Long Gate Playground

Was actually on my way to Centennial Park with my daughter today. However when we got there, we saw about 4 busses, and a super crowded playground. I have beautiful toddler, and she has a crazy over protective father. So we tend to stay away from crowds, especially bigger kids.
So I look on Unilocal to see what else was near and I find Long Gate Park. We make the trip over which was maybe 10 minutes away, and when we get there i’m blown away. This place is nice!
We park the car (the lot is huge, its actually a park and ride), and head down to the play area. This park is very well kept. No high grass, No trash, Nice equipment. The park has 2 play areas. The first one is huge, and takes up the majority of the play area, and is where most of the kids play. The other is smaller, and off to the side. Perfect for that over protective parent who feels the need to isolate, but all the kids there today looked to be 3 and under. So I let my daughter go where she pleased.
There is a pavilion area near the playground with a grill, and a bathroom with water fountain on the opposite side of the grounds. Behind the bathroom are tennis courts, and also a trail to walk or bike. Therw are benches all around the play area, and most of them have canopies above. There is also wall climbing and a basketball court.
The main play area has shade from overhead canopies throughout the equipment, and safety rails all over. The park sits on recycled rubber, so no dirt or annoying wood chips. There is also another area of the park that has a baseball field, more pavilions, and an athletic complex.
Easily one of the better playgrounds in the area. I will definitely be returning in the near future.

I live just near this park. My son & I ride our bikes there to go fishing and canoeing all the time. It’s a lovely place and loads of well maintained running and walking paths as well as great playgrounds

This is a very nice playground. The grounds are well maintained, the bathrooms are clean (enough), and caters to adults and kids alike. I have been here a few times to watch tennis and the courts are in pretty good condition as well.

There are plenty of playgrounds in Howard County but few are quite as cool as this one. There is a huge structure for the bigger kids to run around on and a good sized one for the smaller kiddos. There are also tennis courts, basketball courts and baseball fields. A nice trail runs through it as well. Something for everyone unless you hate the outdoors.

What? It’s a playground. It’s a very nice playground. It’s a very nice playground with a giant play structure for the active ones; a separate one for the smaller set; a rock climbing wall; and bathrooms that are reasonably clean.
And the ice cream man shows up every now and then.