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Braintree Highlands Community Playground

72 South St, Braintree, MA 02184, USA

Town of Braintree: 781-794-8000

Owned By: Town of Braintree

The Braintree Highlands Community Playground is large and fenced-in, with poured rubber pathways and wood chips underfoot. It features swings, slides, ramps, bouncers, and climbing structures, with areas for younger and older children, plus numerous benches and picnic tables. The Braintree Community Arts Center is immediately adjacent.

Features

Also known as the Saran E. Gillies Family Playground. Named for Braintree’s first elected female Town Clerk and Selectperson. Opened in November 2011. Supported with Community Preservation funds.

This land is within the region of the Massachusett (or Massachuseuk). To learn more about local Native American tribes, we encourage you to interact with their members. The Massachusett tribe at Ponkapoag shares information on its website. 

Habitats and Wildlife

The playground is set within a grassy field and features a few shade-bearing pine trees along one side.

The property is within the watershed of the Cochato River, which rises in Avon and serves as the boundary between Randolph and Braintree. Within the Braintree Municipal Golf Course, it merges with the Farm River to form the Monatiquot River. The Monatiquot flows northeast for 4.9 miles before merging with Smelt Brook to form the Fore River.

The Fore River serves as the boundary between the towns of Weymouth and Braintree. It flows for about 3 miles, into Quincy, where it meets Town River, and then flows for another 2 miles into Hingham Bay. In its final few miles, the Fore River is nearly a mile wide in some spots.

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72 South St, Braintree, MA 02184, USA

Historic Site: No

Park: Yes

Beach: No

Boat Launch: No

Lifeguards: No

Size: 0.6 acres

Hours: 8am to Dusk

Parking: Ample on-site parking at 72 South Street.

Cost: Free

Facilities:

Benches, picnic tables, bike rack, trash receptacles. Fenced-in playground with swings, slides, ramps, bouncers, and climbing structures, with areas for younger and older children. Surfaced with rubber and wood chips.

Dogs: No

Boat Ramp: No

ADA Access: Yes

Scenic Views: No

Waterbody/Watershed: Cochato River (Fore River watershed)

Other Things to Do at This Site

Picnic Tables