West Creek Park Inclusive Play Area

Project Details

Owner: City of Santa Clarita
Address:
24111 Village Circle Drive, Valencia, CA 91354
City Project Manager: Jackie Lillio
Landscape Architecture: O’Dell Engineering
Playground Design: Landscape Structures, RecWest Outdoor Products
Products: Landscape Structures play equipment, HealthBeat Fitness Equipment & SkyWays shade equipment
General Contractor: Landscape Structures
Installation: Evergreen Environment Inc.
Surfacing: SpectraTurf
Opened: September 2023
Photos: Anna Alverio

Project Summary

This inclusive play area features a well-shaded 10,000+ square foot playground plus separate fitness area and Bankshot game court. The fenced playground, with its creek motif seen in the rubber surfacing, has a multitude of inclusive play events so there is something for everyone. At the center is a pre-school play area that includes a Curved Balance Beam with Lily Pad Steppers and Smart Play® Motion, enclosed by Rhapsody® Jr. Outdoor Instruments and a variety of accessible Learning Wall play panels. Free-standing, ground-level play events offer playability for those of all abilities with a two-bay swing set that has three seat options, a no-transfer-required We-Go-Swing®, a We-Go-Round® inclusive carousel, Cozy Dome®, Saddle Spinner, Double Bobble Spring Rider™, and two-track 34’ ZipKrooz® with standard and inclusive seat options. The huge school-aged kids’ play structure has ramped pathways all the way up to the 72” decks, with no-transfer access to a variety of play events along the way, plus transfer access to the 96” deck at the top and its WhooshWinder® Slide. More than a dozen climbers at various heights offer increasing levels of challenge. Four different slides are available for a fun descent, including a Rollerslide with transfer deck at the bottom providing kids that need to wait for their mobility device a safe spot to do so. A custom belt net climber is hidden under the taller ramps as a hideaway to take a break from the action. And plenty of bench seating is available, so every parent and caregiver has a spot to keep an eye on the fun!

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