Arguello Park
Kid essentials
About this place
21-acre hillside park with a playground, walking paths through the trees and big open spaces - good for kids who like to roam beyond the play structure.
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Nearby places
Value mid-Peninsula base: free breakfast buffet, in-room microwaves and mini-fridges, a cozy lobby fireplace, and a location near Hiller Aviation Museum (a great kid museum) and downtown San Carlos.
Woodsy ravine park along a creek in the middle of Belmont - playground, picnic areas and BBQs under the trees, home of the city's summer concerts.
A recently renovated playground with padded turf and a dedicated area for under-twos alongside slides and climbing features.
A real steakhouse that still rolls out the red carpet for kids: a seven-entree kids' menu (teriyaki skirt steak, mini cheeseburgers) starting with carrot sticks and dip, ending in make-your-own sundaes.
Family-friendly 2.6-acre park with sports facilities, a playground, picnic areas and San Carlos's spray pad, which runs May through September.
San Carlos' oldest and best-known park: two playgrounds (a tot area and a big-kid playground), a water spray play area, and every court imaginable - tennis, basketball, bocce, baseball.