For Kids
Blue Slide Playground
If you are traveling down Beechwood Boulevard and see lines of children heading down the street with cardboard boxes in hand, you know they’re headed for the Blue Slide. The popular playground at Beechwood Boulevard and English Lane takes its name from the slide built into the rolling topography of the land, but there is much more to discover here. A castle-themed playground occupies the lower level of the playground, ascending to the Blue Slide, and then finally to a climbing structure where kids can see the downtown Pittsburgh skyline.
Forbes & Braddock Playground
The regional playground at the corner of Forbes and Braddock Avenues draws thousands of children each year to its “creek” and fish-filled “lagoon.” The playground is based on a nature theme and includes an imaginary stream and natural rock displays with native plantings. “Frick Creek” winds its way through the play structure and ends up at “Forbes Lagoon,” a wheelchair-accessible play zone with fish spring rockers. Three entrances to the playground feature imprints sandblasted into concrete in the shapes of white oak, sugar maple, and sycamore leaves.
What's Happening
Wednesdays, June 16, July 21, August 18, and September 15
6:30 - 8:00pm
Walks in the Woods
Frick Environmental Center
Get to know the parks this summer with free weekly walks led by docents familiar with their history, ecology, and transformation. All walks last an hour to an hour and a half. For more information, click here.
Saturday, September 11
10:00am - 1:00pm
Alphabet Trail and Tales
Beechwood and Nicholson Entrance
Follow the alphabet as it trails through Frick Park and guides you to thrilling tales! The Citiparks Roving Art Cart will be on hand with art activities. For more information, call 412-665-3665.
Sunday, September 26
9:30am
The Great Race 10K Run
Beechwood Blvd. at Dallas Ave.
On Your Mark! Get Set! Go! The 33rd Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race 10K registration has begun. Individual runners, teams, and wheelchair athletes are training for a new running season. The USATF certified course for the 10K (6.2 miles) is predominantly a downhill course and runs along Fifth Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies. Portions of the proceeds are donated to the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Fund in honor of race founder and late mayor of Pittsburgh, Richard S. Caliguiri. For more information on The Great Race 10K Run, please call The Great Race Hotline at 412-255-2493 or visit www.rungreatrace.com.
Related Links
Citiparks
Department of Public Works
Picnic Shelter Rental
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
Frick Environmental Center
Frick Park Lawn Bowling Club
Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club
Frick Art & Historical Center
PTAG
