"The Cheese" playground
A neighborhood playground on Parkdale Avenue, listed under the nickname people actually use for it. A walk-to park for the surrounding blocks rather than a destination.
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The picks
- "The Cheese" playground
- 2nd Avenue Meadows
- Anita Barton Pocket Park
- Ardsley Community Center
- Ardsley Park
- Ashbridge Park
- Aubrey Collins Memorial Park
- B-Field
- Baederwood Park
- Bishop Richard Allen Park
- Boot Road Park
- Bryn Mawr Community Center
- The Bryn Mawr Gazebo
- Chestnut Creek Park
- Clem Macrone Park
- Deep Meadow Park
- Dennis P. Dougherty Memorial Park
- Elwell Field
- Emlen Tunnell Park
- Fonthill Park
- Fritz Lodge Pocket Park
- Haines and Salvati Memorial Park
- Harry Renninger Park
- Linwood Park
- Macclesfield Park
- Mary H Wood Park
- Molasses Creek Park
- Packer Park
- Samuel Carpenter Park
- Schauffele Plaza
- Sheldon Lane Pollinator Garden
- South Ardmore Park
- St Pauls Tot Lot
- Sutcliffe Park
- Veterans Park Quakertown
- Warner Avenue Park & Playground
- Wissahickon Park
2nd Avenue Meadows
An open green space at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Maple Street, one of the borough's eight public parks. Sunrise to sunset hours and room to spread out a few blocks off Fayette Street.
Anita Barton Pocket Park
One of the borough's pocket parks, a planted little pause tucked in among the blocks off Sixth Avenue. Benches, some shade, and the Friends of Conshohocken Parks keeping it tidy.
Ardsley Community Center
The township-run community center on Spear Avenue in Ardsley, where Abington's recreation programs and neighborhood meetings happen.
Ardsley Park
Neighborhood park on Tennis Avenue in Ardsley, the kind of green space people walk to rather than drive to. No website, no gate, no admission.
Ashbridge Park
A Lower Merion Township park on Montgomery Ave, best known for its playground. Open lawn and paths around it, township-run and free to walk into.
Aubrey Collins Memorial Park
A small memorial park at 248 East Elm Street, part of the borough's eight-park system. Open sunrise to sunset in a residential pocket east of Fayette Street.
B-Field
A borough ball field up at 13th and Hallowell, one of the spots Conshohocken books for organized games and practices. The companion to A-Field a few blocks over at Garthwaite Stadium.
Baederwood Park
One of Abington Township's public parks, on Highland Avenue in the Baederwood section of Glenside. Open to anyone, no ticket required.
Bishop Richard Allen Park
A small neighborhood park on Brook St, just over the Radnor Township line from Bryn Mawr proper. Township green space rather than a destination.
Boot Road Park
Twenty-six township acres with a half-mile walking loop around the edge, ball fields in the middle, and a butterfly garden with bluebird boxes along the way. A playground and a separate tot lot cover the full kid range.
Bryn Mawr Community Center
Lower Merion Township's community center on South Bryn Mawr Ave, used for recreation programs, classes and room rentals. The township parks and rec page has the current schedule.
The Bryn Mawr Gazebo
The village gazebo on South Bryn Mawr Avenue. On summer evenings it works as a bandstand for the Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts.
Chestnut Creek Park
Eighty acres given over almost entirely to football — home turf of the Horsham Hawks, with three full-size lighted fields and two half-size ones for when the schedule runs past sunset.
Clem Macrone Park
A Radnor Township park on Conestoga Rd, with a playground and open field. Neighborhood green space more than a destination, free and open to anyone.
Deep Meadow Park
Horsham's baseball headquarters: 11 fields across 55 acres, home turf for Horsham Little League, ringed by a one-mile limestone walking loop. A playground, a batting cage, and a 10-station exercise circuit cover everyone not in cleats.
Dennis P. Dougherty Memorial Park
A small township park on Central Avenue built around its playground. The kind of place kids get walked to after school rather than driven to on a weekend.
Elwell Field
Haverford Township playground and ball field on the Ardmore side of the township line. Free, open air, and the sort of park that serves the blocks around it rather than the whole county.
Emlen Tunnell Park
A Radnor Township park in Garrett Hill, named for Emlen Tunnell, the Radnor-raised safety who became the first Black player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Fonthill Park
The wooded park wrapped around Henry Mercer's concrete castle: trails, old trees, and a dog run. The castle charges admission; the woods never do.
Fritz Lodge Pocket Park
A pocket park right on Fayette Street, a green bench-and-planter breather partway up the hill. Small on purpose, and easy to miss until you need it.
Haines and Salvati Memorial Park
A small memorial park on Wood Street, more a pocket of green than a destination. A quiet bench-and-shade stop tucked into the neighborhood.
Harry Renninger Park
A small township park on South Keswick Avenue in Glenside. Green space for a walk or a sit rather than a half-day out, and no website to check before you go.
Linwood Park
A neighborhood park on East Athens Avenue, a short walk from the middle of Ardmore. A volunteer Friends group looks after it and puts on events there through the year.
Macclesfield Park
Ninety-two acres on the Delaware in Lower Makefield, anchored by the popular paved bike path — 4,222 family-friendly feet made for training wheels and strollers. Picnic areas, walking trails, and playgrounds fill in the rest.
Mary H Wood Park
A small park on East Fifth Avenue for a bench, a breather, or a lap with the stroller. Nothing fancy, just green space where the block needs it.
Molasses Creek Park
Milford Township's park off Krammes Road, with soccer fields, a climbing wall, beach volleyball, horseshoe pits (bring your own shoes), and a splash pad added in 2025. The butterfly garden holds down a quieter corner.
Packer Park
A small Lower Merion Township park on Llanfair Circle, ringed by Ardmore houses. Open green space for a walk or an hour outside rather than a whole afternoon.
Samuel Carpenter Park
The courts end of Horsham's park system — three tennis, three basketball, and two sand volleyball courts on 31 acres along Horsham Road. The 3/4-mile limestone loop is there for laps between sets.
Schauffele Plaza
The open public square where Lancaster Avenue meets Cricket Avenue, in the middle of Ardmore's shopping blocks. The patch of pavement the town borrows when something is happening on the avenue.
Sheldon Lane Pollinator Garden
A pollinator garden on Elm Avenue, a small patch planted for the bees and butterflies rather than for ballfields. Open to anyone walking past, and best seen when it is in bloom.
South Ardmore Park
A Lower Merion Township park on Sussex Road, right on the line between Ardmore and Wynnewood. Wide open green with the South Ardmore playground next door, so the kids have somewhere to go too.
St Pauls Tot Lot
A tot lot in Ardmore, which is to say a playground built at the scale of the youngest kids. Small, quiet, and the sort of stop that fills the half hour before a nap.
Sutcliffe Park
A neighborhood park off Colwell Lane with room to spread out for an afternoon. Space to run the dog or let the kids burn an hour before dinner.
Veterans Park Quakertown
The Richland Township park where the communal stuff lands: free Movies in the Park on summer Friday nights at 7, plus the township's Community Day every August. The 2026 movie run leans hard elementary-school — Spongebob takes the screen August 14.
Warner Avenue Park & Playground
Lower Merion Township's playground on Old Lancaster Road. Small and free, the neighborhood kind you walk to for an hour rather than plan a whole day around.
Wissahickon Park
A 17.8-acre spread of borough green at the east end of Main Street, most of it open space threaded by a foot path. The simple kind of park — which is exactly the point.
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