This park is an old favorite right in the heart of North Brunswick. Mia and I have been there before, but after going to a park with no swings, and really just not wanting to drive too far, we ended up in Babbage Park. It's not so easy to find, a few turns on small streets, and if you miss the right street, you'll miss the entrance to the park and end up making more frustrating turns on small streets.
The best directions I can give are make a turn on Hermann Road (toward the library), make a right on Linwood Place and a right on Glenridge Avenue. You'll drive right into the parking lot for the park. Unfortunately, if there's an event going on like Heritage Day, you have to find parking on the side streets which is fine if you have a Smart Car, but not when you have a large truck (SUV).
There are plenty of swings, better yet, baby swings are separate from big kid swings so Mia can't get jealous that she can't swing higher. "Higher Mommy, Higher." "Uhm, yea, its a baby swing, honey."
The playgrounds are a different matter. There are two separate playgrounds, one for older kids, one for younger kids. Both need a lot of help. There's graffiti, weird smears that I told Mia to stay away from, and the Kiddie playground was once vandalized (burned) so the dragon that decorates the playground looks like a wanna be pirate with one black eye (like the kids wouldn't notice! )
The park has its issues, but there's plenty to keep a kid busy and there are picnic tables with a few tired and abused barbeque grills. They don't seem to clean the park too often, so look out for the occassional tossed bottle, garbage on the ground or the opened condom wrapper I found in the kiddie playground. Other than that, go at your own risk, hopefully its on a day when the park has been cleaned.
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