# Shaded playgrounds and parks in Berkeley

Playgrounds and parks in Berkeley with shade, for a hot afternoon. 4 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-05, 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: shade.
2. [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: shade.
3. [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: shade.
4. [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: shade.

## 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)
- [Restrooms](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/with-restrooms) (21)
- [Free](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley/free-to-visit) (7)
- [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-shade. All of Berkeley: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/berkeley