Jalappa Playground

If you’re in Pottsville and looking for a spot where the basketball court actually gets used, this is it. Jalappa Playground is the kind of place where pickup games happen on weekends and the neighborhood kids know each other by name. There are picnic tables, which makes it a solid choice if you’re planning a birthday party for school-age kids and want somewhere low-key and easy. It’s a real neighborhood spot — nothing fancy, but that’s kind of the point.