Thacher slated for new playground as part of $2.5M state initiative

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 12:10

NEW SCOTLAND — A playground for older children will be built next to the visitors’ center that is currently under construction at John Boyd Thacher State Park.

The Thacher playground will feature an embankment slide, a climbing wall, a crawl tunnel, and a rocks and ropes area. All elements are intended to blend with the existing features of the park, according to a release from the governor’s office.

Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that New York has committed $2.5 million to build or improve 13 playgrounds at 11 state parks — part of his goal to modernize 100 state-park playgrounds by 2020 and build on the Connect Kids to Parks program to draw more youth to the outdoors.

 

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