Sandra Libby is the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's official playground planner. She shared what ...

But the Nuner playground has seen better days. “The equipment is getting old. We’ve had to remove the slides for safety issues because some are just old and breaking,” Reed said.

If playground equipment reaches 140 degrees, it can take as little as three seconds to get a second-degree burn. Playgrounds can quickly become dangerous in triple-digit weather.

Other Henderson parks with adaptive playground equipment — Paseo Vista Park, 2505 Paseo Verde Parkway — Madeira Canyon Park, 2390 Democracy Drive — Amador Vista Park, 1562 Amador Lane.

Southside Park is located in the 2100 block of Race Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The park, photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, will soon be getting new playground equipment.