Paddock Park — Attraction in Haverford Township

This park is the feeling of intense pleasure you feel at certain times. It's everything you could ever want in life and beyond. This park has it all, or all that a park could ever dream of having. It's in a good spot, not too underground. The playground is good but the most pleasing part is the basketball court. Perfection of the sport. The hoops are bouncy like a double rim but at the end of the day who cares? It's perfect. There's also a lot of benches to sit as...

Nice park and nice pickleball courts. Unfortunately, the pickleball “regulars” are exclusionary scolds who revel in shaming those on the court who don’t play at their level or don’t know one of the one hundred unwritten court rules. They’d prefer the court was a private club, and although it’s unfortunate for them that it’s not, their fantasy doesn’t justify...

We like this park for the size and the afternoon shade which is great on hot summer days. The one negative— and this is not the fault of the park or township— but there is often trash left around from the camps and school groups that meet there. The last time I went it was absolutely gross with half eaten food and wrappers, toys, markers, etc all...