Larch Grove Playground
Paraparaumu 5032
Why these ages?
Multi-play + slide, basket swing, standard swings, climbing net and carousel — description explicitly says 'junior-friendly items include the basket swing and the slide when a young child has help', so a 2-4yo needs a hand on the equipment. No explicit infant swing bay called out. Central Paraparaumu near Coastlands, street parking around the perimeter. Medium-sized site with no water hazard.
Access notes
Description explicitly states the equipment is all set on a bark surface. No accessible parking, path or transfer feature is described, only street parking on the perimeter.
What's here
The multi-play structure holds a slide alongside a basket swing, standard swings, a climbing net, and a carousel, all set on a bark surface. Junior-friendly items include the basket swing and the slide when a young child has help. Larch Grove is a Medium-sized site in central Paraparaumu, within an easy walk of Coastlands Shopping Town and the Coastlands Aquatic Centre, which makes it a common combined stop with a swim or shopping run.
Good to know
HistoryPlayground established: 2014.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteEquipment includes multi-play structure (with slide), basket swing, swings, climbing net, carousel.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include basket swing, slide (suitable for young child with assistance).
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteSpecialised equipment: a carousel.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesLarch Grove Playground in Paraparaumu is within walking distance of Coastlands Shopping Town and Coastlands Aquatic Centre, and includes a walnut tree on site, making it convenient for families to combine a playground visit with swimming or shopping.
Source: kapiticoast.govt.nzAmenitiesLarch Grove Playground is located in Paraparaumu 5032. Confirmed as a public playground on the Kapiti Coast.
Source: kapiticoast.govt.nzAmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite size category: 2 Medium.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowShade at midday in summer: No shade for play equipment. Vegetation planted adjacent to the playground may provide some shade at other times during the day & for spectators.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowParking: on street parking.
Source: services1.arcgis.com
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