# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Oakland

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Oakland. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 32 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-15, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Dimond Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dimond-park-oakland) (playground, Oakland). A 12-acre Dimond District park with three play structures from tot-lot to big-kid, Sausal Creek to stomp in, paved paths for scooters, and trails toward Joaquin Miller.
2. [Mosswood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mosswood-park-oakland) (playground, Oakland). An Oakland neighborhood park with a fenced playground, big trees for shade, and restrooms on site.
3. [Roberts Regional Recreation Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/roberts-regional-recreation-area-oakland) (playground, Oakland). Redwoods in the Oakland hills with a heated outdoor pool in summer, a playground and picnic areas under the trees.
4. [Frog Park (Temescal Creek Park)](https://ourplayday.com/places/frog-park-temescal-creek-park-oakland) (playground, Oakland). A volunteer-built Temescal classic: a sprawling wooden fortress structure, a big sand pit, and a shallow creek kids wade in on warm days. The Temescal strip's coffee and food are a block away for the grown-ups.
5. [Children's Fairyland](https://ourplayday.com/places/children-s-fairyland-oakland) (playground, Oakland). America's first storybook theme park, open since 1950, with talking Magic Key storybook boxes and the country's oldest continuously running puppet theater.
6. [Middle Harbor Shoreline Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/middle-harbor-shoreline-park-oakland) (park, Oakland). Wide open paths for bikes and scooters, with the container cranes right there across the water. Kids who like big machines will stand and watch.
7. [Chabot Space & Science Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/chabot-space-science-center-oakland) (science center, Oakland). Planetarium shows under a 241-seat dome, hands-on exhibits, and research telescopes open on clear evenings, up in the Oakland hills, with free covered parking.
8. [OMCA](https://ourplayday.com/places/omca-94607) (museum, Oakland). California art, history and natural sciences under one roof, with touch-friendly areas for small kids and a garden that's free to enjoy.
9. [Lake Temescal](https://ourplayday.com/places/lake-temescal-oakland) (attraction, Oakland). Two playgrounds, green space to run or picnic on, and a lake for fishing and wading. Enough different things that mixed ages all get something.
10. [Nature Playspace (Oakland Museum of California)](https://ourplayday.com/places/nature-playspace-oakland-museum-of-california-94607) (indoor play space, Oakland). Nature play for ages 2 to 5 inside the natural sciences gallery, included with museum admission, free for kids 12 and under.
11. [Oakland Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakland-zoo-oakland) (zoo, Oakland). A hillside zoo where the gondola up to the California Trail is included with admission, and the ride itself is half the outing for a small child.
12. [West Oakland Farm Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-oakland-farm-park-oakland) (park, Oakland). A working food-sustainability project with room to play, where the growing is the point.
13. [Bay Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/bay-play-94608) (indoor play space, Oakland). Four levels of playground with zip lines and look-out domes, a two-story ninja course, a bouldering wall that drops onto an air bag, and an arcade.
14. [MOCHA, Museum of Children's Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/mocha-museum-of-children-s-art-oakland) (museum, Oakland). A hands-on art studio and gallery near 12th Street BART, open for drop-in on weekends.
15. [Montclair Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/montclair-park-94611) (playground, Oakland). A creekside neighborhood park with a playground and open lawn, easy to pair with a walk through the nearby village.
16. [Pump It Up](https://ourplayday.com/places/pump-it-up-94501) (indoor play space, Oakland). Indoor playground packed with inflatables, with open jump and preschool jump sessions for kids 34 inches and up.
17. [Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/reinhardt-redwood-regional-park) (playground, Oakland). 150-foot coast redwoods along the Stream Trail, with a children's play structure about a quarter mile in.
18. [Snow Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/snow-park) (playground, Oakland). A fenced tot lot with a gate that latches for toddlers, and the bigger helix-shaped climbers just outside it for school-age kids.
19. [Jack London Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/jack-london-square-oakland) (attraction, Oakland). Boats to watch, a farmers market, an arcade and a cinema, with outdoor patios for eating. Somewhere you can arrive without a plan.
20. [Junior Center of Art & Science](https://ourplayday.com/places/junior-center-of-art-science-oakland) (science center, Oakland). Art spaces, a library, a play space and animals in one building.
21. [Lake Merritt](https://ourplayday.com/places/lake-merritt) (garden, Oakland). The country's oldest wildlife refuge, with a path all the way around, and Children's Fairyland and free gardens on its banks.
22. [Morcom Rose Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/morcom-rose-garden-94610) (garden, Oakland). Thousands of roses, tall garden walls with flights of stairs, a cascading fountain kids can touch, and wild turkeys that live in the garden.
23. [Oakland Aviation Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakland-aviation-museum-94614) (museum, Oakland). Historic planes, including a Short Solent flying boat you can tour and a replica of the Wright brothers' Vin Fiz, with open cockpit days.
24. [Oakland Ice Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakland-ice-center-oakland) (ice rink, Oakland). Indoor skating all year downtown, and rentals start at a toddler size 6, so the very small ones are genuinely included rather than just watching.
25. [The New Parkway](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-new-parkway-94612) (attraction, Oakland). Movie theater with its own café, so kids can eat a real meal during the film, and couches to sprawl on.
26. [The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-museum-of-art-and-digital-entertainment-94607) (museum, Oakland). A playable video game museum with thousands of games on their original hardware, plus kids' classes.
27. [Brooklyn Basin](https://ourplayday.com/places/brooklyn-basin-94606) (attraction, Oakland). Room to run and fly a kite at Township Commons, live music, and kayaking and paddleboarding on the estuary.
28. [Kids Play Zone](https://ourplayday.com/places/kids-play-zone-oakland) (indoor play space, Oakland). An indoor playground where kids can run, climb and play on soft play structures.
29. [NIDO's Backyard](https://ourplayday.com/places/nido-s-backyard-94607) (garden, Oakland). An open-air garden of Mexican food and margaritas where kids are welcome, with room for them to move while you eat.
30. [Oakland Pump Track](https://ourplayday.com/places/oakland-pump-track-oakland) (bike park, Oakland). A dirt pump track in the hills with rollers and berms where kids on bikes and balance bikes ride laps.
31. [Pacific Pipe](https://ourplayday.com/places/pacific-pipe-94607) (attraction, Oakland). Climbing gym with a 55-foot lead wall and multi-level bouldering, plus a Climbing with Kids program and youth teams.
32. [Willow Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/willow-park) (park, Oakland). Two nature-themed play areas, a fenced one for toddlers and one for bigger kids, plus a swing built for a toddler and an older kid side by side.

## Other lists for Oakland

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/oakland/restaurants) (21)
- [Hotels](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/oakland/hotels) (4)

## 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/oakland/playgrounds. All of Oakland: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/oakland