Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Redwood City

An all-abilities playground in three zones, including a tot lot with a water feature and a musical area with swings. A staffed gate keeps it from getting crowded.

Neighborhood favorite with a playground, a separate tot lot, and a summer water feature (June-September) for hot days.

Wooded 42-acre park with a playground, summer water feature, creek and short hiking trails. Feels like a nature outing without leaving the city; summer day camps run here.

Redwood City's 31-acre community park (home of the Magical Bridge Playground), with its own playground and tot lot, sports fields, and reservable picnic areas.

A tiny community-built playground with colorful climbers, swings and slides. Neighborhood kids helped design it and painted the big butterflies on the fence.

Three play zones by age, with climbing and slides and a separate space for babies and toddlers. Five- and six-year-olds love it. Everyone wears socks.

Kids touch live sea creatures, help haul in a fishing net and poke around a boat, from about age five.