground tour—there are wonderful new places to play in Philly!

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s capital projects team had a busy year. They worked to complete renovations at ten sites across the city in 2023. Check out the list below.

Click on a site’s name below for detailed location information.

East Passyunk Community Center

  • New splashpad that provides cooling water in the heat
  • Musical play area for kid’s engagement
  • New benches set up
Children play at the sprayground at East Passyunk Community Center in South Philadelphia.
Children play on the new splashpad at East Passyunk Community Center in South Philadelphia.

Waterloo Playground

  • Newly renovated bathrooms
  • Renovated fenced area for secure outdoor storage
  • Updated security cameras
  • New exterior lighting to help navigate at night
  • Playground pool now repainted
A woman lifts up a young child, so he shoot the basketball into the hoop.
A mother and her child play at the newly renovated Waterloo playground and pool.

Anna C. Verna Playground in FDR Park

  • New megaswing attraction- largest swing set in North America
  • Custom-designed “birdhouse” structures with slides and climbing areas
  • An adventure path that allows for peaceful traversing
  • State-of-the-art wishbone logs kids can climb up and around
Children play on the new megaswing at the Anna C. Verna Playground in South Philadelphia.
The megaswing set at Anna C. Verna Playground at FDR Park.

Butler and Percy Play lot

  • Newly installed play equipment along with site furniture
  • Updated fence fabric
  • Inclusively designed ADA accessible swing set
  • Stormwater infrastructure implemented for proper drainage
  • New safety surfacing
The newly installed play equipment at Butler and Percy Play lot includes an accessible swing set.

Eastwick Park/Suffolk Park

  • Fresh markings and benches
  • A newly installed asphalt court
  • Custom cloud accents and “plane games” drawn on equipment and safety surface
  • Added signage to multiple locations in the park
Youth play basketball on newly renovated basketball courts at Eastwick Park.
Youth play basketball on the renovated basketball courts at Eastwick Park.

Jacobs Playground

  • Two new play areas for youth to enjoy
  • Newly added concrete sidewalks along with a picnic area
  • Fresh safety surface
  • Beautiful trees scattered around the playground
Two new
Jacobs Playground features two new play areas for youth to enjoy.

Fernhill Park

  • New ADA walkways to the existing pavilion, a fresh look to the basketball court
  • Clean polycarbonate backboard for basketball court
  • Newly created picnic area for family time fun
  • Installed security cameras
  • A custom bulletin board for all park visitors to see upon entrance
A youth throws a basketball at a basketball hoop. The basketball court at Fernhill Park was recently renovated.
A youth shots a basketball at Fernhill Park.

Thomas Mitchell Playground

  • A brand-new Splash pad for summer fun
  • State-of-the-art play equipment and site furniture
  •  Fully redone landscaping

Picariello Playground

  • A fresh safety surface for kids to run on
  • Mature shade structures to cool of from heat
  • A full-depth asphalt replacement

Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park

  •  New, custom-made safety surface with 76er’s color scheme
  • Fresh polycarbonate backboard
  • Benches and fences were installed
Parks & Rec installed a new, custom-made safety surface at Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park.
Parks & Rec installed a new, custom-made safety surface at Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park.
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