The Michigan Parks and Recreation/GameTime grant will fund up to $132,000 of new playground equipment. Design plans are being paid for out of the city’s capital plan.

SUNBURY — Preservation Parks of Delaware County is accepting applications for its Community Park & Trail Improvement Program ...

Maryland's Board of Public Works approved $3.2 million in grants on Friday to upgrade and create new outdoor recreational facilities such as regional parks, athletic fields, and playgrounds.

The 7,200-square-foot playgrounds will have specialized equipment, as well as seating areas and picnic tables, the Louisiana State Parks office said in a recent news release.

Outdoor playgrounds and parks have the added benefit of allowing children to run around, playing tag with one another, or making up an imaginative game with other kids.