This guide is for starters who want to build upon or add a community recreation park. This is the complete guide to choosing the right park or playground equipment. You will find helpful insight on how to navigate commercial playground equipment in Southeast Texas. Anyone out there that has a passion for revitalizing the surrounding community, the information herein will help stimulate community involvement through outdoor activities. There are many benefits of a recreation park, and supporting a physically healthy life is the most important. Most people take parks as pleasant spaces out in the green to socialize, meditate, therapeutic walks, and bring children out to play. Yet, the benefits of the playground go further by contributing to the beautiful aspects of a neighborhood. 

Lots of emphases should be placed on equipment when planning an outdoor park. The right selection of equipment will boost the benefits and will bring out the full advantage of outdoor recreation. Below is the information you need to consider before choosing park and preschool playground equipment

Evaluate the Playground and its Needs

Conduct a playground audit and evaluate your equipment needs based on available size and space, general layout, headcount it can hold, age of children visiting the park, and people with disability. A playground is built to hold children of different ages. Designers engineer these spaces to enhance physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and imaginative development. Consider all these factors in your park audit and come up with a list of equipment you will require. 

What is the status of the Existing Equipment

Sometimes you want to compliment your existing resources with more equipment. There is existing equipment in the playground, some of which you also plan to replace. Therefore, as you perform the audit, consider what equipment to purchase and give the park a fresh appearance. The equipment audit must evaluate the equipment’s condition at hand to identify what needs to be replaced and what could be added. Ensure the existing equipment is also compliant with ADA and CPSC/ASTM regulations. Also, find out whether those in your community are happy and comfortable with existing equipment. If there are any issues or specific requests, consider those suggestions within the space. 

Affordability 

What’s your budget? Assess the overall budget and what sources of funding are available. Funding could be in the form of business capital, fundraising, donations, and grants. Prepare a budget for all needs and allocate funding to landscaping and site preparation, surfacing costs, and other expenses. If the budget is not sufficient, consider acquiring some of the equipment in phases or seeking a financing option. A lease can allow one to equip their park today and pay for it over several years.

Sporting, Outdoor Gyms, and Pet Park

What features are you planning to include in the park? Will you have an outdoor fitness area, a sports field, or a dog park. Remember, the kind of amenities available will determine the type of people that visit the playground. For instance, a fitness area would draw in both adults and kids, while sporting fields will draw in community and school teams. With a rough idea of the people that will visit the park, you can determine the type of equipment you will need to purchase.

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