# Kid-friendly places in Anaheim

74 listed places in Anaheim: 57 playgrounds and things to do, 8 restaurants, 8 hotels and 1 café. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-11-04, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/restaurants) (8)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/hotels) (8)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/playgrounds) (57)
- [Places with high chairs in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-high-chairs) (5)
- [Restaurants with a kids' menu in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-kids-menu) (7)
- [Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/wheelchair-accessible) (3)
- [Hotels with a pool in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-a-pool) (8)
- [Hotels with a fridge in the room in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-a-fridge) (3)
- [Hotels with a separate bedroom in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-a-separate-bedroom) (3)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/with-restrooms) (29)
- [Free things to do with kids in Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/anaheim/free-to-visit) (5)

## Places

1. [Ponderosa Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/ponderosa-park-playground-anaheim) (playground, Anaheim). Separate toddler and big-kid structures plus bucket swings, so siblings of different ages both get a turn.
2. [Courtyard by Marriott Anaheim Theme Park Entrance](https://ourplayday.com/places/courtyard-by-marriott-anaheim-theme-park-entrance-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). A waterpark only hotel guests can use, and bunk-bed rooms so the kids get their own beds.
3. [Disneyland Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/disneyland-hotel-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). Disney hotel with two retro-themed pools and waterslides, plus a splash pad pool at the Villas.
4. [Residence Inn Anaheim Resort/Convention Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-anaheim-resort-convention-center-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). Suites with full kitchens, themed kids' suites, breakfast included and a heated pool with a kids' splash zone.
5. [Maxwell Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/maxwell-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A 2025 playground for kids of all abilities, with companion swings, rope climbers, sensory panels and shade, plus a dog park.
6. [Miraloma Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/miraloma-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A small park with a splash pad, a playground and a skate plaza, around a community center in a converted warehouse.
7. [Pearson Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/pearson-park-playground-anaheim) (playground, Anaheim). Climbers next to a little pretend-play house, for kids who go from scaling things to playing house and back.
8. [Hampton Inn and Suites Anaheim Resort Convention Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/hampton-inn-and-suites-anaheim-resort-convention-center-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). Connecting rooms and a king suite with a separate kids' room, hot breakfast included and an outdoor pool.
9. [Pixar Place Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/pixar-place-hotel-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). Pixar-themed Disney hotel with a rooftop pool deck.
10. [Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/places/bubba-gump-shrimp-co-anaheim-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). Forrest Gump-themed seafood a block from Disneyland, with kids' meals of popcorn shrimp, mini corn dogs or mac and cheese, and outdoor tables.
11. [Disney California Adventure Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/disney-california-adventure-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Cars Land is the draw for most kids, and there's a carousel and gentler Pixar rides for the ones too small for the big stuff.
12. [Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Spa](https://ourplayday.com/places/disney-s-grand-californian-hotel-and-spa-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). Disney hotel with its own entrance into California Adventure, cribs on request and a mini fridge in the room.
13. [Disneyland Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/disneyland-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Dumbo, It's a Small World and the gentler Fantasyland rides, so a kid too small for the big coasters still gets a full day.
14. [FiRE+iCE Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/places/fire-ice-anaheim-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). Grill where you pick your ingredients and watch them cooked, with a kids' menu.
15. [Hilton Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-anaheim-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). A big hotel by the convention center, with a splash pad and hot tubs up on the fifth-floor pool terrace.
16. [Oak Canyon Nature Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/oak-canyon-nature-center-anaheim) (nature area, Anaheim). Three canyons of oak woodland with a year-round stream, 4 miles of trail and a small nature museum with live animals.
17. [Yorba Regional Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/yorba-regional-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A mile-long park along four connected lakes, with playgrounds throughout, swan pedal boats to rent and a bike trail that joins the Santa Ana River Trail.
18. [Anaheim Central Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/anaheim-central-library-anaheim) (library, Anaheim). Anaheim's main library, where the children's room runs storytimes for babies, toddlers and whole families, and there's a kids' computer lab too.
19. [Barton Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/barton-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Anaheim's first ramped playground, built so kids with disabilities can play alongside everyone else, from drawings by kids at Barton Elementary.
20. [Boysen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/boysen-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Known in town as Airplane Park, for the Korean War Navy jet that has been part of its playground since 1959.
21. [Brookhurst Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brookhurst-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A big park with the Moonscape, a 1974 play area of craters, a lunar lander slide and a flying-saucer merry-go-round.
22. [California Pizza Kitchen GardenWalk](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-pizza-kitchen-gardenwalk-anaheim) (pizzeria, Anaheim). Pizza at GardenWalk with a kids' menu of small BBQ chicken pizzas, curly mac and cheese, and grilled chicken with fruit, plus a patio.
23. [Center Greens](https://ourplayday.com/places/center-greens-anaheim) (attraction, Anaheim). A downtown park from 2024 whose playground kids helped design, with a spider web climber, a zip line, bucket swings and musical panels, next to a skate park.
24. [Chaparral Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chaparral-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Ten acres with a play area, a recreation center and a fire ring.
25. [Citrus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/citrus-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A small park with a play area and covered picnic tables, named for the orange groves that once covered this part of Anaheim.
26. [Downtown Disney District](https://ourplayday.com/places/downtown-disney-district-anaheim) (attraction, Anaheim). The shopping and dining street outside the Disneyland parks, with the LEGO Store, World of Disney and a lawn in front of a live music stage.
27. [Edison Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/edison-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A play area and a fitness zone in a park with a recreation center.
28. [Energy Field Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/energy-field-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Built by the city and its utility to show off water-saving landscaping, with a play area, a walking track and covered picnic tables.
29. [Goofy's Kitchen Disneyland Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/goofy-s-kitchen-disneyland-hotel-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). Character dining with Goofy and friends visiting the tables, and a kids' menu.
30. [Howard Johnson by Wyndham Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/howard-johnson-by-wyndham-anaheim-hotel-water-playground-anaheim) (hotel, Anaheim). A pirate splash playground, enclosed so small kids can splash.
31. [John Marshall Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-marshall-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Fifteen acres of ball fields and covered picnic tables, with a play area and a recreation center.
32. [Juarez Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/juarez-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A neighborhood park with a recreation center, ball fields, a concession stand and a play area.
33. [La Palma Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/la-palma-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Anaheim's second-oldest park, from 1939, with a play area, the city's first dog park and a baseball stadium.
34. [Little People's Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-people-s-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A 2024 playground designed by neighborhood kids, with a zip line, a climbing wall, bucket swings, drums and chimes, and a 300-foot folk-art mural.
35. [Manzanita Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/manzanita-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A park with a play area and a skate park that has a beginner bowl and a deep one for experienced skaters.
36. [Modjeska Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/modjeska-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A big park with a play area, a recreation center and lighted fields, named for the Polish actress Helena Modjeska, who lived in Anaheim.
37. [Rio Vista Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/rio-vista-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A park next to Rio Vista Elementary, with a play area, a recreation center and covered picnic tables.
38. [Roy's Restaurant Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/places/roy-s-restaurant-anaheim-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). A sit-down Hawaiian fusion restaurant at GardenWalk, minutes from Disneyland, for a nicer dinner with the kids.
39. [Sage Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sage-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A neighborhood park with a play area, restrooms, a basketball court and fields for soccer and softball.
40. [Schweitzer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/schweitzer-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A park with a play area and a skate park, plus a softball field and a basketball court.
41. [Twila Reid Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/twila-reid-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A 27-acre park with a play area, disc golf, a recreation center and covered picnic tables.
42. [Walnut Grove Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/walnut-grove-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A three-acre park with a play area, covered picnic tables and walnut trees along its north end.
43. [Willow Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/willow-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Ball fields, a basketball court and a play area in a neighborhood park.
44. [Adventure City](https://ourplayday.com/places/adventure-city-anaheim) (theme park, Anaheim). A small theme park sized for younger kids, with a miniature train, rescue-vehicle rides and a train-table play area up front, without the walking of the big parks.
45. [Anaheim Coves](https://ourplayday.com/places/anaheim-coves-anaheim) (attraction, Anaheim). A nature park along the Santa Ana River, with 2.5 miles of trail and a nature play area with a dig pit and a zip line.
46. [Betsy Ross Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/betsy-ross-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A neighborhood park with a play area, ball fields and covered picnic tables.
47. [Circle Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/circle-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A tiny park built on an old landscaped median, with a playground and a four-square court.
48. [Colony Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/colony-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A one-acre park in the historic Colony District, with a playground and a water feature that traces the Santa Ana River.
49. [Cottonwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cottonwood-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A half-acre park with two playgrounds for different ages and a pair of old cottonwood trees.
50. [Earl of Sandwich Downtown Disney](https://ourplayday.com/places/earl-of-sandwich-tavern-downtown-disney-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). Hot sandwiches and a kids' menu with grilled cheese from a quick-service counter, with tables out on the red patio.
51. [George Washington Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/george-washington-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Two small play areas with lots of shade, in a park built where Anaheim's first public elementary school stood.
52. [Julianna Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/julianna-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A half-acre neighborhood park whose playground was drawn up by kids who live nearby and built in a day in 2019.
53. [Lincoln Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A four-acre park with a play area, picnic tables and a softball field.
54. [Magnolia Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/magnolia-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A play area and picnic tables on just under an acre in the Platinum Triangle.
55. [Mimi's Cafe Anaheim Harbor](https://ourplayday.com/places/mimi-s-cafe-anaheim-harbor-anaheim) (café, Anaheim). Pancakes, chicken tenders and pasta for the kids, a safe bet for a tired crew staying at the park hotels.
56. [Paul Revere Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/paul-revere-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A half-acre park with a play area and a mosaic of Paul Revere's ride, made from drawings by kids at the school next door.
57. [Peter Marshall Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/peter-marshall-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Two playgrounds from 2023, one for ages 2 to 5 and one for 5 to 12, with a zip line, a rock wall, monkey bars, spinners and musical panels.
58. [Stoddard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/stoddard-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Nine acres with a play area, open lawn and barbecues.
59. [Anaheim ICE](https://ourplayday.com/places/anaheim-ice-anaheim) (ice rink, Anaheim). Two rinks under one roof, with public skating every day, skate aids for new skaters and learn-to-skate classes from age 3.
60. [Anaheim Packing House](https://ourplayday.com/places/anaheim-packing-house-anaheim) (restaurant, Anaheim). Several food counters under one roof, with shared tables to meet back at.
61. [Billy Beez Anaheim GardenWalk](https://ourplayday.com/places/billy-beez-anaheim-gardenwalk-anaheim) (indoor play space, Anaheim). Padded slides and crawl tunnels for the climbers, and a separate zone for toddlers so nobody gets flattened.
62. [Canyon Rim Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/canyon-rim-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A renovated playground with separate areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, laid out so you can see both at once.
63. [Coral Tree Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/coral-tree-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A small park in the Platinum Triangle, with a playground, a lawn and a barbecue.
64. [Eucalyptus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eucalyptus-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A sunken playground with shaded structures for toddlers and older kids, sidewalks for trikes and big lawns for hide and seek.
65. [Hansen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hansen-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A seven-acre neighborhood park with picnic tables and benches, named for George Hansen, the surveyor known as the Father of Anaheim.
66. [Imperial Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/imperial-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A colorful climbing playground with wide views across the canyon to the mountains.
67. [Palm Lane Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/palm-lane-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A seven-acre park next to Palm Lane Elementary, with a play area and a street-style skate park.
68. [Peralta Canyon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/peralta-canyon-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A quiet park with a toddler play structure and a much bigger one for older kids.
69. [Pioneer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pioneer-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Park with a tree-house play structure that ends in a zip line, a big rock bridge and lots of open grass.
70. [Riverdale Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/riverdale-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). A huge climbing playground where kids go structure to structure without touching the ground, with shaded picnic tables beside it.
71. [Ronald Reagan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ronald-reagan-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Newer play structures for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, with a zip track, spinners, double slides and baby and accessible swings.
72. [Seascape Kids Fun](https://ourplayday.com/places/seascape-kids-fun-anaheim) (indoor play space, Anaheim). A three-story play arena with slides, giant inflatable slides, trampolines, foam ball air guns, obstacle courses and a toddler zone.
73. [Shakey's Pizza Parlor Anaheim](https://ourplayday.com/places/shakey-s-pizza-parlor-anaheim-anaheim) (pizzeria, Anaheim). Cheese pizza and Mojo potatoes, a nice break from theme park food.
74. [Sycamore Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sycamore-park-anaheim) (park, Anaheim). Two play structures, one for bigger kids and one for smaller, and a two-story spinner kids power themselves.

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