I was in Bloomington the other day, over near the west side, when I had a free morning with the littlest kid and I ended up at Reynolds Park just northwest of Hyland Park.
The play equipment is branded as Xccent Play, though that is a bit of a mystery as I can’t find any online presence besides stuff dating back to 2012. I suspect that Xccent Play was bought by Creative Recreation Systems, but it is very unclear and I’d love to be able to confirm. The equipment is split into separate structures for the 2-5 group and the 5-12 group, a set of swings, and a rock wall. Absent are any freestanding play points such as rockers, spinners, etc.
This park has a few nice notes to it. First and foremost, this weird balance piece that functions as a multi-part rocking wave. I’ve never seen anything like this before, which I appreciate. But it was not just unique, but fun! Each segment of the wave teeters up and down on a pivot point, and each end is connected with a rubber strip so that the connected segments move together. The toddler needed help getting on, but once lifted aboard she really enjoyed walking and sometimes crawling to the other end.
Another characteristic of this park is the number of rock wall panels. There are no “natural” stone walls, but three climbing panels with rock wall hand holds on the composite structures, and an independent wall of the same type with holds on both sides. For my toddler, who has reached the “everything must be climbed” stage, this was great. Both structures had these types of climbers set at a sharp slope (rather than perfectly vertical) which made them possible for her almost unassisted.
When visiting this playground, keep in mind that there is zero shade anywhere in the play area besides form what you can find under the equipment. There are trees around the park, and at the beginning or end of the day some of it might stretch to the playground, but in general I recommend coming on a cooler or overcast day.
The park is gentle on parents, though, with a nice stone retaining wall at perfect sitting height that runs along 3/4 of the perimeter. The equipment is open and walkable even for taller adults, and no nets to climb over or tubes to crawl through. You can start at the edge of the playground and walk clear through the larger structure to the terminating slide without having to duck. And there is a port-a-potty near the playground as well.
Overall a fine playground, but even the best playground can be terrible if there is no shade, so pick your visiting time carefully.