Annie’s Playground – at Edgeley Grove Park

I love this park. The face that you can go everywhere your kid goes is the best part! I have been here many many many times. It’s the best place to play hide and go seek!!! My only concern is the upkeep of the park… since it’s so big I understand it takes a lot of maintinance… but there were many screws sticking out for the floors of the decking far enough anyone’s shoes could get caught on them. Also it sucks that there aren’t any sticks to knock on the xylophone in the younger kids area. =(

Nice, large playground tucked away in Fallston. It’s very large, which is great for the kids, but a little scary for the adults lol. Make sure you keep a close eye on the kiddos, it’s easy to get lost in here! The park is VERY clean and well maintained. The rubber tire pieces instead of your typical wood chips are heaven on your feet! They have a couple of pavilion areas, say if you wanted to throw a party here. I wish they have more benches/​seating areas in the actual playground for the adults, though. Overall a really great park — best in the area, hands down!

Probably the most originally constructed and thoughtfully designed playground we have ever visited. Even this old man started playing. It is both a fun and peaceful place. I wished this playground was closer to home.

What’s not to like? It’s the biggest playground I have ever seen. Plus, it is a playground where you, as an adult, can follow your kid almost everywhere. Our kids love it!
Beware, though. If you are on your own and have two small kids that you need to keep an eye on — this playground may be hard for that if they take off in different directions. Since there are multiple entrances, you can’t just guard an entrance, either.

Beautiful playground built in memory of a little girl named Annie. It’s free and huge! I’ve come here a few times with my nephew and he loved it every time. Children can easily spend hours playing here. Recycled tires line the playground to protect the kiddos from falls and dirty clothes. Area is very well maintained. Be sure to pack water and snacks, as kids are likely to get hungry and access to food once in playground, is nowhere near. Great, great place to take kids to when the weather is sunny or cool. They have a pavilion which, in my opinion, makes a excellent place to have a children’s birthday party when weather is good. A true gem.

Now that I am a mom, I feel like I can give this playground a review. I have been bringing my one year old daughter here every weekend the past couple months when the weather has been nice. The entire playground area is covered in recycled tire pieces instead of dirt and mulch. This makes it much cleaner for when my daughter falls, so that’s a plus. She loves the Tot Lot because she can wander around and crawl through tunnels on her own. She loves when I push her in the swings (there are plenty of them!) and help her go down the slides. When she gets older she can run through the other parts of the playground that have bigger slides, monkey bars and a fireman’s pole.
There are also a few fields that are pretty occupied on the weekends for soccer, lacrosse and baseball games with plenty of parents and onlookers cheering the kids on. I like that Annie’s has a trail that is part of the Ma & Pa trail. It’s a nice distance (1.4 miles) to walk and there are also more little playground areas along the way.
The restrooms onsite are nice and clean and there is also a large pavilion area for parties and cookouts. All in all, this is one of the nicest playgrounds in the area and we will return many times this summer as for the years to come.

Fantastic playground! Annie’s Playground was built in memory of a child who died too young in a car accident. it is a very beautiful park, with a huge playground structure (wtih sections for younger and older kids), ball fields, a garden, and so much more. Vendors sell hot dogs on weekends too. We easily passed 3 hours there today with my 5 and 7 year old, running the playground structure again and again. There are many swings, tons of slides, a fire station pole, and so much more.
We finished it off with dinner at La Tolteca (great Mexican food) and fantastic ice cream at Brooms Bloom Dairy (Vanilla Cinnamon Honey ice cream!).

As good as it gets, when it comes to frrreeee for the kids. Pack a cooler, and some chairs or a blanket and be prepared to stay the whole afternoon.
This place kept my 7 yo entertained for hours. The sun was out so I was catching some rays and she would come get some snacks then get a drink and go back playing.
It’s huge! I mean seriously huge. If you have a 3 or 4 year old be prepared to have the need to keep them company, unless they have and older sibling.
The backstory on this playground will bring you to tears. It’s named after Annie she was killed by a drunk driver. Go to the website to read more and also for donations.
Im considering having my daughters B-​day party here.
There is plenty of seating, benchs but this also serves as a team sports field so Im sure they fill up quickly, as does the parking.

To say you could save several grand by ditching your plans to take your children to Disney Land/​World and take them to Annie’s Playground instead would open me up to being accused of hyperbole. Again. But… it’s kind of true. Because, though in the all the grand US land there are surely more spectacular playgrounds, this place is absolute guaranteed F-​U-​N!
Two connecting structures — one designed for little ones 2 — 5 yrs old, with a taller one for those older (and those young at heart) — rise and fall in series of steps, roofs, rickety bridges, bars, swings and slides. More than once I felt I’d stepped into M.C. Escher’s «House of Stairs».
In fact, it’s probable that my husband and I had more fun running on, ducking through and crawling beneath it’s underbelly (like stalking animals) than our offspring did. I only say that because I blew out both my 30-​something knees and my spouse nearly had a 30-​something heart attack. It was THAT fun. Our saving grace? Soft-​cushy-​shredded-​rubber-​tire-​tread-​earth. No scraped knees and no dirty clothes. Hooray!
And the whole shebang is situated picturesquely above Maryland farm country — rolling hills, open sky. It must be just breathtaking in the spring, because it was pretty wonderful in late fall. You’d seriously have to be mentally handicapped or a minion of SATAN to not enjoy this place. The good vibes alone are catching.
Even the somber reminder that this playground is dedicated to a child named Annie, who died after being hit by a drunk driver — and the memorial garden in its midst, with dedicated bricks in its ground for other lost loved ones — even that only adds to the joy of the place. Despite the tragedy of its existence, the encompassing aura of the park itself celebrates childhood and the simple yet glorious pleasures thereof.
«Fun park,» chanted my two year old as we left Annie’s Playground. «Fun park!»