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INSPIRATION PLAN DESIGN MANAGE EXAMPLES
Gateway arbor announcing
arrival to the playscape and
encouraging visitors to explore
Open concrete patio for
chalk art, music elements,
and ball-bouncing play
Make a needed retaining wall
an element of play with varied
materials to walk across and climb
Pathway from existing park
facilities, restroom, and parking
Natural play materials of logs,
rocks, sand, and mulch of smaller
size and scale for younger visitors
Concrete pipe tunnel
to emerge into a
different landscape
from sand to tallgrass
meadow pathway
Willow Tunnel!
Hill slide
Sand
Sand
Native
Grasses
Deck
Mowed trail
through native
meadow to
'hidden' log fort
Natural material
play area of logs,
stumps, branches,
for all ages
Incorporate the
existing pond
shoreline to
encourage water
and muddy play
Dig, scoop,
scratch, smooth,
pile earth and
mud, and discover
the properties of
the earth itself
