https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 05:08:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193790 Fri, 29 May 2015 18:10:29 +0000 SweetiePie 2193790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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.<br /> The new building also has an indoor pool and playroom that I can't WAIT to use! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193786 Fri, 29 May 2015 18:03:52 +0000 deerylou 2193786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in a small coastal town and pretty much all the amenities we visit on a weekly basis is within walking distance. We can walk to the beach, three great playgrounds, various green spaces (DD loves to picnic, fly her kite, and kick balls around), hiking trails, a small public pool, the library, DD's tot school (where we take classes and help out in the community garden), a local history museum, and family art center. Takes a few minutes to walk downtown to go out to eat and visit local shops (or visit the animal shelter when we have LO along), we stroll to church on nice mornings, and live a few streets away from where most local fairs and festivals are held. Overall, a tremendously walkable area! We rarely use the car, on weekends we stay in town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193763 Fri, 29 May 2015 17:44:41 +0000 FannyMae 2193763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>there are also 5 kindergartens in the area, so the council knows there are lots of kids, I wish there were better playgrounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193744 Fri, 29 May 2015 17:17:44 +0000 Charm54 2193744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The beach and golf course are within walking distance...that's pretty much it ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193717 Fri, 29 May 2015 16:52:07 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2193717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pool, park, basketball court, volleyball court, tennis courts, soccer field, and running trails are all within walking distance. </p> <p>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... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193698 Fri, 29 May 2015 16:30:23 +0000 Corduroy 2193698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in a suburb and we have three playgrounds within toddler walking distance. We also have two reservoir/swimming hole/beach parks within walking distance. The splash pad is about two miles away and there are many more parks in town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193326 Fri, 29 May 2015 10:42:18 +0000 Anagram 2193326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Downside is...no public pool! =( =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193320 Fri, 29 May 2015 10:34:15 +0000 lamariniere 2193320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in the city center so there are tons of amenities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193271 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:59:23 +0000 jape14 2193271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193257 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:49:37 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2193257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a good amount of playgrounds/parks in our neighborhood. There's two within walking distance, but our township park is about a 5 minute car ride away, and it's gorgeous! DH and LO go there after he picks him up from school almost every day as long as the weather is nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193245 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:44:41 +0000 WinterBee 2193245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: We live outside of a small town, there's no amenities near by but some if we drive 25-35min away.<br /> 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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193236 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:37:56 +0000 catlady 2193236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The main ones we use are playgrounds and parks (half a dozen at least) and the walking path along the river. There are also a couple libraries, a public roof garden, and a couple pretty areas with large fountains.</p> <p>Not so much "public" amenities, but there is also a science museum and a mall within walking distance which we go to alot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193201 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:19:39 +0000 hellobeeboston 2193201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193189 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:11:49 +0000 mrsjyw 2193189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the burbs, but we have a splash pad across the street at the outdoor mall, 3 playgrounds within a mile radius, and a couple of small strip mall/plazas with shops and food, etc. within half a mile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193185 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:07:54 +0000 rachiecakes 2193185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Across the street from our house there is a park with a track, playground, soccer &amp; baseball fields, and a splashpad. We spend a lot of time over there.<br /> 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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193175 Fri, 29 May 2015 09:00:11 +0000 blackbird 2193175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have so many. We love our neighborhood. So many parks, five playgrounds within a couple miles, three splash pads... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193171 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:57:10 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2193171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.<br /> 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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193167 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:54:57 +0000 Greentea 2193167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well within a 3 mile radius (about as far as I want to walk with kids), there is a lot! Three lakes, several libraries, countless parks, an amazing free zoo, ice cream made on campus from the agriculture cows! The entire downtown with a great children's museum, a terrace with free live music on the water, parks with free live music, another cool terrace with tons of free events. Within 1 mile there is amazing campfire pits and hiking trails and beaches, a cliff overlook park with campfire pits, at least 2 amazing libraries, several schools and many parks, 2 great pools to choose from, and an ice rink with warming house. My favorite: countless community gardens. We visit ours every night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193136 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:42:07 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2193136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 3 playgrounds within a mile of our house and the neighborhood pool is about a mile away.<br /> 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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193121 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:36:18 +0000 CakeLady 2193121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a toddler playground across the street from our house and another playground attached to a big grassy park just a few blocks away. The main library for our town is also in close walking distance as is a swimming pool, splash pad, soccer field, track, and ice rink. There are tons of other parks and another pool in our town too, just a little further away. Part of the reason we chose to live here are all the great public parks and facilities.</p> <p>Right now we us the two closest parks quite often and now that the pools are ope. We plan to use those a lot this summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193116 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:33:57 +0000 avivoca 2193116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193112 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:29:38 +0000 jedeve 2193112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of our city parks is a giant trail system. It's one of the largest city parks in the country. You can technically access it from our street, but we drive a mile or so to a better trailhead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193108 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:24:23 +0000 tinyperson 2193108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193101 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:20:13 +0000 Andrea 2193101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are walking distance to the library, park, several playgrounds, splash pad, and beach so it's nice!</p> <p>The schools are pretty close and we've driven there to use the playgrounds/track. </p> <p>We are also walking distance to our pool, but that's private. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193097 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:18:37 +0000 looch 2193097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Within walking distance, we have a school playground. I often let my son ride his bike or scooter there.<br /> We have a pool and a play structure in our yard though, I am not a big fan of public pools. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193094 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:17:36 +0000 FaithFertility 2193094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in a small ish city<br /> We have a park in our neighborhood walking distance by a lake :)<br /> A Chidrens Museum in the next city but a 10min drive<br /> Splash pad/river park<br /> And the beach :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193085 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:14:06 +0000 mediagirl 2193085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/public-amenities-near-your-home#post-2193080 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:11:23 +0000 mrbee 2193080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in the city, and we lucked out in that there's a public park and a bunch of playgrounds nearby. There's also a track at our local elementary school, where the kids ride their bikes and scooters. There's a pool that's within walking distance (barely), and the kids love going there in the summers.</p> <p>Definitely appreciate the public amenities! We always underestimate their importance when picking a place to live... but it's probably one of the biggest factors in our kids' happiness!</p> <p>What public amenities are near your home, and which one do your kids like? </p>