The Observation Deck

The City of Lakewood and the Friends of Madison Park will hold a Grand Opening Ceremony for the new playground at Madison Park, 13029 Madison Avenue, on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 11:00 AM.

The new playground has a state-of-the art safety surface and lots of new equipment. The Kids Choice® Three Level Mega Tower, geared toward 5-12 year olds, features multiple slides and climbers in addition to a rock wall. The Tots Choice® play structure, which is a smaller structure geared toward 3-5 year olds, features monkey bars, a goldfish bridge, slides and climbers.

In addition to the larger playground equipment, there is also a swing set which includes baby swings and swings for older children, various play activity stations and a bumble bee and motorcycle spring rider.

For parents, the playground includes an umbrella covered circular bench so parents can sit and watch their children right on the playground. Adjacent to the playground is a new covered pavilion which has picnic tables that can be used for birthday parties or a family gathering.

Oh thank you Melissa my kids have been making me drive by every few days to see if it is opened yet. It looks like an amazing playground. I also see that a new playground is going in down the street at Wagar Park (Rosewood). It's wonderful to see attention being paid to our parks, while I understand the economy isn't the greatest, having a nice place for children to play is always important. Many thanks to the mayor and the parks department.

The Madision Park volunteers have done a marvelous job.

Kudos to all that think of our children.

It looks great. I have three kids (and one pseudo-adult) ready to terrorize it.

Corey