Yorba Linda Adventure Playground is the project people ask us about most, and it is the one that best explains what “100% custom” actually means. Indeed, nothing on this site came off a catalog page. Rope bridges strung between giant industrial towers, a mesh tunnel climber, and a 26-foot tunnel slide as the centerpiece. We designed, engineered, and fabricated every element for this location. Here is how a build like that comes together.

Why Municipalities Build Destination Playgrounds

A standard play structure serves the neighborhood. By contrast, a destination playground draws families from across the county. It gets photographed, gets written about, and becomes the thing people name when they describe the city. For a parks department weighing budget against impact, that difference is the entire argument. One signature installation does more for civic identity than three ordinary ones.

Designing Around Height

The 26-foot tunnel slide is the element everyone remembers, and height is what makes a slide worth the walk up. But vertical drop drives everything beneath it: the structure that carries the load and the fall zones around the exit. It also drives the climb sequence that earns the ride, and the sight lines a supervising parent needs. Height is not a feature you add at the end. It is the constraint the rest of the design organizes around. That is true of all our custom slides, but a 26-foot drop makes it unavoidable.

Towers, Bridges, and the Climb

The industrial towers and rope bridges do work beyond looking impressive. A climbing sequence paces the experience — children queue less, spread across the structure, and the play lasts longer. The mesh tunnel climber adds a route that rewards a different kind of confidence than a ladder does. As a result, it keeps a wider range of ages engaged on the same structure.

Engineering a One-Off

Custom means there is no existing test data to lean on. Therefore we engineer every custom playground to ASTM F1487 and the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook. CPSIA material compliance and ADA accessibility go into the site plan from the start. For a municipality, that documentation is not paperwork — it is the record that answers a risk manager’s questions years later.

Built to Outlast the Budget Cycle

Materials decide whether a destination playground still looks like one in a decade. Stainless steel carries a 25-year warranty and a vandal-resistant surface. Meanwhile, rotomolded polyethylene on engineered steel supports carries 10 years and holds its color under UV. For a public agency planning replacement cycles, those numbers are the real cost comparison, not the purchase price.

What It Takes to Start One

Most projects begin with less than people assume — a site photo, a slope, a budget range, or a sketch on a napkin. From there: 2-3 weeks of design, 8-14 weeks of fabrication in our U.S. shop, and 2-4 weeks for delivery and installation. Our pricing and timelines page covers what moves those numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Yorba Linda Adventure Playground custom?

Every element was designed and fabricated specifically for the site — rope bridges between industrial towers, a mesh tunnel climber, and a 26-foot tunnel slide. Nothing was selected from a catalog.

How tall is the slide at Yorba Linda Adventure Playground?

The tunnel slide is 26 feet tall and serves as the centerpiece of the structure.

Do custom municipal playgrounds meet safety standards?

Yes. Landrec engineers every installation to ASTM F1487 and the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook, with CPSIA material compliance and ADA accessibility designed into the plan.

How long does a custom municipal playground take?

Typically 12-16 weeks from approved design to installation, with fabrication happening off-site so it does not hold the site schedule.

If your city, district, or developer group is considering a destination playground, send us the site plan or photos through our contact page and we will return a concept direction, a budget band, and a schedule. (800) 577-8093.