# Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Berkeley

Parks, playgrounds and other places to go in Berkeley with a restroom on site. 21 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-12, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Virginia-McGee Totland](https://ourplayday.com/places/virginia-mcgee-totland-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). A community-built tot lot, fully fenced, with a wooden play structure, a mural-covered clubhouse and a steady rotation of shared sand toys. Has: restrooms.
2. [Adventure Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/adventure-playground-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). A staff-run playground where kids get real hammers, saws and paint to build forts out of scrap lumber, earning tools by turning in stray nails first. Has: restrooms.
3. [Codornices Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/codornices-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). Home of the 40-foot concrete slide big kids bomb down on cardboard, plus a creek, a fenced toddler area, and a tunnel under Euclid to the rose garden. Has: restrooms.
4. [Strawberry Creek Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/strawberry-creek-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). West Berkeley's go-to: a long hillside slide, a restored creek older kids migrate to, and the Hidden Cafe right in the park. Basketball and tennis at the south end. Has: restrooms.
5. [Dream Land at Aquatic Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dream-land-at-aquatic-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). A bright, gated, accessible playground at Berkeley's Aquatic Park with structures sized for little kids, then lagoon paths and duck-watching when the structure loses its grip. Good wind-sheltered picnic spots nearby. Has: restrooms.
6. [John Hinkel Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-hinkel-park-berkeley) (playground, Berkeley). The one with the secret staircases. Rock formations to scramble on and enough tucked-away corners that older kids will disappear for a while. Has: restrooms.
7. [Cesar Chavez Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cesar-chavez-park-berkeley) (park, Berkeley). Miles of flat path right on the water at the Berkeley Marina, and it's the kite spot, thanks to the wind. Has: restrooms.
8. [Lawrence Hall of Science](https://ourplayday.com/places/lawrence-hall-of-science-berkeley) (science center, Berkeley). Design Quest for building and testing things, an Animal Discovery Room, and one of the best views of the bay from the terrace. Open Wednesday to Sunday; $20 covers everyone from three upwards. Has: restrooms.
9. [Live Oak Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/live-oak-park-playground) (playground, Berkeley). An enclosed toddler area and a play pad for bigger kids, under big oaks with a seasonal creek running through and old stone fireplaces at the picnic spots. Has: restrooms.
10. [Redwood Valley Railway](https://ourplayday.com/places/redwood-valley-railway-berkeley) (attraction, Berkeley). A scaled-down steam train that loops along the ridge in Tilden, $4 a ride or five for $16. Weekends and holidays year round, 11 to 6, closing at nightfall in winter. Has: restrooms.
11. [San Pablo Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-pablo-park) (playground, Berkeley). Two playgrounds cover different ages, including a fenced tot lot with water play and a bigger climber with a long tube slide. Has: restrooms.
12. [Tilden Merry-Go-Round](https://ourplayday.com/places/tilden-merry-go-round-berkeley) (theme park, Berkeley). A restored Herschell-Spillman carousel with hand-carved animals, with a snack stand, a restroom and parking right there. Has: restrooms.
13. [Berkeley Public Library, Central Branch](https://ourplayday.com/places/berkeley-public-library-central-branch-berkeley) (library, Berkeley). A giant children's section downtown with storytime and artist-led sessions, and it costs nothing. Has: restrooms.
14. [Children’s Club House](https://ourplayday.com/places/children-s-club-house-94703) (indoor play space, Berkeley). Small play space for kids 6 months to 4 years, with a climbing structure and climbing wall, ride-on toys, a little swing, and shelves of books and puzzles. Has: restrooms.
15. [Game-On](https://ourplayday.com/places/game-on-94710) (attraction, Berkeley). Seven custom-built game rooms you play through in teams of two to six, a bit like an escape room, recommended for ages 10 and up. Has: restrooms.
16. [La Peña](https://ourplayday.com/places/la-pena-94705) (attraction, Berkeley). Cultural center founded in 1975 behind a big painted mural, with Puerto Rican bomba and plena drum and dance workshops open to all ages. Has: restrooms.
17. [University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley](https://ourplayday.com/places/university-of-california-botanical-garden-at-berkeley-94720) (garden, Berkeley). Under-6s get in free, and the draw for that age is not the plants so much as the lizards and spiders they will find along the paths. Lots of climbing up and down. Has: restrooms.
18. [Willard Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/willard-park) (park, Berkeley). A big lawn, two tennis courts, and an enclosed playground with a tire swing, talk tubes in the ground and a tree deck for toddlers and older kids. Has: restrooms.
19. [Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/ashkenaz-music-dance-community-center-berkeley) (attraction, Berkeley). Classes for children and family performances, with dancing at the front encouraged. Has: restrooms.
20. [BAMPFA](https://ourplayday.com/places/bampfa-94704) (museum, Berkeley). Art museum and film archive where kids 13 and under get into the galleries free, with exhibitions that change regularly and a drop-in art lab. Has: restrooms.
21. [Games of Berkeley](https://ourplayday.com/places/games-of-berkeley-94720) (attraction, Berkeley). Game store stocked with games, puzzles, D&D and miniatures, plus open gaming and rooms to rent for a group to play. Has: restrooms.

## Other lists for Berkeley

- [High chairs](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-high-chairs) (22)
- [Changing tables](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-changing-tables) (13)
- [Kids' menu](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-kids-menu) (15)
- [Wheelchair accessible](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/wheelchair-accessible) (6)
- [Free](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/free-to-visit) (7)
- [Shade](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-shade) (4)
- [Order at the counter](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/order-at-the-counter) (13)

## 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) A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-restrooms. All of Berkeley: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley
