Nealon Park

Pacifica's western-themed playground: a ticket-booth play structure, tube slides, climbing net and wall, balance beams, a tire swing and a sandbox, set against the hills. Big reservable BBQ picnic area for parties.

A heated outdoor pool that's warm enough in February, and big family rooms.

Menlo Park's civic-campus park: playground upgraded in 2024 with better accessibility, plus a duck pond, skate park, and the library, rec center and pool all in one spot.

A long cement slide is the thing here, with a sand pit, swings for babies and for bigger kids, and shaded picnic tables for you.

A free, slightly wild 1880s cactus and succulent garden on the Stanford campus, with weird plants kids love.

Outdoor pool and a location next to Stanford's campus and the Palo Alto Caltrain station.