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Landscape Structures, the premier provider of innovative playground equipment, is committed to creating inspiring play experiences for children while honoring the environment. From personalized playground design to custom-designed playstructures, we offer commercial playground equipment that is artful, safe and, most of all, made for years of fun . Landscape Structures designs and builds playground equipment that is second to none in craftsmanship, durability and safety features. Kids love our playstructures because they’re fun to use. Parents trust our products because they’re safe, strong and imaginatively designed. See the latest new products
Products:
Playsystems – PlayBooster, PlayShaper, Evos, Weevos, PlaySense
Freestanding Components – Natural Elements Climbers, Mobius Climbers, AeroNet Climbers, Kids in Motion, Sensory Play, Swings
Fitness Equipment – HealthBeat, FitCore, Fitness Cluster
Accents & Furnishings – Cooltopper Shade Systems, Site Amenities, How Can Play Engage the Senses? NEW ASTM F1487-11 Standard Released
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The PlayBooster® Playsystem 
The original post-and-clamp system, combines exciting ground-level components with climbing events and overhead activities for kids ages 5 to 12. Designs can also be created for 2 to 5 year olds.
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The original post and clamp system
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Built to ensure minimal maintenance and replacement
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Completely Modular Design, makes for site specific designs and adding phases easy
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Continuously upgraded products to meet new safety and environmental standards
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Provides whole-body strength and aerobic workout
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100 Year warranty
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Exceeds ADA requirements so that children of all abilities can join in the fun
The Evos™ Playsystem
The Evos™ play system has quickly become our most popular playstructure. With over 850 Evos playstructures located throughout the world, Evos is attracting kids ages 5 to 12+ with its unique appearance and challenging play experiences.
- New Evos™ design options featuring our Hemisphere Climber and O-Zone Climber for under $25K.
- No prescribed entry points or exits flex kids' mental and physical muscles.
- With the appropriate surfacing, all Evos play components are 100 percent ground-level accessible.
- Springy climbing cable stretches the imagination while building upper-body and core strength.
- More than 25 components create endless configurations; perfect for multiphase solutions.
- Offers 30 percent reduced carbon footprint compared to traditional play structures for a more sustainable.
Weevos Playsystem
The patent-pending Weevos™ play system is designed to meet the unique physical, cognitive, sensory/motor, emotional/social and language needs of 2 to 5 year olds. Its intriguing playground slides, climbers and more capture preschoolers' imaginations as they explore, learn and make new friends. Best of all, Weevos is designed to grow with kids, making it easy for them to graduate to the Evos™ play systemwhen the time is right. Now, Weevos offers more design options, making this play system better than ever! And with new playground components and play panels, you can create a Weevos environment just right for your littlest visitors.
PlayShaper Playsystem
Let curious young minds go exploring on a safe and durable PlayShaper® playstructure. Scaled to size for preschoolers (2 to 5 year olds), these playsystems invite youngsters to develop their physical skills while learning the social skills needed for community life.
- Cooperative play and shared imagination are encouraged
- Kids receive interactive sensory experiences to inviting climbing challenges
- Colorful learning panels encourage creativity while building cognitive skills
- Little hands and feet stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter with TenderTuff coated surfaces
- Flush-fit engineering keeps clothing, fingers and toes from getting caught in small crevices
- Clear sightlines allow supervisors to keep an eye on the action
PlaySense®: Playgrounds on a budget
PlaySense® playgrounds are perfect when you are looking for more giggles per dollar. These affordable playgrounds serve kids ages 2 to 5 and ages 5 to 12, so everyone is happy, and every child can have an affordable playground to call their own. PlaySense playground equipment includes popular play events like playground slides, climbers, playground enclosures and more. With 25 preconfigured models to choose from, there is a playground design for every site and every budget.
Choose from numerous designs as well as designs that may be purchased in phases. These pre-designed structures pack value into every design. With the full warranty that comes with every Landscape Structures playground, you can't go wrong. In most cases, these off the shelf designs can be shipped in 2 weeks, customized in the colors that you choose.
Independent Play Components
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What is General Recreation:
We are a full line provider of park, recreation and playground equipment providing full service solutions for our clients. Whether you are looking for replacement parts, upgrading your facilities, developing a project from scratch or build a “Community Built” project; we work closely with you to develop a plan and then assist you in implementing that plan. Through our affiliation with nationally know quality equipment manufacturers we offer the greatest selection and most innovative recreation products available.
Your Comprehensive Service:
With multiple industry manufacturers of products and a network of installation experts at our disposal, for many projects we can provide complete solutions including planning, design and installation of materials. We will guide you through the process with individualized attention, from the information gathering stage through project completion. We also specialize in providing “Community Built” solutions for our clients.
- PRODUCTS
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Products Categories:
General Recreation has a large catalog of products that can fit any vision for any public space. Despite the diversity of the catalog, General Recreation delivers each product with the same quality that is the foundation for our company.
Playgrounds
As your local representative for Landscape Structures, General Recreation is able assist in the design and provide unique play areas customized to your facility’s needs. With a broad product line of choices, we can meet the needs for the largest park projects or the smallest neighborhood playgrounds. Look to Landscape Structures, the playground industry’s most respected manufacturer for, for unique playground equipment solutions. Learn more
Safety Surfacing
Representing numerous playground safety surfacing manufacturers, General Recreation has the materials needed for any type of surfacing project. Whether you require poured-in-place rubber, rubber tiles, loose fill rubber mulch, synthetic turf, or engineered wood fiber safety surfacing; we are able to provide a variety of solutions to meet any budget. Learn more
Aquatic Playgrounds
With products from Water Odyssey, General Recreation can provide a recreational area designed specifically for interactive water play. Unlike swimming, wading, or paddling pools, aquatic playgrounds have no standing water. Aquatic Playgrounds improve public space and provide an ideal setting for family recreation. Learn more
Outdoor Musical Play
Imagine stepping up to an instrument you have never played before and being able to make beautiful, rhythmic and melodic music right away. Now imagine the same experience while playing together with others on several different instruments; all without musical training or direction of any kind. Freenotes are unique outdoor instruments that are easy to play and offer interactive fun for everyone. Learn more
Site Furnishing
Representing a number of manufacturers of quality site furnishings, General Recreation can provide benches, tables, receptacles, bike racks, and more available in any variety of durable materials. Learn more
Pavilions, Gazebos, Band Shells and Buildings
Designed to perform and last, structures from Cedar Forest Products can beautify and park setting. These pre-engineered, pre-fabricated structures are available in a number of standard sizes and configurations, or they can be customized to meet your needs. Fabricated form wood, combination of wood and metal, or all metal structures; Cedar Forest Products can produce pavilions, shelters, gazebos and more to your specifications. Learn more
Skate Parks
Skatewave, part of the Landscape Structures family, is the leading manufacturer of above ground skatepark equipment. Our precision engineering, modular capability, professional designs and local service mean that you get the durability, safety, flexibility and customer service you need to provide your community with a modern and viable recreation facility. Learn more
Fabric Shade Structures
Shade is a safety issue. By installing a shade structures, you can protect your patrons from sun overexposure and the sun’s dangerous U.V. rays. Shade Systems’ patented Turn-N-Slide Easy Fastening System is an ingenious mechanism which makes removal and re-attachment of the canopy quick and easy. Learn more
Outdoor Bleachers
We represent companies that manufacture smaller portable aluminum bleachers and larger seating systems including aisles, ADA wheelchair seating, ramps, stairs etc. We can also provide expert recommendations based on your specific needs and building and safety codes.
Athletic Standards
With a host of suppliers, we are able to provide the best options for all of your outdoor athletic standards. We have everything from basketball backstops, football goal posts; baseball backstops to any sports goals, bases and other everyday athletic standards.
Outdoor Fitness Equipment
Our Fitness Equipment provides fitness components that are the perfect addition to your park, playground, housing development, teen center, senior living facility or any other location where people gather. We make it easy to add fitness to outdoor play. Older children and adults will appreciate the healthy benefits! Our fitness equipment is for ages 2 to adults.
- SERVICES
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Comprehensive Service
From concept through completion we have the complete products and services needed for almost any recreational project.
Fundraising Service
We offer a free, client customized, web based central tool which can help organizations raise interest in their projects as well as assist in raising funds for a particular project.
Design & Implementation
We can provide design services for many of the products we offer, complete with drawings and often with 3D color renderings, and written specifications.
Community Building
From start to finish, we can guide you through the community build process. We have the experience of having provided these services to hundreds of clients.
- BEGINNING TO END SOLUTIONS
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From Concept Through Completion:
Case Studies
Read about some real projects and how we provided solutions for some of our clients.
- SOLUTIONS BY INDUSTRY
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Specialized Industries:
Industry Solutions
We don’t prescribe to the idea that solutions for one client will meet the needs of another. All of our designs and services are tailored for each client, particular to the needs of that park, school, childcare, or other market.
Specialized Service
For each project, large or small, our services are provided on an individualized basis taking into account all considerations of each client.
- OUR EXPERTS
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Contact us now and our experts will help you every step of the way.
With our experienced local consultants, we have the knowledge and know how to assist our clients and provide expert advice throughout all phases of planning and construction. From early project brainstorming to the final ribbon cutting ceremony, we can guide you through many aspects of your project. Our consultants are trained in playground safety and are familiar with what is required to have a successful and safe recreational environment.
- GET STARTED TODAY!
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Quick Start Guide:
Contact us now and we will work with you on any needs you may have.
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Environmental Considerations:
As a partner with Landscape Structures, we’re part of the solution. In January 2008, Landscape Structures entered into a partnership with Global ReLeaf®, a program of American Forests, to directly offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in the manufacturing of each of our play systems and skateparks. For each playground play system and Skatewave® skatepark it produces, Landscape Structures will make a donation to purchase enough trees to offset the total amount of CO2 generated at its Delano, Minn., facility.
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- WHY CHOOSE GENERAL RECREATION?
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Dedication. Quality. Service.
We dedicate ourselves to every project, large or small. We do what we say we are going to do and we stand behind our products and services. The only reason we can continue to represent the best products available in the marketplace is because we provide exceptional local service.