Ark Park
Ark Park in Gloucester offers a spacious and accessible recreational area featuring sports fields, a basketball court, picnic tables, and a playground suitable for children, though not optimal for kids under five. The park is wheelchair accessible and pet-friendly, with areas for dogs to play and facilities to maintain cleanliness. It’s a community-focused space with amenities for both kids and adults, but some accessibility improvements for the playground have been noted.
Reviews
The park itself may be nice, but the playground is not made for children under 5. Brought my 3-year-old and 2-year-old. There are no swings and the monkey bars are too high off the ground for them to climb. One small slide with a couple of stairs leading up to it. there was no way for them to get on the other two slides at the park without climbing up the slides and sliding back into the mulch. Inaccessible slides for children under 5.
Do yourself a favor and if you have children under five, don’t even bother wasting your time by coming to this playground.
You would think that a children’s playground would have shredded tire rubber to prevent head injuries. You would expect for there to be swings for little children to enjoy. You would expect a pool in a public park. You would expect a public basketball court in a public park. This park has none of those things. Gloucester County gets immense Federal and State grants every year. Yet they can’t find the money to invest in public park facilities for the public to enjoy.
Looks like the county could form a public private partnership with the YMCA to concentrate on bettering public recreational facilities to promote public health in Gloucester. Why they don’t do that is beyond my comprehension. I’m certain that there are grants to help pay for the majority of the costs. I have found the grants in the Federal Budget.
I would be glad to share the information with Gloucester County’s Administrator and the Board of Supervisors. Let’s make Gloucester County a better place to live for everyone.
We love taking our 2 boxers there. They run and play and roll until they wear themselves out. We always take doggie bags for clean up, plus there are bags there for others to clean up behind their pets also. I often clean up behind inconsiderate pet owners, but, but my dogs love going there to run so clean up is a MUST behind my dogs due to them being so big!! We give you a 10 star because it has to be clean for the kids to have there sporting events. We love going there.
Definitely one of my favorite softball fields to play at. Love that it’s Christian themed. Beautiful bathrooms. Great turf field complex.
My grandson loves going here to play on the playground. There is a bench so you can sit and watch your children play. There is a Little Free Library and a newly remodeled basketball court. There are also lots of fields for sports.