Find the best spots near Utica for your kids to swing, slide and climb

Amy Neff Roth, Observer-Dispatch
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Looking to let your kids work off some energy by climbing, flying and sliding?

The Mohawk Valley area is full of playgrounds with climbing structures, sliding boards, swings, zip lines, seesaws, old-fashioned merry-go-rounds and splash pads.

The playground in T.R. Proctor Park in Utica will be getting a new, fully accessible playground to replace the existing playground later this year, according to city officials.

The upgrades will also bring a skate park, dog park and splash pad to the space.

For those looking for some playground action in the meantime, here’s a list of some of the public playgrounds in Oneida and Herkimer counties:

Oneida County

Barneveld

  • Trenton Town Park, 8659 Hatchery Road

Clinton

  • John G. Karin III Kirkland Town Park, 3314 Post St.

    • Updated in 2019

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Deansboro

  • Town of Marshall Playground & Pavilion, Town Hall, State Route 12B.

New Hartford

  • Sherrillbrook Park, 4191 NYS Route 12.

  • Chadwicks Donovan Memorial Park, 9400 Elm St., Chadwicks.

    • Park includes a splash pad

New York Mills

  • Pulaski Park, 12 White St.

Oriskany Falls

  • Maple Avenue Park

    • Upgraded in 2020

Remsen

  • Remsen Town Park, Town Hall, Steuben Street.

Rome

  • Crescent Park, S. Crescent Street and Genesee Place.

  • Delta Lake State Park, 8797 State Route 46.

    • Multiple playgrounds. May be vehicle entrance fee.

  • Franklyn’s Field, North James Street, Black River Boulevard, East Pine Street and East Locust Street.

    • Separate play structures for ages 5 to 12, ages 2 to 5. Clubhouse with activity tables and games.

  • Gryziec Field, South James Street & Muck Road.

  • Guyer Field, Laurel Street between Kent & Union streets.

    • Fully accessible including therapeutic swings, accessible pool and fishing platform

    • NYS Recreation & Park Society’s Outstanding Facility of 2008

  • Haselton-Wright Playground, 200 Riverview Parkway North.

  • Liberty Gardens/Thron Park, 200 N. Levitt St.

    • Two small play structures

  • North Glenview Park, Seville Drive & Glen Road.

    • Two play structures

  • Pinti Field, 6th & Mohawk streets.

    • Three-story playground with 26-foot tube slide, 720-degree twisty slide, talk tubes

    • Second play structure for younger kids

    • Indoor playground for toddlers and preschoolers

    • Bucket swings and belt swings for older children

  • Ridgewood Heights, Ridgewood Street Roser Terrace & Bedford Street.

    • Merry-go-round.

  • Steven’s Field, West court & Frederick streets

    • With wading pool

Sherrill

  • Gordon Avenue Park.

  • Robertson Park, end of Wayland Street.

  • Willow Place Park, Willow Place & Stone Street.

Utica

  • Addison Miller Park, York St. and Old Burrstone Road.

  • Chancellor Park, Bleecker Street at First Street.

  • Hirt Playground, Sunset Avenue & Warren Street.

    • Swings

  • Lincoln Playground, Lincoln Avenue & Watson Place.

  • O’Connor Park, Mohawk & Arthur streets.

    • Also has a spray pool.

  • Pixley Playground, Noyes Street & Mathews Avenue.

    • Also has a spray pool.

  • T.R. Proctor Park, 1254-1260 Culver Ave.

    • Coming soon: Major upgrades to the playground, including a splash pad and complete inclusivity. Upgrades also to include a skate park and dog park.

  • Quinn Playground, St. Vincent & Rutger streets.

    • Also has a spray pool.

  • Seymour Park, Euclid Road & School Road.

  • Wankel Playground, Rugby Road and Gilmore Place.

    • Also has a spray pool.

  • Watson Williams Park, James & Steuben streets.

Verona

  • Verona Beach State Park.

    • Playgrounds and splash pads.

    • May be vehicle entrance fee.

Waterville

  • Babbott Park, Route 12 & Babbott Ave.

Westmoreland

  • Town of Westmoreland Park, 5045 Stop Seven Road

Whitestown

  • Dunham Manor Playground, 65 Hollywood Dr.

  • Flagg Street Playground, Flagg Street, Whitesboro.

  • Glen Haven Playground, 30 Orchard Ave.

  • Herthum Heights Playground, 47 Bedford Dr.

  • Sunset Manor Playground, 3 Butternut Circle.

  • Whitestown Town Park, 5175 Gibson Rd. 2 playgrounds.

Herkimer County

Dolgeville

  • Dolgeville Fun & Fitness Area, Cramer Lane & Helmer Ave.

    • Includes 60-foot zipline and restored vintage merry-go-round through recent upgrades.

    • More upgrades coming soon, including a splash pad.

Herkimer

  • Arc Park, 420 E. German St. Collaboration between Arc Herkimer and the village of Herkimer.

    • Fully accessible park with age-appropriate playgrounds.

  • Herkimer Town Park, 154 Pine Grove Road.

Ilion

  • Montgomery Street Playground.

  • Russell Park Playground, Frederick & Parks streets.

    • Major update in 2013.

  • South Fifth Avenue fields, 149 S. Fifth Ave.

Inlet

  • Arrowhead Park, 160 State Route 28.

  • Fern Park Recreation Area, Loomis Road.

Little Falls

  • Moreland Park, Ritter Road.

Middleville

  • Middleville Park. Park Avenue.

    • Upgrades either underway or recently completed.

Newport

  • Newport Playground, 7538 East St.

Ohio

  • Town of Ohio Recreation Building & Park, 140 Nellis Road.

Old Forge

  • George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center, 201 North St.

  • Old Forge Public Beach, Lakeview Avenue.

Poland

  • Kuyahoora Valley Town Park, 8916 N. Main St.

Remsen

  • Remsen Town Park, Town Hall, Steuben Street.

Salisbury

  • Salisbury Playground, State Route 29.

Schuyler

  • Wood Lane Playground, 282 Wood Lane.

West Winfield

  • West Winfield Town Park, East Main Street.

If you have corrections to this list or more playgrounds that should be listed, please email the information to reporter Amy Neff Roth at aroth@uticaod.com.

This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Playgrounds near Utica: Check out these nearby swing sets, splash pads