Our mission is inspired and focused... 'to create fantastic, nature inspired playgrounds and other products which enhance children's environments.'Motivated by...• a genuine love of children• a passion for the outdoors and• the sense of pride and accomplishment gained by creating and building the greatest outdoor play products in the universe......The Bears Playground Crew was born. That was over 16 years ago and over the years we have grown and grown. Now, we consists of a complete team of outdoor play professionals, craftsmen and artists. With our playgrounds, we have created a balance between the innocent, natural adventure of playing in the forest and the structure and safety required by today's standards for children's spaces. Our expertise in creating children's outdoor spaces and experience in log construction is what makes Bears the perfect choice for transforming your existing space or creating a new space into a Bears Natural Playground.We use natural materials, like our beautiful, whole, round northern white cedar logs with all their natural features. Our cedar logs have a fat end and a skinny end like a tree (instead of a manufactured dowel). They have gorgeous wood grain, checking, knots, crooks, curves, etc. Our bold, strong and built to last architecture beautifies children's spaces, while capturing a child's imagination. Our nature inspired products and natural materials help stimulate a child's enthusiasm for nature. In short, our products facilitate learning, create opportunities for exercise, help build social skills and help provide a unique connection to the great outdoors.Manufacturing through installation, all processes possible are controlled in-house at our facility in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. We still believe that great things can be created right here in the USA.Our reputation and web site www.bearsplaygrounds.com has earned us customers from coast to coast and around the world.