As a mom who likes to get the family out, I realize I’ve been to a lot of playgrounds in Fayette County. So I figured it was time for a guide – an opportunity to share pictures, some things I learned, and ideas for playground adventures. I’m sure I’m missing many, but this guide can serve as a starting point for some ideas to get the kids out and play.

I’m sharing some pictures and brief notes of things I loosely recall about my visits. Things can change and I may have missed some park features.

At the bottom of the post, I’ve provided a list based on categories (e.g. playgrounds with disc golf, stroller-friendly playgrounds, etc.). Let’s get into it.

Fayette County Parks

Let’s start with the three county parks in Fayette County, PA.

Jacob’s Creek

German-Masontown Park

Dunlap Lake Park

  • located out towards New Salem
  • lake with fishing and boating opportunities, a small playground, a pavilion

Uniontown Area

Hutchinson Park

  • located in South Union Township
  • connected to The Sheepskin Trail at a covered bridge
  • playground, pavilions, baseball fields, batting cage, basketball court, outdoor fitness equipment on the trail, gaga ball pit, stream for fishing, paved walking loop (short flat and longer loop with a hill), e-bike charging station, hydration station, EV chargers
  • We even like to visit this park during the holidays to check out the light display and walk the lit walking loop.

Areford Park

  • located in South Union Twp near Laurel Highlands Middle School
  • playground, pavilion, tennis/pickleball, paved walking loop, 9-hole disc golf, popular sledding hill

Meadowbrook

Leith Park

  • located in Leith in close proximity to The Sheepskin Trail
  • pickleball courts, playground, pavilion, and large field (suitable for kickball, soccer, etc.)

Eberly Park

  • located in Oliver in North Union Township
  • playground, pavilion, baseball fields, basketball court
  • paved walking loop – nice place to take the kids to ride bikes or scooters or go for a walk

Phillips Ballfield

Mt Braddock Ballfield

Bailey Park

Grant Street Park

Coal Lick Park

Lemon Street

Uniontown YMCA

  • Uniontown YMCA
  • pavilion, playground, pickleball/tennis courts, basketball court, walking loop, outdoor fitness equipment, volleyball court (some areas may be restricted to YMCA members)

Mountain Area

Jumonville

Wharton Township Recreational Park

  • I love this park so much that I created a separate post. Check out Ruth Eberly Walking Nature Trails – Wharton Twp Recreational Park.
  • pavilions, paved walking loop (on a hill), 9-hole disc golf, multiple playgrounds, tennis, pickleball, basketball courts, sand volleyball, soccer fields, and baseball fields
  • hiking trails – I hid a geocache here
  • One of our all-time mindless family days out is to grab a coffee at nearby Fuel Coffee Works and play at this park.
  • Ruth Eberly Walking Nature Trails, Trailhead

Ohiopyle – Stewart on the Green Playground

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

  • located at Fort Necessity National Battlefield
  • Fort Necessity-themed playground, visitor center with exhibits and video, hiking trails (short paved trail to the fort), Washington Tavern
  • Don’t forget you can get a national park passport and stamp here. Learn more in this post.
  • One of my favorite features is the floor surface. We like to play here when a lot of the playgrounds are muddy after we’ve had a lot of rain.

Tharp Knob

  • located off of Ohiopyle Road near Ohiopyle
  • pavilion, playground, volleyball, fit trail, hiking trails
  • don’t miss the short hike to an overlook with a beautiful view of Ohiopyle
  • the gate may be closed seasonally

Youghiogheny Dam Outflow Recreation Area

Connellsville Area

Yough River Park

South Connellsville Park

  • located in South Connellsville
  • playground, a few disc golf holes, a pavilion, a walking trail, basketball court

Connellsville East Park

Mountz Creek Park

12th Street Park

Jamie McPoyle Memorial Field

Dunbar Park

Fayette County Misc

Fairchance Community Park

  • located in Fairchance
  • playground, walking trail, pavilions, baseball field, and batting cage

Patsy Hillman Park

  • located in Brownsville
  • playground, lake, disc golf
  • gates may be closed seasonally

Brown’s Run Trail – Clark Park

  • located on Browns Run Trail in Masontwon
  • Check out another post about Browns Run Trail. We love this playground and this trail and often use the playground as a reward to get the kids out for a walk or bike ride on the trail. This area also has some geocaches and we often see people fishing.

German Township Municipal Playground

  • located in Edenborn behind the municipal building (2 Long St)
  • fenced-in playground, rubber mulch, possible seasonal porta potty (can use restrooms in the municipal building during office hours), possible porta potty available seasonally

Point Marion Park

C. W. Resh Park

Washington Run Park

School Playgrounds

We also play at playgrounds at elementary schools. We always fondly remember a friend we lost when we play at The Amy Tungate Ninja Warrior Course at Marshall Elementary. Other school playgrounds we enjoy playing at are Hatfield and Ben Franklin schools.

At this point, this post has taken a lot of work going back and digging through old pictures so I’m going to pause here for now. I would like to come back and add playgrounds we have loved just outside of Fayette County including Laurelville, Cedar Creek, Cheat Lake Park, Edith B Barill in Star City, and many more.

Based on questions I’ve received before, here are some ways I tend to categorize playgrounds in my head:

Disc Golf Courses

Check out a separate post about disc golf courses in Fayette County (many of these courses are located in parks with playgrounds.

Pickleball

Check out a separate post about where to play pickleball in Fayette County (many of these courts are located in parks with playgrounds.

Stroller Friendly Playgrounds

Stroller-friendly playgrounds might also be a good choice for children who want to ride bikes or scooters. These might also be good options for those with mobility needs and could be ADA-accessible.

Playgrounds with walking loops:

  • Hutchinson Park
  • Eberly Park
  • Areford Park

Playgrounds connected to rail trails (paved):

  • Hutchinson Park (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Meadowbrook (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Leith Park (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Bailey Park (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Coal Lick Park (Rotary Walk)
  • Yough River Park (GAP Trail)

Playgrounds connected to rail trails (crush of run surface):

  • Dunbar Park (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Point Marion Park (Sheepskin Trail)
  • Clark Park (Browns Run Trail)

Shade

In the summer heat, playground equipment can get hot in the sun so we tend to gravitate toward playgrounds with shade.

  • Bailey Park
  • Connellsville East
  • Ohiopyle – Stewart on the Green
  • Clark Park – Browns Run Trail

Playgrounds with Adult Workout Equipment

  • Dunbar
  • Hutchinson – outdoor fitness equipment along Sheepskin Trail
  • Tharp Knob – fitness loop
  • Jumonville – fitness loop
  • Outside of Fayette County – Cedar Creek Park and Round Hill Park

Parks Near Hiking Trails

  • Ohiopyle
  • Wharton
  • Tharp

Parks Near Waterfalls or Creeks

Because I enjoy seeing waterfalls and my kids love to throw rocks and sticks in a creek…

Waterfalls

  • Connellsville East
  • Ohiopyle Playground

Creeks

  • Hutchinson
  • Eberly
  • Browns Run
  • Dunbar Park

Playgrounds near Fishing Opportunities

  • Jacob’s Creek
  • Dunlap Creek Park
  • Dunbar Park
  • Hutchinson
  • Browns Run

I hope you found this guide helpful. If you get out and explore some local playgrounds, feel free to tag me on Instagram (@advenutreswkelly) so I can see your adventures.