Bison’s Bluff Nature Playground
Spring Valley / USA / 2016
Playing with natural materials
Bison's Bluff Nature Playground was designed to engage children in active and passive play in a natural environment. This unique, specially designed park primarily includes natural materials such as logs, boulders, sand and water. A visit inspires open and creative forms of play, similar to those of previous generations of children who were able to enjoy playing in meadows, forests and streams near their homes. The goal of Bison's Bluff Nature Park is to inspire children and young people to learn resilience, discover the benefits of cooperation and experimentation, and confidently shape the world around them.The Richter playground integrated here and opened in 2017 contains numerous exciting movement elements such as slides, climbing structures, triangular platforms and some platforms that are reminiscent of a multi-level tree house and have shingle roofs adapted to the park environment, as well as a sand and water playground that is particularly suitable for smaller children attracts and invites you to play imaginatively with the elements. What distinguishes a natural playground like this from a typical park playground is the fact that many of the play elements, such as the climbing structures, platforms and attachments, are made from natural materials. There are also numerous information signs to help children and parents make optimal use of the additional natural play options available.