The children's playground opened in 1955 for guests and sat between the Cottages and the outdoor swimming pool. A louvered fence shielded it from US220 and the pool area, while a path ran behind it around the hotel. Sitting at both ends of the playground was a small white playhouse, one was used to store tricycles. However the several large pieces of play equipment available for children were old-fashioned and would not be found in a modern playground.

These were: Two tall shiny-metal slides, a merry-go-round, a mobile see-saw, metal jungle-gym, and a treehouse entered by climbing wooden logs of different heights with a spindly metal handrail. Rounding things out was a large sandbox and kiddie-pool, both with thick, rough cement sides.