Millbrook Exchange Park

Thursday the kids and I visited this colorful playground. We were in Raleigh to meet my mother for lunch, she works right off Falls of the Neuse road so this park was right down the road after lunch. We had seen it before, because we had went to the pool there before, but that day it was so hot out I didn't want to stand in the heat any longer, but had promised the kids we would return at a later time, and today was the their lucky day! The playground had two different play structures one that was geared towards schoolagers (5-12, this is above) It had awesome slides and monkey bars, as well as a "bouncy" bridge as my kids called it. One of the best features of this park was the rubber landing under the equipment, no worries about mulch or sand, this landing was nice and soft, and not messy! The other structure was geared towards 5 and under, it was a smaller version of the bigger piece of equipment as well as it had some musical instruments attached, such as drums and shakers. My oldest (6) loved making music on this piece of playground equipment. Also near the younger side was a sand box and toddler/baby swings. It was a great how the playground was split for the younger and olders but was easy to watch both sides as a parent. The sand box had two diggers in it, which my daughter loved to act as if she was working moving dirt. 

Finally there were some games painted on the sidewalk such as four square as pictured here. So brings a ball next time is a must because the kids were very curious of the squares on the concrete. In the middle of the two sides there were stepping stones that made a "X" in a natural area that the kids loved balancing on and walking from one side to the next.

Finally I would like to say this playground was planed to be wheelchair accessible, it had a picnic table that had a cut out that a wheelchair could roll up to, it had toys that were low enough to reach for a child that is wheelchair bound, as well as the surfacing being easy to move on. Below you can see a picture that there is also a special needs swing available!

 Well I mentioned earlier that we had attending the pool at this area park, this pool is amazing! Especially if you have younger children. There is a one foot pool that is perfect for 6 and under, we spend a good deal of time in this pool because I could sit and get cool, while the kids laid, swam, and played in the one foot water. Bird doesnt know how to swim quite yet but felt safe in this pool because I was there and a lifeguard was too! You can see the pool in the background of this picture with bird. 

Another hit as this pool was that it has an indoor/outdoor lap pool, its housed in the white building in the background. It is open year round but during the summer the walls are opened up to have access to the outdoor pools as well. 

We brought several snacks to have while swimming, coolers are allowed and there are plenty of seating at tables, in shade, in the grass and in the sun your choice. They only ask that you don't bring food into pool areas (that are fenced off and have signs that say no food or drink). We planned to stay all day because of the cost to get in, but I learned you could come and go as you want all day with the paid admission I will link the site for prices, and addresses at the bottom.Finally there was the splash pad! It also had a lifeguard on duty, the kids loved it, there were interactive water guns, and buckets that dumped on you, the ground was the spongy rubber mat to. The only down side was no running, it was hard to keep the kids from running from excitement, I understand they don't want anyone hurt, but I felt I kept saying walk please...so we didn't stay long on this side. 

*warning don't bring swimmy arms or the new ones that look like a vest that buckle in the back, they only allow life vests, and they have some there for you to use. But you can bring water toys and such for the one foot pool.

The link for info is here Millbrook Exchange Park .