Big T Recreation built the new playground at City Hall Park in Riverton, Utah—featuring Playworld® Sky Towers® at 20 ft., a custom city-seal fire truck, library-themed swing panels, and a poured-in-place alphabet border.
Some playgrounds are placed in a park. This one was built for it.
City Hall Park occupies one of the most historically and civically significant sites in Riverton—home to City Hall, the public library, the senior center, and the police station. Big T Recreation worked with Riverton City to design a playground that honors that context at every turn, delivering not just a great play environment, but one with a distinct identity rooted in the community it serves.
The centerpiece of the installation is Playworld’s Sky Towers®, soaring 20 feet into the air and giving older kids a genuine sense of elevation and accomplishment. The Mighty Descent™ slide connects the towers to earth in the most memorable way possible: fast, exhilarating, and designed for repeat riders.
Below and around the towers, the playground expands into a full environment. PlayHills™ and Play Cubes create varied terrain and discovery zones. The Cone Spinner™ draws groups of kids into movement and laughter. The Concerto musical playground equipment adds sound and sensory play to the mix—something you don’t find at most parks. The Cozy Cocoon™ gives children a quieter, enclosed space for imaginative and sensory play, making the playground genuinely welcoming for kids of all needs and abilities.
The toddler area is where the playground’s identity comes into sharpest focus. A custom-built fire truck—bearing Riverton City’s official seal on the hood—and a police car let young children climb, imagine, and role-play as the community’s heroes, right next door to the very building those heroes work in. No other park has this piece. It was made for here.
The swing bay carries the same intentionality: custom panels between each pair of swings are designed to look like books on a library shelf—a direct tribute to the Riverton Library standing just steps away. And underfoot, poured-in-place rubber surfacing wraps the entire playground perimeter with a custom giant alphabet border, tying the educational spirit of the location into the ground beneath every running, climbing, spinning child.
City Hall Park isn’t a neighborhood park. It’s a civic landmark—and the playground needed to live up to that. The site’s history, its institutions, and its role at the center of Riverton’s public life gave the design team a rich foundation to work from.
The Sky Towers® are the defining feature of City Hall Park’s new playground. At 20 feet high, these modern towers give school-age children a genuine vertical challenge and a bird’s-eye view of the surrounding park. Climbing routes, enclosed pathways, and elevated play events keep kids engaged from bottom to top—and the towers give the park a dramatic visual presence that draws kids in from across the civic complex.
The Mighty Descent™ slide turns the height of the Sky Towers® into a thrill ride. It delivers the kind of fast, memorable slide experience that earns a reputation in a neighborhood—kids talk about it, siblings race to it, and parents end up watching one more run than they planned. It’s one of Playworld’s most iconic pieces and a perfect fit for a high-profile civic park.
PlayHills™ introduce elevation and topographic play into the landscape, giving children a chance to climb, roll, run, and explore terrain that doesn’t feel like typical playground equipment. The Play Cubes add a modular, angular discovery element that invites creative play and imaginative use. Together they create a layered environment where the fun extends well beyond the main structure.
The Cone Spinner™ is a signature Playworld® piece that always earns its spot. Kids cluster around it, take turns, and ride it together—it’s one of those elements that turns strangers into friends. It adds movement, balance, and spontaneous social play to the park in a way that’s hard to replicate with anything else.
The Concerto system brings sound and music into the playground experience. Children can play instruments, create rhythms, and explore sensory stimulation in a way that’s inclusive and engaging across a wide age range. Musical play elements are still rare in most parks, and they tend to become beloved features that families specifically seek out.
The Cozy Cocoon™ gives children a softer, more enclosed place within the playground—a sensory refuge that’s especially meaningful for kids who benefit from quieter, more contained play experiences. It’s a key piece of what makes this playground truly all-abilities, not just in name but in practice.
The toddler zone is where this playground gets personal. The fire truck was custom-built specifically for City Hall Park and features Riverton City’s official seal on the hood—a level of craftsmanship that goes well beyond standard themed equipment. Paired with a police car, the toddler area lets young children climb, imagine, and role-play as the city’s heroes while standing next to the very building those heroes work in. It’s a one-of-a-kind piece you won’t find at any other park.
The swings at City Hall Park come with a detail worth stopping to notice: custom panels between each pair of swings are designed to look like books lined up on a library shelf—a direct tribute to the Riverton Library standing just next door. It’s the kind of design decision that gives a playground a sense of place and permanence. This isn’t just any park. It’s Riverton’s park.
The surfacing at City Hall Park does double duty. Poured-in-place rubber keeps the playground safe, accessible, and low-maintenance. The custom giant alphabet letters running around the entire perimeter add an educational and artistic layer that makes the surface itself a feature—a fitting touch for a park that sits alongside one of the city’s primary learning institutions.
Shade structures keep the park usable during Utah’s long, sunny summers. Covered zones over key play areas reduce surface temperatures, protect kids from direct sun exposure, and make parents far more willing to stay a little longer.
The best playground projects don’t just fill a space—they belong to it. City Hall Park’s new playground belongs to Riverton in a way that’s rare and deliberate.
A custom fire truck with the city seal. Swing panels that look like library books. An alphabet running the full edge of the surfacing. A Cozy Cocoon™ for sensory play. Concerto instruments for musical exploration. Sky Towers® that can be seen from across the civic complex. Every element was chosen or customized with the history and character of this specific site in mind.
Big T Recreation is proud to have partnered with Riverton City on a project that will serve this community for generations to come.
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