Here is the list of parks I must visit in Cinnaminson. I left the location and acreage because that's how it came (cut and pasted) and I also left it organized how they had it, separated into two groups- Active and Passive. Interesting! As I visit them, I will just update this list with the date visited and any comments I have on the experience.
Active:
Memorial Park, 68.52 acres, Cinnaminson Road/Lenola Road
---Visited: Friday, July 16, 2010 at 2pm. Very large, 3 separate parking lots, several (8?) baseball fields well groomed, bocci ball court!, hockey (roller?) rink, batting cages, small playground area, locked bathrooms, a nice paved path that went around the entire perimeter (estimate between 1-2 miles). I walked the entire path, stopping to sit on a bench that overlooked a marsh/pond and read for about 45 minutes. I continued walking around, veered off the paved path onto a beaten path that went over a little bridge over the marsh and eventually winding back to the main path. Decided I want my sons to fish as a hobby! It beats loitering and vandalism!
Wood Park, 20.38 acres, Branch Pike and Moorestown-Riverton Road
--- Visited July 22, 2010 in the afternoon. Nice complex- borders Pomona Swim Club. No walking path, but I just walked the perimeter. Lots of tennis courts, basketball, baseball, kids play sets. There are not a lot of places to sit, except for benches facing the basketball courts- awkward if you're not trying to stare at people playing b-ball. There was a cute gazebo with seating but it was occupied. So, I just walked the perimeter, taking in the sights and activity.
Garfield Park, 3.92 acres, Garfield Ave
---Visited: Friday, July 16, 2010 at 1:15pm. Barely a parking lot, small playground area, 2 basketball courts, 1 tennis court, 1 overgrown baseball field, very large grass field in the middle of those four things, no walking path. I walked the perimeter anyway, maybe 1/4 mile or slightly more. I sat to read on one of the few benches near the playground part but there was no shade and I felt a little creepy. I remember once hearing a law that said no adults were allowed on playgrounds unless they were with children! So, I barely made the 20 minute mark, but I got the gist of this park!
Fountain Farms Park, 3.32 acres, Willow Drive
Ravenswood Park, 3.49 acres, Chestnut Hill Drive
Extension Park, 1.76 acres, Cuthbert Road & Lejune Road
East Riverton Park, 8.78 acres, Rowland Street
---Visited July 22, 2010 after Wood Park (and driving looking for Fountain Farms Park) This was really sad- it was in the more ghetto part of Cinnaminson and everything was really unkempt. The playsets were all graffiti'd and falling apart. The basketball courts were in decent shape and then there was just open space, like a field but not a nice one. It was nice and shaded and totally empty so I sat and read for a while, then just walked the perimeter- there was no walking path. It was an awkward walk because two sides of the park bordered streets with regular (ghetto) houses, one street bordered like some sort of small business building, and the fourth side was a fence with some type of industrial happenings on the other side of it. It was a lot smaller than Wood Park.
"Passive:"
Bird Preserve, 1.44 acres, Broadwood Ave
Pompeston Creek 4, 5.52 acres, Via Bd. of Ed. Property
Pocket Park, 2.51 acres, Shenandoah Road and Valley Forge Road
Pocket Park, 2.44 acres, Yellowstone Road & Acadia Drive
Pompeston Creek 1, 3.10 acres, Fountain Ave
Pompeston Creek 2, 4.66 acres, Willow Drive
Poets Walk Park, 2.8 acres, Branch Pike
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