Cypress Street Playground
🛝 Playground · Brookline
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 10 min driveFrom Newton · Parking: Street parking on Cypress St and Franklin St (watch Brookline's time-limit signs)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A big renovated playground on the edge of Brookline Village: separate toddler and big-kid climbing areas, a summer spray area that is the easiest cool-down for miles around, and the Brookline library just across the ball field for a quick switch if it rains.
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Brookline, Massachusetts
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