Amerson River Park is a hot commodity now that summer is in session, but with temperatures forecast to stay in the 90s for the next several days, parents and grandparents at the park are paying extra attention.
"You know, we don't want to put him on a slide or a swing set that's too hot," grandparent Ladon Kozee said.
Slides and swing sets can suffer under the sun in summer. Kozee says her grandson knows better by now.
"When we got here, he said, 'Let's touch it to see if it's really hot.'"
To figure out just how hot some of the playground equipment can get, we took an infrared thermometer to measure temperatures.
The lowest temperature was obviously found in the shade -- around 90 degrees. However, seats of swings rang in around 110 degrees, and slides were over 120 degrees.
The hottest temperature recorded was on a rocking bench made of plastic. The temperature was 153.
These are dangerously hot temperatures that could burn skin.
Pediatrician Christy Peterson says treatment is simple if your child does get a burn while out to play.
"Cold water at first. If it still continues to hurt, then still cold water," said Peterson.
Peterson also added, "Don't ever pop a blister. If it does pop, then you need to put some antibiotic oil or cream on it."
Other tips Peterson mentioned are going before the day gets a chance to really heat up, or to have parents touch the playground equipment before letting their kids go on it.