Resources & Buyers Guides

Thank you Eagle Scout Jason Osborne II, for allowing us at Park Tables the opportunity to assist in the realization of your Eagle Scout Project. Not only did you fulfill your promise of two ADA picnic tables for the Welin Community Center, but you also went above and beyond to install recycling bins to protect the local wildlife. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you and we wish you all the best in your upcoming endeavors as a future leader in our great country. Job well done!

Every dog has its day. And with more owners taking their beloved canine companion to their local dog park, that day can be once a week or more! Dog Park has been growing in popularity since 2011 with over a 30% increase within the US. This rise has intrigued many communities in possibly starting up one of these pet-friendly amenities for their residential pet parents to enjoy. 

Dog parks are a great way to improve pet health and temperament by letting them run freely, play with other dogs, and just have the opportunity to be themselves. Dogs are highly social and active animals. Negative behaviors can develop within a pooch whether it be stress from loneliness, depression, or boredom when they are confined. Behaviors can include excessive barking, biting, scratching, accidents, or chewing up pretty much anything. For this reason, dogs require routine exercise and opportunities to play. Many dogs need more room to run than what their homes have to offer and would benefit greatly from a visit to the local dog park.

Dog Park can also benefit inner-species bonding. It’s a great place for animals and animal lovers to interact within their own social groups. As dogs play a game of chase within their off-leash pack, their humans can break the ice by starting conversations with their common canine interests and develop friendships of their very own.

When you're in charge of deciding which kind of commercial trash can lid is best for your business location, you're likely keeping in mind aesthetic features such as size, color, the overall shape and how well the receptacle will blend into its environment. These are important things to think about, but it's also critical to ensure that the industrial garbage can lid you're selecting can hold up to the rigorous demands of daily use.

All commercial trash receptacles ostensibly serve the same function: To collect garbage. However, different patterns of the foot and vehicle traffic should be considered when choosing a lid.

If the garbage can is for outdoor use, its lid must be able to withstand extreme weather conditions such as gusty winds, snow, and ice or constant, penetrating sunlight. Lids that are too complicated to use or that look dirty are unappealing and discourage individuals from using them at all, which can increase littering habits. That's why it's so important to select the right type of lid to guide the public into using the trash receptacle the way you want them to use it.

Buddy benches are a great way to foster more positive interactions at schools. And with research indicating a growing issue of loneliness and isolation in children, these benches do more than look cute on playgrounds. They're a simple, practical tool in the fight against issues as big as child loneliness, social anxieties, or environmental changes like school transfers.

At Park Tables, our Commercial Grade Park BBQ Grills are made to last! Most of our grills will rarely need replacing and will serve thousands of families and friends over its long life. An important first step to ensure this longevity is to prepare the park grill in a process often called “curing”.  Before taking out the hot dogs and hamburgers, the grill needs to go through this curing process to prevent any manufactured materials from contaminating your food. By following these simple steps, you will successfully break-in your new grill for many safe and tasty future barbecues!

If you’re designing a public outdoor space or recreational area, this means you should be aware of the specific requirements for ADA compliance as it pertains to your park and picnic space. Many tables can be sold as “wheelchair accessible,” but this doesn’t necessarily mean they are also ADA compliant. In case of an audit, there are a few important distinctions to be aware of when choosing your outdoor picnic tables.

Park Tables is celebrating the 100-year birthday of the National Park Service this August 25th! We are a proud member of the NRPA and have served many national, city, and state parks across the country. As a leading supplier of outdoor furniture to the parks and recreation industry, our mission is to provide excellent service to our local, state, and national parks. We have supplied outdoor site amenities such as picnic tables, benches, grills, and trash cans for parks of all sizes. We are proud to supply our parks with the best outdoor furnishings the industry has to offer.

In celebration of the upcoming NPS Centennial, the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service announced the Find Your Park movement to help people connect with their local parks. You can get involved with your local park at FindYourPark.com. The celebration of the National Parks Centennial is not to just celebrate the last 100 years, but to inspire new generations to be active in their local parks for the next 100 years. 

In 2015, more than 75 million people visited the national parks across the country. The five most visited parks in ascending order are Yellowstone, Yosemite, Rocky Mountains, Grand Canyon, and Great Smoky Mountains. Here at Park Tables we have a personal history of enjoyment in our local and national parks just as many of our customers. The founder of Park Tables, John Gravlee, has visited many national parks across the country. Through his travels he has seen some of the most beautiful sights America has to offer, including Old Faithful in Yellow Stone Park, the North Window in Utah, as well as the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Our National Parks shelter the natural beauty and resources from industry encroachment. Americans can camp, hike, whitewater raft on the wild untamed rivers with minimal modern intrusions of buildings, roads, power lines, dams and asphalt. There is nothing like gathering family and friends around a campfire on a crisp evening with marsh mellows and ghost stories. The great variety and number of parks also provides every type of outdoor scenery from giant sequoias in California to sea oats by the ocean. You might find your fire in a Park Tables fire ring and enjoy your meal on one of our picnic tables! Be sure to leave the Park clean by disposing your trash in our tough commercial trash cans. 

About the National Park Service

The story begins with the first National Park, Yellowstone. The land that is now Yellowstone became the unincorporated community of Gardiner, Montana. In 1903 Theodore Roosevelt visited Gardiner to dedicate the Roosevelt Arch, to cast the vision of the National Park Service into stone: "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People." On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau responsible for protecting national parks and monuments. Today it manages hundreds of parks as well as national monuments, preservations, and other protected sites. A hundred years ago, the Park Service was created with the mission of protecting and preserving some of the most wonderful sites in our country. The NPS now covers more than 84 million acres in 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. By the protection of the NPS, the rich history and culture of our country has been protected so every generation has the opportunity to experience the natural wonders of our country. Please take a moment to browse the NPS official site and view the rich history it has to offer.

Thermoplastic and plastisol are two types of plastic coated steel outdoor furniture that creates the standard for commercial quality. Thermoplastic and plastisol site amenities include picnic tables, benches, and trash cans. Thermoplastic site amenities are popular as they are commercial quality built to last.

Park Tables has many site amenities that are essential to opening a park. If you are in charge of ordering furniture for a park, you probably have guidelines on what you can order for the project. We have some suggestions for creating a park that will be successful and enjoyable for visitors.