Playgrounds

Playground Checklist – Updated for 2018

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Bismarck Parks and Recreation District has 50 playgrounds in 62 parks. The playgrounds are unique, have themes (music, monkeys, wild west) and are accessible to all. BPRD’s Matching Grant program helped six schools update playgrounds since 2014, too. We’re in the “Let’s Play” business!

Six new playgrounds, two additions and four replacements since 2014 have increased access to active play. BPRD themed playgrounds are unique, inclusive and fully compliant. BPRD’s Matching Grant program has helped six schools update playgrounds since 2014.

Here’s some news about new and updated playgrounds in Bismarck:

New Playgrounds

• Johnny Gisi Memorial Park
• Heritage Park
• Horizon Park
• Normandy Park
• Southland Park
• South Meadows Park
• Sunrise Park

Recent Playground Replacements

• 23^rd Street Park Playground
• Cottonwood South Playground
• Marian Park Playground

Playground Additions

• Kiwanis Park – New 5-12 playground
• Igoe Park – Fire Station Structure and Spinner

School Playground Improvements with Matching Grants

• Centennial Elementary
• Northridge Elementary
• Miller Elementary
• Rita Murphy Elementary
• Dorothy Moses Elementary
• Solheim Elementary
• Liberty Elementary
• Northridge Elementary

Themed Playgrounds

• 16^th Street Park: Train theme
• Clem Kelly Athletic Complex: Spider and web
• Heritage Park: Treehouse
• Igoe Park: Fire truck and fire station
• Lions Park, shelter 1: Castle and stagecoach
• New Generations Park: Wild West theme
• Normandy Park: Construction theme
• Sertoma Park, shelters 2-3: Music ship
• Sertoma Park, shelter 8: Monkey playground
• Sertoma Park, shelter 9: Space ship and planet
• Sunrise Park: Battle ship