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Howard Von Dohlen Playground

📍 Queens, NY

★4.1(135 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Excellent facilities including playground, basketball courts, track, and skate park for active families. Parents should supervise closely due to safety concerns in the area.

✓ Great facilities variety✓ Large park space✓ Adult drug use✓ Bathrooms rarely open
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★★★★★Featured review by Charon Enterprise

Nice and big park! There's a track field, hand ball , swings , slides , sprinkler and skateboard park

🏆 Family Action Verdict

This park offers excellent facilities for active families with kids of all ages, featuring everything from playgrounds to skate parks and fitness areas. However, parents should be prepared for potential safety concerns due to drug use and inappropriate adult behavior in the area. Best for families comfortable with urban park environments who can supervise children closely.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Plan for no bathroom access - facilities are rarely open according to multiple reviews
⏰Stay vigilant and supervise children closely due to reported drug use and sketchy adults
đŸŽŸī¸Avoid the bench area on one side of the park which reviewers describe as particularly sketchy
🚗Best to visit during busy daylight hours when families are present

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.1
★★★★★

135 Google reviews

Multiple activity areas100%
Drug use and safety issues80%
Bathrooms rarely open40%
Recent upgrades20%
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Charon Enterprise

a year ago

★★★★★

“Nice and big park! There's a track field, hand ball , swings , slides , sprinkler and skateboard park”

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Tatiana Acosta

7 years ago

★★★★★

“Nice local park for the kids to run around. Has several areas like handball/ basketball courts, playground/swings, skateboard area, adult fitness area plus a race track. Also has sitting areas with tables. Only bad side to it, you have your occasional weed smokers pass through and the restrooms are hardly open.”

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bklyn11217

8 years ago

★★★★★

“Nice park. Recent upgrades include fitness area, basketball courts, running track and skate park. I wish the bathrooms were open more in the day and the side of the park with benches was less sketchy, but the kids have fun here”

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A Cazulo-Thomas

9 months ago

★★★★★

“This is a beautiful park for kids but adults have filled it doing drugs and drinking right where the kids are playing..its so sad...this park needs to be cleaned up”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Howard Von Dohlen Playground is a large Queens park offering diverse recreational facilities including playground equipment, basketball and handball courts, a running track, skate park, and adult fitness area. The park features multiple play zones and sitting areas, making it suitable for families with children of all ages who enjoy active outdoor play.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday06:00 – 21:00
Tuesday06:00 – 21:00
Wednesday06:00 – 21:00
Thursday06:00 – 21:00
Friday06:00 – 21:00
Saturday06:00 – 21:00
Sunday06:00 – 21:00

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