WHO: Toddlers to kids aged 10
WHAT: In addition to plenty of city and county parks and playgrounds, the Augusta area is also full of great playgrounds that are run by churches but open to the general public. This abundance of playgrounds is largely a result of the great number of “Children’s Morning Out” and preschool programs that are run by local churches.
WHEN: Because these programs utilize the playgrounds, most of them are closed to the public during CMO, preschool, and Sunday school hours (typically from about 9am to 1pm on weekdays and Sundays during the school year). This means that they are usually open after about 1pm on weekdays/Sundays, and all day Saturday.
WHERE: My family’s vote for the best of West Augusta’s church-affiliated playgrounds is, hands-down, the playground at Covenant Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Aumond Road and Walton Way. (3131 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30909)
WHY WE LIKE IT: There are so many things to love about this playground: there are play structures for both toddlers and bigger kids; a great variety of structures (climbing/sliding/tunnel structures, as well as riding toys, monkey bars, and two swing sets); two very large sandboxes with sand toys; numerous picnic tables and benches; tons of shade from the trees and large umbrellas over the sandboxes. Also, I love that the playground is fenced in, so I don’t have to worry as much about a wandering child. But for me personally, the true icing on the cake for this playground is that, on a nice day, it is almost always a bustling place, and I love meeting and chatting with various parents while my kids have plenty of little buddies to run around with… a true pick-me-up for parents and children alike!
HOW: Just show up and play!
RUNNERS UP FOR BEST CHURCH-AFFILIATED PLAYGROUND: The playgrounds at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church (2261 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904) and Trinity on the Hill UMC (1330 Monte Sano Ave., Augusta, GA 30904) are also big hits with my boys. Both of these playgrounds are fenced and offer a variety of play structures as well, though I would guess that they do not hold much appeal to kids over the age of 7 or so.
View of smaller slide structure and one of the sandboxes
View of bigger slide structure, monkey bars, and swings
Kidding Around in Augusta 
I was just trying to find a list of local playgrounds for my son and wasn’t having any luck, so this is great! Thanks for posting!
Glad I could help! Be sure to click on “Playgrounds” at the very bottom of the post to see much more 🙂