Walden Park
Kid essentials
About this place
The toddler-and-preschool playground of Walnut Creek: small, modest structures close together so one parent can see everything, shaded benches under three big oaks, and paved loops where little kids lap on trikes and scooters.
How kid-friendly is it?
Featured in
Nearby places
The Contra Costa splurge stay: hotel guests get access to the attached Bay Club's pools, tennis, and kids' club programming - the closest thing the county has to a resort for families.
All-suite layout (parents get a door between them and the kids), free cooked-to-order breakfast, an evening reception, and an indoor pool that works in any weather - the family-math champion of Walnut Creek.
The full-service downtown-adjacent Marriott with an outdoor pool and easy walks to Broadway Plaza - a solid base for a Walnut Creek weekend with kids.
A big Walnut Creek park with two playgrounds, a duck pond, wide lawns and restrooms. Easy parking, and shade in the right spots.
The huge model railroad has thousands of feet of track and an hourly night scene show. Go on a public open house weekend.
Two playgrounds (tot and big-kid) plus Walnut Creek's gated spray ground with a small water slide and lifeguard - wet and dry play in one stop. Lindsay Wildlife Experience and the model railroad are on the same grounds, so a playground morning easily becomes a full day.