Finding inclusive areas that cater to toddlers, preschoolers, grade-schoolers, and kids with special needs is no easy feat.
Check out our 10 Best Inclusive Playgrounds around Cincinnati:
All Children’s Playground
The Anderson Township Park District has created a playground at Beech Acres Park where all children can play and learn together. For children ages 0-5, there is a Tot Lot complete with a train and train station, plus swings, a sand play area, playhouse. and mini-mountain. Oder kids will like the larger-than-life climbing boulders and a massive fort-like play unit. For everyone, regardless of age, there is a riverboat Shelter, a seasonal water play area and a Sway Fun glider. 6910 Salem Road, Cincinnati, OH 45230
Crescent Park
Located in Wyoming, the new universally accessible playground is one-of-its kind in Cincinnati! Unlike most playgrounds, Crescent Park allows children the opportunity to push their wheelchair onto several rockers and spinners for the best time ever with friends and family! 340 Crescent Avenue, Wyoming, OH 45215
Gower Park
This Sharonville gem truly has something for everyone — a recently updated big-kids playground with a rock wall and inviting, multi-level play structure, and a sizable tot lot.The park is located across from the Sharonville library (score!) and surrounded with a fence to keep kids contained as they play. (The fence opens at a few spots, but it’s easy to keep an eye on your kiddos). 10997 Thornview Drive, Sharonville, OH 45241
Great Parks
Great Parks has two universally accessible playgrounds: Francis RecreAcres and Winton Woods – Harper Meadows. Both boast wide wheelchair-accessible ramps, sensory friendly equipment and rubber safety mats beneath the equipment. Francis Rec Acres Playground: 9001 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45215; Winton Woods/Harper Meadows: 10245 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231
Makino Park
Makino Park is a one-of-a-kind asset for Mason and the entire Greater Cincinnati Region. This park encourages interaction and recreation opportunities that spans multi-generational users of all abilities in a peaceful and welcoming setting. Makino Park includes Common Ground Inclusive Playground, FCC Field mini pitch soccer, a shelter area for gathering and programming, and restrooms all designed for park users to have an enjoyable experience. 6100 Kopfler Court, Mason, OH 45040
Leblond RecPlex
While all CRC recreation centers and programs are accessible and inclusive, the LeBlond Regional RecPlex will utilize the principles of universal design to offer the best experiences for individuals and families with or without disabilities. CRC’s mission is not to just meet ADA standards, but to exceed the standards, and provide an experience like no other. The new indoor/outdoor RecPlex provides inclusive recreation activities, while promoting healthy lifestyles and fitness. 5000 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Mt. Airy Forest
Dubbed “Everybody’s Treehouse,” Mt. Airy Treehouse is as charming, unique and accessible as the Queen City herself, and is worth a visit with your family. It’s 14 feet tall and connected to 12 trees within the forest. It has whimsical, fairy-tale features, such as a winding (and wheel-chair accessible) ramp, a swirly, shingled roof, and windows with crooked branches as windowpanes. The views from the treehouse are breathtaking. There’s also an amazing inclusive playground just across the street that kids of all ages will love. 1212 Trail Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45223
Summit Park Playground
The playground features separate areas for ages 5–12 and 5 and under, and my youngest two took their first steps in the little kids’ section.There is a nice ramp parents and kids can walk up, and lots of soft playground turf and “grass” that takes the danger out of falling. When your kids have tired of this playground, head over to the Nature PlayScape. 4335 Glendale‑Milford Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242
Washington Park
The half-acre, 18,000-square-foot, fenced-in children’s playground has features based on historic Cincinnati structures. Features include a play castle, climbing wall, sandbox, dual slides, a canal boat in a stream and musical instruments – all creatively integrated into a safe and imaginative play environment for children of all ages. 1230 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
West Fork Park
This inclusive playground is worth the hype, as it’s truly for everyone — and visually stunning, to boot! There is a section dedicated to toddlers and even babies, but other areas are great for them, too. Big kids will love the large play structure and zip line. The maze is entertaining, but easy to see inside — and the entire park is covered in turf. 4764 West Fork Road, Cincinnati, OH 45247
