This playground was hot. 

We wandered out of Fort Tryon Park and stumbled onto this playground, but there's not much shade here and we were baking. There was a neighborhood kid selling lemonade for a dollar, but even with the splash pad spraying it was too hot for us to stay. 

The equipment is new and modern, like many of the playgrounds built in the 2020s. Some of the climbing structures, like the big hoops, still don't work very well, and we've noticed around playgrounds, they tend to be fail points. 

The water was right in the middle of the playground too, making it hard to avoid the water if you didn't want wet children. There was a secondary playground with a lot of climbing components, but its not really clear who this was for. It was separated out like it was designed for a different age group, but also the actual climbing didn't lead to anything. 

The tots area was equally unshaded and too close to the water. 

This is probably a great playground later in the afternoon, but it's way too much direct sun to enjoy on a hot summer day.

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The land was first leased by the city for a playground in 1935, and then deeded to the city in 1944. The parked was renovated in 2020 with $3.1M from the city and $350,000 from the Fort Tryon Trust.