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Playground Planning & Design

Playground Planning & Design

Turn Your Vision into a Detailed Plan

Every great outdoor recreation space starts with thoughtful planning. At Cunningham Recreation, we transform your vision into a functional, creative, community-focused design. Whether you’re starting with a blank canvas or reimagining an existing park or playground site, our team helps you create spaces that inspire play, promote inclusion, and encourage wellness.

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Without a clear plan, even the best intentions can go sideways

How We Help You Succeed

Cunningham Recreation guides customers through every step of creating their perfect park or playground—so they never have to navigate the process alone. Our experienced team listens, designs, and builds play and fitness spaces that fit your vision, budget, and timeline. With trusted partners like GameTime and other industry leaders, we help you create fun, safe, sustainable outdoor recreation spaces that bring communities together and make you proud of the results.

Custom design concepts

Themed environments

Site assessments and space planning

CAD drawings, layouts, and 3D renderings

ADA accessibility and inclusive spaces

Budget development and cost analysis

Our Process is Easy

We begin by learning about your goals, challenges, site requirements, and community needs.
Together, we create creative, cost-effective solutions that align with your vision, budget, and timeline.
Our team handles every detail, from equipment selection to professional installation, ensuring a smooth, high-quality result.
We remain your partner long after installation—providing maintenance, safety inspections, and resources that keep your recreation spaces thriving for years.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Cunningham Recreation. In a recent themed playground project, Cunningham Recreation did a fantastic job of taking my vision, requirements and budget and creating an awesome end product that the public loves and fits our facility wonderfully. Mitch Reno, the local Cunningham Recreation representative, brings a friendly personal touch to his projects making the process smooth and successful. I highly recommend Mitch and the Cunningham Recreation team for any recreation project.

- Joe Shuttleworth , Director of Parks and Recreation

Why Cunningham Recreation?

For nearly 60 years, Cunningham Recreation has been a trusted partner for landscape architects, parks, schools, churches, HOAs, and municipalities. Complete park and playground solutions from the company you trust!

The Cunningham Recreation Difference

Unmatched Expertise: With thousands of successful playground and park projects across 17 states, our decades of experience provide proven insight into what makes outdoor spaces thrive and impact communities.
Comprehensive, Turnkey Support: From planning and design to installation, safety, and long-term maintenance, we handle every detail—so you have one trusted partner from start to finish.
One-Stop Shop: We partner with PlayCORE, GameTime, Lappset, and other industry leaders to provide safe, durable, and innovative commercial playground, park and outdoor recreation products for a complete one-stop shop.
Customized Solutions: Each project is tailored to your site, budget, and community goals, ensuring your recreation space delivers lasting value and impact.

Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve been helping communities play for nearly 60 years. Since our founding in 1966, Cunningham Recreation has partnered with parks and recreation departments, schools, churches, and landscape architects to bring thousands of playground projects to life.
We provide turnkey solutions—from design and planning to installation and maintenance. Our offerings include:
- Commercial playground equipment
- Inclusive and accessible play spaces
- Outdoor fitness and sports equipment
- Shade and shelter structures
- Site furnishings
- Safety Surfacing
- Splash pads and water play
- Dog parks
Yes! Our in-house design team and local consultants collaborate with you to create a custom design that fits your site, budget, and community vision. We offer 3D renderings, site plans, and presentations to help you visualize your project.