Cedar Falls, Iowa
Place to Play Park is an innovative playground experience that serves users with a wide range of physical and mental accessibilities. Many playgrounds are designed to accommodate special needs mainly through features on a large structure with ramps for wheelchair accessibility. Inclusive playgrounds are more than wheelchair accessible. Inclusive playgrounds provide open spaces that allow more imagination, invention and group interaction– more free play. This playground is also purposefully integrated into the landscape to evoke a natural and interactive play experience using natural materials, plants, grass berms and boulders. Each of the play features is located with sensitivity to activity and noise levels and allows adults to assist and participate with children at play. The playground features synthetic turf throughout including installation on several berms and a hill.