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We have a small playground 3 doors down from our house that we like to go to. It gets filled with middle school kids in the evenings though (and it's very small) so we avoid it at those times. We also have a neighborhood pool we can walk to. That's it, though! We're in the suburbs/country.

Within walking distance, we have a school playground. I often let my son ride his bike or scooter there.
We have a pool and a play structure in our yard though, I am not a big fan of public pools.

We have a few playgrounds, two public pools (one indoor, one outdoor), one of the biggest libraries in the city, a public park with reflecting pool, fountain, green space, gardens, etc., and running track within walking distance.

At my parent's, there's a small library, parks, playgrounds, a u-pick farm, and the beach all within walking distance (and the beach is right out the back door). We spend a lot of time there in the summer! There's also a free children's farm a 15 minute drive from their place that's a nice, easy outing for LO.

There isn't anything within walking distance, and I live in the city. I really wish we had a playground that we didn't have to drive to. I can run to a couple of parks, but it's 3+ miles and I have to go out of my way to avoid a dangerous expressway interchange, so I would never be comfortable walking/running there with H.

We have 3 playgrounds within a mile of our house and the neighborhood pool is about a mile away.
We have a huge park with baseball and soccer fields, running/biking paths, picnic pavilions and multiple playgrounds, a small zoo and a golf course that is a 5 min drive from our house. The bike paths connect to 2 other large parks, but that would be a 20 mile round trip bike ride. They are planning a bike path extension to our neighborhood that will make it a 2 mile ride to the park, but it won't be built until 2017.

Our apartment backs up to a small park and it's really nice- there's a small pond with ducks, short trails, basketball court, bandshell for concerts, community center room, and two separate playgrounds.
We can walk/bike to "downtown"- where there is some places to eat that we like. There are two grocery stores within a mile, my favorite coffee shop is a mile away, the YMCA is 2.5 miles away and the library is 2 miles away.

Across the street from our house there is a park with a track, playground, soccer & baseball fields, and a splashpad. We spend a lot of time over there.
Our parking lot is directly next to a bike path. J likes to draw on it with sidewalk chalk and ride his bike and scooter on there.

We live in the burbs/country - but we are in the part of town close to the little downtown so we can walk in about 10 minutes to get to the train into the city/ coffee, etc. The library and Rec center are only a 5 min walk from our house, there are three huge playgrounds close by, and the town is building a pool for the community that we will also be able to walk to!! There is a splash park and hiking trails a 5 minute drive away too! The ocean is also only 15 minutes away

@mrbee: We live outside of a small town, there's no amenities near by but some if we drive 25-35min away.
But, we live on over 50 acres of mixed bush with water front at the back of the property so hopefully when we have kids they will be entertained on our property. We also plan to build a play section in the yard with a tree house/slide/sandbox... basically everything I wish I had when I was a kid ahha. I'm excited to play with them on our property!

We live right near downtown of our medium-sized city so we are close to lots of amenities! We are walking distance to a few parks with playgrounds, basketball courts, etc., a dog park (not exactly kid-friendly but a great amenity) and baseball fields/tennis courts, several public museums, and our local children's museum (small entry fee, but we will probably get a membership once DS turns 1). There is also a public pool that's technically within walking distance, but we'd have to walk kind of far and through a pretty sketchy neighborhood to get there, so it's more of a driving place for us. There are also a few really great parks within about 5 minutes driving distance - one has a carousel, a small train for kids, paddle boats, and theater/music performances!

We have tons of parks nearby and the riverfront area--which is a great place to ride bikes and go for walks. Plus our city has a ton of city events--farmer's markets, fairs, concerts, movies under the stars, etc.

And our town gives out free lunches to all kid residents the entire summer! In every single town park, kids can pick up a free boxed lunch (sandwich, fruit, side like chips or cookies, and a drink). It's pretty cool.

Downside is...no public pool! =( =(

Pool, park, basketball court, volleyball court, tennis courts, soccer field, and running trails are all within walking distance.

We have a lot of other local amenities that are close by (within 10 miles) but require driving. Splash pads, fountains, carousels, train rides, a ferris wheel, a lake, summer movies at the park...

we have 3 playgrounds in the local neighbourhood, two are attached to big sports ovals and one is in a walk-thru park across from the train station. None of them are particularly great, and I always have to scan the area for any stray beer bottles etc as these parks are a bit of a hot spot for night action. I prefer to take a short drive to some of the better playgrounds in neighbouring suburbs. My bestie has a beautiful one across the road from her house that is surrounded with a safety fence and has covers and picnic tables. so jealous!

half hour walk/5 minute drive to the local shopping strip, where the local library is - nice, clean, child friendly and a very short walk to mum's house.

there are also 5 kindergartens in the area, so the council knows there are lots of kids, I wish there were better playgrounds!

So much! The upside to living in a big city. We have Madison Square Park in walking distance and a playground a block away. Our building also has great amenities like an enclosed garden with grills and a rooofdeck, so we like to use those in the evening. And we have a promenade to walk on the East River, and the ferry stop is on our street where we love to go and watch boats.

We are moving in a month and we'll be walking distance to Central Park (we are on the same street as the zoo) and will have a playground across from the front entrance of the building.
The new building also has an indoor pool and playroom that I can't WAIT to use!