Glen Canyon
About this place
Pair the playground with a short walk into a real urban canyon, where you can find a creek, rock formations and spring wildflowers.
How kid-friendly is it?
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- Eva Baker PhotographyBest Parks in San Francisco for Families: 15 Kid-Friendly Spots — Eva Baker Photography2025
Nearby places
Play structures share the yard with basketball hoops and room for a soccer game, so an older sibling has something to do while the toddler climbs.
A playground and sand pit for the little ones, a renovated ball field and courts for the rest, and Tiny Tots and after-school programs at the rec center.
The play area shares space with a field marked for baseball and soccer, so an older sibling can kick a ball around while a toddler climbs. Bring your own ball.
A Diamond Heights park with trails into Glen Canyon, a playground, a softball field and tennis and basketball courts.
The high lookout over the whole city. Windy and cold most days, no shelter, but the view is the view; go at dusk.