# Shaded playgrounds and parks in Berkeley

Playgrounds and parks in Berkeley with shade, for a hot afternoon, with who said so on each one. 3 listed.

Last updated 2026-09-05, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Virginia-McGee Totland](https://ourplayday.com/places/virginia-mcgee-totland-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). Berkeley's beloved community-built tot lot: fully fenced, a wooden play structure with a mural-covered clubhouse, and a steady rotation of shared sand toys. The default morning meetup for North Berkeley toddlers. Confirmed: shade (Play Day, September 2026).
2. [Codornices Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/codornices-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). Home of the famous 40-foot concrete slide that big kids bomb down on cardboard - plus a creek, a fenced toddler area, and the Berkeley Rose Garden through the pedestrian tunnel across Euclid. A Berkeley childhood rite of passage. Confirmed: shade (Play Day, September 2026).
3. [Strawberry Creek Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/strawberry-creek-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). West Berkeley's go-to: a long hillside slide worth the cross-town trip, a restored creek older kids migrate to, and the Hidden Cafe right in the park so parents get real coffee without leaving. Basketball and tennis at the south end. Confirmed: shade (Play Day, September 2026).

## Other lists for Berkeley

- [High chairs](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/with-high-chairs) (6)
- [Changing tables](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/with-changing-tables) (10)
- [Kids' menu](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/with-kids-menu) (5)
- [Wheelchair accessible](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/wheelchair-accessible) (6)
- [Restrooms](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/with-restrooms) (5)
- [Free](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/free-to-visit) (6)
- [Order at the counter](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/order-at-the-counter) (3)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) with the source and month of each. A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley/with-shade. All of Berkeley: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/berkeley