Places with a changing table in Alameda (7)

Alameda's newest big park: a car-free bike path running its length, a zip line, a huge metal slide, nature play with giant logs, and separate toddler and big-kid zones. Scooter or balance-bike the whole thing.

Alameda's all-abilities remodel: wheelchair-wide structures, supported swings (including a double swing an adult can share with a baby), sensory play pieces, rubber flooring, and a gate only adults can unlatch. Small, safe, and genuinely inclusive.

Two jungle-themed playgrounds from the 2022 renovation - a toddler zone with bucket swings and sand, and a big-kid zone with covered slides and climbing walls - plus pickleball and a seasonal swimming pool around the edges.

Alameda's flagship park: side-by-side toddler and school-age structures (covered sandbox, dual tall slides), mature shade trees, and Crab Cove tide pools an easy walk away. Pair with the Webster Street strip for lunch.

Dim sum on Webster Street where carts keep food arriving faster than any toddler can lose patience - and the pineapple buns at the end are the bribe that works. Big round tables fit the whole crew.

Piadine, pizzas, and pasta at South Shore Center with a kids menu and a Thursday kids-eat-free deal after 4pm - then walk the Alameda waterfront to settle dinner.

The most deliberately kid-friendly brewery in the East Bay: outdoor seating, sandboxes, arcade games, slushies, and food trucks on rotation at Alameda Point. Parents get a real beer list; kids get a playground with beer attached.