by NYC Parks
Juniper South Playground offers a dedicated children's area inside Juniper Valley Park, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
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Open dawn to dusk; spray showers run in summer on hot days
Free; no registration
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Ages 0–12.
Free; no registration
Open dawn to dusk; spray showers run in summer on hot days
Juniper Valley Park, Juniper Blvd South between 72nd St and 74th St, 11379, in Middle Village, Queens.
No. Juniper South Playground is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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