Parkside Place Park
A wooden castle playground the community built, plus basketball and tennis courts, an outdoor gym, a sensory garden, an amphitheater and a pavilion. It is also where the Green Ribbon Trail starts its 10.5 miles on foot down the Wissahickon to Fort Washington.
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Coming up here
HOWLoween 5K & 1-Mile Dog Walk
The HOWLoween 5K and 1-Mile Dog Walk sends runners and leashed dogs through Parkside Place Park, followed by a fall fair with 50-plus raffle baskets and an 11:30 costume contest. Proceeds go to Home at Last Dog Rescue; it steps off the morning of October 31.
Haunted Teen Man Hunt
Dinner and snacks at 6:30, then a game of Man Hunt across Parkside Place Park after dark for ages 12 to 15. $27 per person, registration required through the township.
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