Ball Games and Shade for a Queens Afternoon
Play bocce and handball in Ridgewood or volleyball and soccer in Woodhaven. Evergreen Park's paved paths give children room to practice riding, while Equity Playground has three play areas designed for different age groups.
Ridgewood and Woodhaven Recreation
Ridgewood Under a Leafy Canopy
Evergreen Park occupies 60-09 Saint Felix Avenue in Ridgewood. It opens daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Friends can choose basketball, bocce or handball. Paved paths give children space to practice riding a bike or scooter. Mature trees shade the grounds. The accessible playgrounds include swings. Summer brings water play. The park also hosts events for families. For a longer visit, keep the bathrooms in mind. Visitors consistently describe them as dirty.
Woodhaven Sidelines
Equity Playground gives children three age-specific play areas. Its cement ball field hosts volleyball and soccer. Two basketball rims add another option for a game. Shaded benches offer a place to pause between turns. In summer, children can cool off at the shaded sprinklers. An ice cream truck also comes to the main gate. Parents of babies should keep an eye on the equipment, where visitors sometimes report rough play.
Choose Your Kind of Match
Evergreen Park and Equity Playground offer different ways to spend an active afternoon in Queens. At Evergreen Park, bocce, handball and basketball sit alongside paved paths where children can practice riding bikes or scooters. Equity Playground pairs volleyball and soccer on a cement ball field with three age-specific play areas. The distinction is in the mix, Ridgewood combines court choices with riding space, while Woodhaven brings field games and play areas for different ages into the same grounds.
