Retreat

Give children a respite from their busy lives at the Retreat play structure. As children approach, they'll immediately be drawn to the PlayCounter in the shade of the structure. They can take a moment and set their things on it, play a game, or pretend. If they move beyond the counter, they'll see the Firefighter Climb that takes them straight up to the top deck. If they continue around, they'll see the Vertical Access Climber leading up to the middle deck. And just a bit further yet, they'll see the Push & Pull that can be played on alone or with a friend. The double-sided bar is placed on a pivot and able to move up and down creating a see-saw effect to the work the upper body. Once children are ready to head to the Hurricane Spiral Slide, they just need to climb up to the highest levels to slide down.

When choosing a playground it is important to consider where the components have come from. Conditioned wood or recycled metal posts are both opportunities to take part in environmental stewardship. Wood was once a staple of playground design, but as time has continued, it has become less common. But, wood and natural materials make for natural learning environments that can be important for children’s development. Several teaching methods use nature and natural tools as ways to reach children. On the other hand, the recycled metal used comes from items that would otherwise rust away in dumps. The recycled plastic comes from specifically milk jugs. As Americans, we tend to drink a large amount of milk every day. This results in millions of used milk contains every year. Even if the play set purchased only uses a few thousand of those milk jugs, its that many more that didn’t end up in a landfill. Your playground purchase can be part of the solution that limits waste.

For a similar type of play system, check out the Vista, the Escapade, and the Canyon.