Modern playground with mom and baby swings and seesaw

Address: 3300 Amhurst Rd., Janesville, WI

Description:

Briarcrest Park in Janesville has a brand new, installed in 2021, playground with mom and baby swings, a four-seater seesaw, and a spinning chair.

Best for ages: 5-12

Features:

Medium-sized two-level play structure with stairs and climbing entrances
Climbing “slide”
Two slides – 1 tall, 1 short double slide
6 standard swings
2 mom and baby swings
2 baby swings
Spinning chair
Drums
Imaginative play area with table and stools
Monkey bars
Stepping stones
Metal “rope” climb
Rocking airplane
Four seater seesaw
Nearby water fountain
Nearby picnic tables
Nearby benches
Nearby garbage cans
Paved path around park

Sun protection: The playground is entirely in the sun, but some seating areas are shaded

Parking: Parking next to the playground in the cul-de-sac or park at Wildwood Theatres parking lot in Pine Tree Plaza and walk the short path to the park

Playground structure materials: Plastic and metal

Ground/surface materials: Woodchips

Fenced in? N, but located at the end of a cul-de-sac

Slides? Y, two slides

Swings? Y, six regular swings, two baby swings, two mom and baby swings

Picnic tables, benches or other seating? Y, picnic tables and benches around the playground

Walking path, sidewalk or bike path? Y, it’s located off the Ice Age National Scenic Trial (paved path)

Stroller accessibility? Y

Bathrooms? N

Drinking fountain? Y

Food and drink nearby? Y, you can walk the paved path to a shopping center with IHOP, Cold Stone, Texas Roadhouse and more.

What makes it special or worth visiting?

Briarcrest Park has a brand new playground built in 2021 with a walking path surrounding it and green space to run around. It is located behind the Pine Tree Plaza shopping area in Janesville. The playground has two mom and baby swings as well as standard swings, a four-seater seesaw, and a spinning chair for kids that love to spin on office chairs. There are several slides and different climbing structures on the medium-sized playground. There are also many benches and a few picnic tables where families can relax. The park is located off of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, a paved path that covers over 1,000 miles in Wisconsin.

If you go, you may want to bring: