Washington Center Playground

Washington Center is a Community Center in downtown Duluth.  The grounds have a nice view, a community garden, parking lot, and playground.  There is fencing on two sides facing the streets.  There are benches and a picnic table.

The surface is wood chips.  This park did have some trash on the ground, despite nearby garbage cans.

Features include:

• 1 slide
• Monkey bars
• Spinning screw
• Corkscrew
• Pull-up bar
• Twisted ladder
• Stairs

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Morley Park

Morley Park is a square in a residential area with the playground area taking up half the square and the other side filled with grass and small trees.  The streets are rather low traffic and there is a decent distance from playground to street.  It is a wood chip surface and has benches and a picnic table.  There was no porta-potty when we visited.
The park is quite far up the hill and has no large trees so it gets a good amount of sun.  We like to visit on cooler days when the ample sunshine will help keep us warm.

Some features:

• Tire swing
• 2 baby swings
• 2 swings
• 2 bouncy riders
• Rock wall structure with "grill" in the middle (standing platform made up of metal bars)

There is a little structure off to one side of the playground for smaller kids with:

• Steps and ladder
• Corkscrew
• Slide

The large playground structure is almost an L-shape and features: 

• 3 slides
• Monkey bars
• Spinning oval
• Climbing wall with holds
• Ladders and steps
• Built in picnic table and benches

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Woodland Rec Center Park

This playground is located right next to the Woodland branch of the YMCA.  There is also a hockey arena and baseball fields using the same parking lot.

The surface is wood chips (outdated photos) and the playground features:

• 1 slide and 1 double slide
• 2 swings
• Digger
• Speaking tubes
• Monkey bars
• Corkscrew
• Ladders and steps
• Rock wall with holds

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Central Hillside Park

Central Hillside is a playground we didn't even realize existed until we had lived in Duluth for over a year because it is tucked into a hill right downtown behind the old Central High School.  It is next to a community center that is home to the One Roof Housing offices, occupied during the workweek.  There are several basketball courts downhill from the playground and a bit of litter surrounding the area.

In the front of the building is an older area that is designed for babies and toddlers.  You cannot see this area from the older playground.  It has a sand/dirt surface along with:

• 2 very low baby swings
• Digger
• 2 bouncy riders

The opposite side of the building showcases a really neat playground unlike others we have encountered in Duluth.   It has a wood chip surface along with:

• Huge jungle gym structure filled with varying sizes of ropes, netting, platforms, and bridges. 
• Curved swinging platform
• Spinning hoop that I'm guessing is for walking on but could also be used like a merry go round.

The area is hard to see from the road, making me wonder about those who may frequent it in the evening hours, but on a Sunday morning it was empty and a lot of fun.

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