# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in San Francisco

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in San Francisco. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 330 listed.

Last updated 2026-11-01, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Helen Diller Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/helen-diller-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A super slide about 45 feet long set into the hillside, a shipwrecked boat to climb, a sand table with a water channel, and its own area for ages 2 to 5.
2. [Koret Children's Quarter Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/koret-children-s-quarter-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Thought to be the country's first public playground, with the old concrete slides, a wave-shaped climbing wall and a 1914 carousel of 62 painted animals.
3. [The Outpost Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-outpost) (playground, San Francisco). Two acres of wood, stone and sand, with a giant fallen tree to explore inside, the Woodland Wall to climb and water features based on old water channels.
4. [Presidio Wall Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-wall-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Built to feel like the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, with a wet sand sculpture, separate toddler and big-kid structures and a field for pickup games.
5. [Alamo Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/alamo-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Fenced and on several levels under the trees, with a structure each for big and small kids, a sandbox and a peek at the Painted Ladies.
6. [Little Oceanauts Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-oceanauts-inc-94127) (playground, San Francisco). Ocean Avenue indoor playground for toddlers through school age, with a bench and a coffee.
7. [Cabrillo Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/cabrillo-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Two play areas popular with local daycares and school groups, a rec center running programs, and basketball and tennis courts.
8. [California Academy of Sciences](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-academy-of-sciences-94118) (science center, San Francisco). Rainforest dome, planetarium, aquarium and a penguin colony under one Golden Gate Park roof. The one to spend a whole wet day in.
9. [Cayuga Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/cayuga-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Wood sculptures line the little trails all around, with BART trains rolling past.
10. [Helen Wills Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/helen-wills-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Its own boardwalk gives a bird's-eye view over unusual play pieces, sports courts and planting, with a clubhouse alongside.
11. [Hilltop Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilltop-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A Bayview playground with big concrete slides for older kids and a tree-shaped merry-go-round for younger ones.
12. [Holly Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/holly-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Colorful slides, swings and climbing ropes sit on top of a hill with picnic areas and one of the better views around.
13. [House Of Air](https://ourplayday.com/places/house-of-air-llc-94129) (theme park, San Francisco). Presidio trampoline park with a café and kids' menu; loud, bouncy, and built for school-age kids.
14. [Joe DiMaggio Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-joe-dimaggio-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Two metal slides and a bright orange climbing web, with a swimming pool, bocce and tennis sharing the park.
15. [Junipero Serra Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-junipero-serra-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Renovated playground beside a clubhouse with two Islamic tile murals by Laurey Finneran on its outside walls.
16. [Lafayette Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/lafayette-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Metal slides and a water feature in a hilly park of trees, lawns and views over the city and the bay.
17. [Louis Sutter Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/louis-sutter-pg-childrens-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Dozens of picnic spots near McNab Lake, where you can watch ducks, plus a playground, tennis and basketball courts, a soccer pitch and two ball fields.
18. [McCoppin Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mccoppin-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Separate play areas for tots and older kids, beside fields, courts and a library.
19. [Mission Bay Kids Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mission-bay-kids-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Logs, boulders, earth mounds and a willow hut make up most of this playground, with a fenced area for climbing, swinging and sliding.
20. [Presidio Tunnel Tops](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-tunnel-tops-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Free parkland over the tunnels with the Outpost, a two-acre natural playground of slides, tunnels and a giant birds' nest built for two to twelve, with water features.
21. [Raymond Kimbell Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/raymond-kimbell-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A children's play area and three baseball fields with bleachers.
22. [Rochambeau Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/rochambeau-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A two-level playground with colorful climbers, a big sandpit and a hardtop game area, beside a renovated rec center.
23. [Rossi Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/rossi-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Fully renovated two-level playground with an indoor pool, two baseball diamonds and bocce in the same park.
24. [South Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A tree-lined oval garden with two fenced play areas, sand pits and climbing structures for small kids, and a hummingbird garden.
25. [Victoria Manalo Draves Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/victoria-manalo-draves-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground beside a ball field, basketball court and community garden, with room for a group of mixed ages.
26. [Waterfront Playground at Sue Bierman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/waterfront-playground-at-sue-bierman-park) (playground, San Francisco). A fenced playground with a ship for toddlers and a big slide for older kids, across from the Ferry Building.
27. [McLaren Park Redwood Grove Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mclaren-park-redwood-grove-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A really tall climbing structure with a slide, a couple of swings and wooden climbers, with a bathroom close by, a huge lawn and reservable picnic tables.
28. [Balboa Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/balboa-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Structures spanning toddler to school age, with bathrooms right there and the pool and tennis courts a short walk off; parking takes a little patience.
29. [Mission Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mission-playground-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A busy playground on the same site as the city's only outdoor pool, with tennis, basketball and a blacktop soccer pitch.
30. [Randall Museum Friends](https://ourplayday.com/places/randall-museum-friends-94114) (museum, San Francisco). Free museum with live animals in their habitats, a model railroad, and hands-on labs and studios.
31. [Alta Plaza Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/alta-plaza-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Up about five sets of stairs at the top of a terraced hill, a playground with a view across the city.
32. [Aptos Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/aptos-playground-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). There is room to spread out here, with a little kids structure, tennis, a baseball diamond and a huge open play area.
33. [Blue Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/blue-playground) (playground, San Francisco). An easy energy burn between museum stops, with blue play structures right near the big cultural attractions in the park.
34. [Christopher Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/christopher-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Open ground with a playground, a softball field, and basketball and tennis courts, and trails that connect to Glen Canyon.
35. [Crocker Amazon Purple Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/crocker-amazon-purple-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Five lighted soccer fields, a skate park, bocce courts and a community garden, with a playground among them.
36. [Excelsior Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/excelsior-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A gated play area on soft rubber flooring for young kids, a sandbox and bigger structures next to it, and a clubhouse with programs in several languages.
37. [Exploratorium](https://ourplayday.com/places/exploratorium) (museum, San Francisco). A pier full of things to pull, spin and stand inside. Nothing is behind glass, nobody minds the noise, and a five-year-old can lead the whole visit. Closed Mondays; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-5pm, with members and donors admitted from 10am; Thursday evenings 6-10pm are for adults 18 and up only.
38. [Fulton Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/fulton-playground-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Sheltered sand play area, courts and picnic tables, and a clubhouse running tiny-tot classes, after-school programs and teen nights.
39. [J.P. Murphy Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/j-p-murphy-playground-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco).
40. [Jackson Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/jackson-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Mosaics handmade by neighborhood kids and artist Josh Sarantitis are set in the wall around a busy sand-floor playground, with bocce and ball courts.
41. [James Rolph Jr. Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/james-rolph-jr-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Modern play structures beside a new clubhouse, with a baseball diamond and basketball and tennis courts.
42. [Jose Coronado Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/jose-coronado-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A play structure next to full basketball and tennis courts, with blacktop for soccer and baseball and classes at the clubhouse.
43. [Laurel Hill Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/laurel-hill-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A playground, tennis court, ball diamond and full basketball court, tucked along Euclid Avenue.
44. [Lincoln Park Children's Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Two age zones make this easier with siblings, including a toddler area and a bigger climber with a long tunnel slide.
45. [Midtown Terrace Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/midtown-terrace-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A modern play structure and sandbox in a sunken bowl ringed by trees, on land where Adolph Sutro once kept his cattle.
46. [Moscone Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/moscone-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Two fenced play areas sit on either side of the rec center, with bathrooms close by and plenty for toddlers and bigger kids.
47. [Mountain Lake Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mountain-lake-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Slides, swings and a climbing structure sit right by the lake, with a covered picnic pavilion that works well for birthdays.
48. [Palega Recreation Center Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/palega-recreation-center-playground) (playground, San Francisco). One of those useful everything parks, with a playground, gym, basketball, tennis, soccer, ping pong and a community garden.
49. [Panhandle Playground (Oak Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/panhandle-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Boulders and wood to climb under eucalyptus and elm trees, and a sandbox with treasures built into it.
50. [Parkside Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/parkside-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Usually a strong all ages option with separate play zones and a water feature, but the playground is closed for work through late November 2026.
51. [Pier 39](https://ourplayday.com/places/pier-39) (attraction, San Francisco). Two decks of shops and food built out over the water, with a carousel at the end and the sea lions barking off the far side. Loud, flat and easy to push a stroller round.
52. [Potrero Hill Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/potrero-hill-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A rec center playground, with ball fields, tennis and basketball for older siblings, and picnic tables.
53. [Presidio Heights Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-heights-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A full-length basketball court, with swings, a slide, a sandbox and climbing structures for the kids, and a picnic area.
54. [Salesforce Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/salesforce-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A free gondola runs to the rooftop park, where the play area sits three levels above the street.
55. [Sergeant John Macaulay Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/sergeant-john-macaulay-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact nature themed playground with custom climbing structures and plenty of seating around the edges.
56. [Stern Grove Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/stern-grove-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Treehouse-style climbing structures on the edge of Stern Grove, a park of eucalyptus and redwood groves with a concert meadow.
57. [Sunnyside Playground Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunnyside-playground-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Bright modern equipment, a huge sandbox, a merry-go-round and a fountain, with a wide lawn for picnics and Frisbee.
58. [Upper Noe Children's Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/upper-noe-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A fenced playground designed for little kids, with a sand pit, bathrooms close by and an indoor play room in the rec center.
59. [Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-willie-woo-woo-wong-park) (playground, San Francisco). A climbable water dragon wrapped around a two-level tower and slide, and a fiery phoenix between the tot and big-kid zones.
60. [Woods Yard Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/woods-yard-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact modern playground sized for toddlers and preschoolers, built for open-ended climbing, with seating and public art around it.
61. [Yerba Buena Children’s Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/yerba-buena-children-s-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A downtown play stop near the carousel, bowling, skating and the children's museum.
62. [Yik Oi Huang Peace and Friendship Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-yik-oi-huang-peace-and-friendship-park) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground with a slide and open lawn, renamed to honor a grandmother and community advocate.
63. [Herz Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/herz-pg-childrens-play-areas-herz-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Coffman Pool sits on the grounds for swim lessons and Tiny Tots sessions, beside a sand-floor playground, ball fields and a clubhouse.
64. [10th Ave & Clement Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/10th-ave-clement-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A sweet little playground with swings right beside the library, for when the kids need to move after story time.
65. [24th & York Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/24th-york-mini-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground with a big serpent climber, plus a little picnic area for snack breaks.
66. [45th & Lincoln Blue Boat Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/45th-lincoln-blue-boat-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Built around a ship you climb aboard and steer, so there's a game to play; works for toddlers up through the early school years.
67. [Argonne Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/argonne-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Bright modern play structures work for both little kids and bigger ones, with tennis, basketball and picnic tables nearby.
68. [Asian Art Museum of San Francisco](https://ourplayday.com/places/asian-art-museum-of-san-francisco-94102) (museum, San Francisco). Wide, quiet galleries near Civic Center. Doable as one floor and out again, and there is room to push a stroller through every room.
69. [Bernal Heights Recreation Center Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/bernal-heights-recreation-center-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A fenced playground with a sandbox beside a wide practice area where generations of neighborhood kids have learned to ride bikes.
70. [Boeddeker Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/boeddeker-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact play area with swings and a slide, plus a basketball court and clubhouse that runs year round programs.
71. [Cable Car Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/cable-car-powerhouse-and-barn-94108) (museum, San Francisco). Free, and fun for machine-obsessed kids: you can watch the giant wheels pulling the real cables under the streets.
72. [Children's Creativity Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/children-s-creativity-museum-94103) (museum, San Francisco). Studios in Yerba Buena Gardens where kids make claymation, music and art with their hands. Built for ages 2 to 12, and the old carousel is right outside.
73. [Crane Cove Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-crane-cove-park) (playground, San Francisco). A waterfront stop where play can spill into a bigger outing with open lawn, water views and room to roam.
74. [Elinor Friend Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/elinor-friend-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A nature-themed playground that works for toddlers through school age; there's a restroom on site.
75. [Gilman Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-gilman-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground attached to a bigger rec complex with basketball, a ball field, picnic tables and outdoor fitness equipment.
76. [Hamilton Receation Center Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/hamilton-receation-center-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A rec center outing with a playground plus a pool and sports facilities, useful when siblings want completely different things.
77. [Helen Diller Civic Center North Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/helen-diller-civic-center-north-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A railing fence right around it, so a bolter stays put, and a tall spiderweb net that keeps the school-age ones busy while a toddler pokes about.
78. [Helen Diller Civic Center South Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/helen-diller-civic-center-south-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Built around a big spiderweb climbing net, so it holds school-age kids longest while toddlers stay low on the ropes.
79. [Heron's Head Park Nature Exploration Area Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/heron-s-head-park-nature-exploration-area) (playground, San Francisco). Logs, stumps and boulders to climb, with the shoreline walk and the EcoCenter alongside.
80. [Imagination Playhouse Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/imagination-playhouse-94121) (playground, San Francisco). Richmond indoor playhouse with crayons and play structures sized for babies through preschoolers.
81. [In Chan Kaajal Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/in-chan-kaajal-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact play stop with a community garden, picnic space and outdoor fitness equipment all packed into the same block.
82. [Larsen Park Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/larsen-park-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). The climbing structure is built as an airplane, and it's pitched at the five to twelve crowd.
83. [Little Hollywood Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-hollywood-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Small and relaxed, with a playground, basketball court, lawn, benches and barbecue grills.
84. [Margaret Hayward Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/margaret-hayward-playground) (playground, San Francisco).
85. [McKinley Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mckinley-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A hilltop playground with multiple slides and little ride on cars, plus big views and the famously twisty street next door.
86. [Merced Heights Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/merced-heights-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Swings, a spinner, basketball courts and outdoor fitness equipment, in a park just over an acre.
87. [Minnie & Lovie Ward Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/minnie-lovie-ward-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). There are play structures for both little kids and bigger ones, plus a hillside slide and picnic tables close by.
88. [Mission Rec Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mission-rec-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A busy neighborhood playground beside the city's outdoor public pool, with basketball, tennis and lots of room for active kids.
89. [Mother's Meadow Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mother-s-meadow-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A wide lawn beside a playground, first set aside in the 1800s as a safe haven from the horse racing in the park.
90. [Noe Valley Courts Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/noe-valley-courts-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A toddler-friendly playground with a big sand area and a bench to sip coffee on.
91. [Parque Niños Unidos Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-parque-ninos-unidos) (playground, San Francisco). Built on an old railroad right-of-way, with a fenced playground that has pieces for big and small kids and a community garden alongside.
92. [San Francisco Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-zoo) (zoo, San Francisco). A hundred acres at the ocean end of the city, with a kids' zoo, a carousel and a little steam train.
93. [Seward Street Slides Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/seward-street-slides) (playground, San Francisco). The slide is the whole attraction here, good for a short burst of play, with wheelchair-accessible toilets on site.
94. [South Beach Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-beach-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Small and best for younger kids, with basic climbing and slides right by the waterfront. There are no swings.
95. [South Sunset Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/south-sunset-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Fully remodeled playground with soft rubber flooring next to a turf field, and after-school and sports programs at the clubhouse.
96. [States Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/states-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A remodeled hilltop playground beside a community garden and courts, with a good view from the top.
97. [The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-yerba-buena-gardens-conservancy-94103) (garden, San Francisco). A playground known for its tall metal slides, with a sensory garden and the 1906 Looff carousel next door at the Children's Creativity Museum.
98. [Visitacion Valley Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/visitacion-valley-greenway-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). The play garden is part of a six block greenway with fruit trees, public art and gardens.
99. [West Portal Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-west-portal-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground attached to fields, tennis, picnic space and a rec clubhouse, easy to turn into a longer outing.
100. [West Portal Playground Clubhouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-portal-playground-clubhouse-94127) (indoor play space, San Francisco). The indoor room at the West Portal playground with drop-in play and a gym.
101. [West Sunset Playground (41st Avenue)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-west-sunset-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Surrounded by ball fields, a soccer field and tennis courts, so a sibling's game and a toddler's climb can happen at once.
102. [West Sunset Playground (Ortega Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/west-sunset-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A full rec complex with a playground, basketball, tennis, ball fields, picnic tables and bathrooms close by.
103. [Youngblood-Coleman Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/youngblood-coleman-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Turf soccer and softball fields and courts lit up at night, a play area for younger kids, and programs at the clubhouse.
104. [Glen Canyon Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/glen-canyon-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground by the rec center, where the Creek to Peaks trail sets off along Islais Creek and climbs toward Twin Peaks.
105. [Alice Chalmers Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/alice-chalmers-playground-94112) (playground, San Francisco). Built around a very tall tower with a twisty slide, ringed by climbing stacks and a big spinner, with ball courts beside it.
106. [Auditorium Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/auditorium) (playground, San Francisco). The play area sits at an arts center with ceramics and dance studios.
107. [Bayview K.C. Jones Children's Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/bayview-k-c-jones-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A playground with log steps, a big lawn and a softball field, next to a small pool with its own wading pool for young kids and swim classes.
108. [Beach Chalet Athletic Fields Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/beach-chalet-athletic-fields-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Come here when the kids mostly want to run. Four big sports fields sit near the windmills and ocean.
109. [Brooks Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/brooks-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Tiny hilltop stop with a modest play area, community garden and the kind of sunset view that makes the climb worth it.
110. [Buena Vista Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/buena-vista-playground) (playground, San Francisco). More nature walk than playground outing, with winding trails, old oak trees and steep climbs to big views.
111. [Duboce Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/duboce-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Separate play areas for little kids and bigger ones, with a labyrinth nearby and lots of dog watching around the edges.
112. [Eureka Valley Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/eureka-valley-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood rec center playground with ball fields and an indoor kids activity space when the weather turns.
113. [Franklin Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/franklin-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A simple play stop beside an athletic field, outdoor fitness equipment and picnic space.
114. [Golden Gate Heights Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/golden-gate-heights-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Best for climbers, with a tall rope structure, rock wall and play bridges rather than a ton of little kid equipment.
115. [Hayes Valley Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/hayes-valley-playground-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Just a quarter acre, with a clubhouse at the center of neighborhood kids' programs, a playground, outdoor fitness equipment and courts.
116. [John Daly Tot Lot Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-daly-tot-lot-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small enclosed tot lot with two slides and benches.
117. [Juri Commons Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-juri-commons) (playground, San Francisco). A newer play area with a nature exploration zone and a path that nods to the old railroad line that once ran through here.
118. [Kid Power Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/kid-power-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small gated play space just off a busy corridor, with picnic tables around a central fountain.
119. [Koshland Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-koshland-park) (playground, San Francisco). Split into more than one play area, with one part signed for ages 6 to 12 that gives bigger kids their own space.
120. [Lands End](https://ourplayday.com/places/lands-end) (nature area, San Francisco). Trails through cypress and eucalyptus along the cliffs, down to the ruins of Sutro Baths, with the Golden Gate in view and old shipwrecks below.
121. [Lessing & Sears Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/lessing-sears-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A renovated tot playground beside a community garden, sized for younger kids who don't need a huge structure.
122. [Lincoln Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground a short walk from the Legion of Honor, in a 100-acre park with views of downtown, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands.
123. [Miraloma Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-miraloma-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Sand pit and playground for the small ones, a renovated ball field and courts for everyone else, and Tiny Tots classes at the rec center.
124. [Mission Creek Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-mission-creek-park) (playground, San Francisco). A waterfront playground that works well as a quick stop on a stroller walk, with paths and open space continuing along the creek.
125. [Mission Dolores Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mission-dolores-park-94114) (park, San Francisco). Slides built into the hillside, swings that look out across the park, and a preschool area for ages 2 to 5, in a park of tall palm trees.
126. [Muriel Leff Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/muriel-leff-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A sandbox and a nature play area with boulders and a dry creek bed, in a mini park a toddler can roam.
127. [Musée Mécanique](https://ourplayday.com/places/musee-mecanique-94133) (museum, San Francisco). A free room at the wharf packed with working penny arcade machines, from a hand-cranked carnival to old strength testers.
128. [Museum Of African Diaspora](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-african-diaspora-94105) (museum, San Francisco). Three floors of art and history off Yerba Buena Gardens. Compact, calm, and stronger with school-age kids than with toddlers.
129. [Noe Valley Town Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/noe-valley-town-square-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). A small public square off 24th Street with a slide set into a low mound, room to run and seating all around the edge. The neighborhood farmers market takes it over on Saturday mornings, often with live music.
130. [Patricia's Green Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/patricia-s-green-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A single little play structure in the middle of a lively plaza.
131. [Peixotto Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/peixotto-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A play area and tennis courts on a hillside, a short walk from the Randall Museum.
132. [Portsmouth Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/portsmouth-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A Chinatown plaza playground, closed for a major rebuild expected to finish in 2028.
133. [Potrero Del Sol Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/potrero-del-sol-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A playground beside one of the city's few skate parks, with big lawns and a community garden when kids need a change of pace.
134. [Precita Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/precita-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A colorful gated playground beside a butterfly garden, with benches around the edge that make supervising pleasantly easy.
135. [Presidio Heights Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-heights-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Swings, a slide, a sandbox and climbing structures, next to a full-length basketball court and a clubhouse.
136. [Richmond Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/richmond-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Freshly redone with a giant bear tower, climbing rock, slides and separate areas for toddlers and bigger kids.
137. [Rolph Nicol Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/rolph-nicol-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). Three quiet acres of green ringed by huge eucalyptus trees, with a playground, near Stonestown.
138. [Saint Mary's Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/saint-mary-s-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A big fenced playground with towers, climbing routes and a long tube slide. The rec center and bathrooms are up the hill.
139. [San Francisco Ferry Building](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-ferry-building-94111) (attraction, San Francisco). A market hall of food stalls with the ferries going out the back. Good for grazing lunch with kids, and the Saturday farmers' market spills onto the plaza.
140. [Sunset Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunset-children-s-play-area-94122) (playground, San Francisco). A full rec center stop with a children's play area, tennis, basketball, a baseball field and bathrooms close by.
141. [Walter Haas Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/walter-haas-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A hilltop playground with a basketball court, picnic area and dog run, good for a simple neighborhood outing with a view.
142. [Washington Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/washington-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). This one has a tunnel, nest swing, monkey bars and a red parrot sculpture, all tucked into a nicely contained play area.
143. [Woh Hei Yuen Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/woh-hei-yuen-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact Chinatown play space with a clubhouse and restrooms, in a neighborhood with very little open space.
144. [WOW Kids Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/wow-kids-playground-94109) (indoor play space, San Francisco). Polk Street indoor playground with rope mazes and slides for toddlers through school age.
145. [Peru Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/john-mclaren-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground inside a much bigger park, with trails and fields.
146. [Adam Rogers Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/adam-rogers-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood spot with a playground, basketball court and community garden, plus wide views out toward the bay.
147. [Alioto Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/alioto-mini-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small play stop with a grassy area, gazebo and community garden. The play equipment was replaced in 2026.
148. [Amatury Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/amatury-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A quiet gated playground with picnic tables and bridge views. Kids seem to love the unusual sliding monkey bars.
149. [Aquarium of the Bay](https://ourplayday.com/places/aquarium-of-the-bay-94133) (aquarium, San Francisco). A small aquarium at the foot of Pier 39 where glass tunnels put sharks and rays overhead. About an hour with little kids, and the sea lions are just outside.
150. [Argonne Community Garden Playground (16th Avenue)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-argonne-community-garden) (playground, San Francisco). More garden than playground, with community plots tucked beside an early education school.
151. [Argonne Community Garden Playground (17th Avenue)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-argonne-community-garden-2) (playground, San Francisco). A tucked away community garden beside an early education school, better for a quiet wander than a full playground outing.
152. [Baker & Broderick Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-baker-broderick-mini-park) (playground, San Francisco). Really more of a tiny picnic pocket than a playground, with benches and tables tucked between rows of old houses.
153. [Bayshore Heights Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/bayshore-heights-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground beside the library, with basketball and an outdoor StoryWalk that turns a walk into a picture book.
154. [Billy Goat Hill Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-billy-goat-hill) (playground, San Francisco). This is really a short, steep nature walk rather than a playground, with big city views from the top.
155. [Cayuga Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cayuga-park) (park, San Francisco). Themed gardens and whimsical woodcarvings by the park's longtime gardener line its trails, around a playground, a ball field and a busy basketball court.
156. [Coleridge Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-coleridge-mini-park) (playground, San Francisco). A tiny patch of green with a simple play area.
157. [Cow Hollow Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/cow-hollow-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Small and quiet under the trees, a playground for toddlers and young school-age kids a block from the Union Street shops.
158. [Crocker Amazon Clubhouse Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/crocker-amazon-clubhouse-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Better for sporty kids than playground seekers, with soccer fields, ball fields, basketball and plenty of room to run.
159. [de Young Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/de-young-museum-94118) (museum, San Francisco). Golden Gate Park art museum with a free observation tower at the top and a lift up for the view.
160. [Douglass Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/douglass-playground) (playground, San Francisco). The lower terrace has the playground, courts and picnic tables; the upper one has a rock wall around an off-leash dog area, and the park looks out over downtown.
161. [Esmeralda Slide Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/esmeralda-slide-park) (playground, San Francisco). Two long slides set into the natural slope of the hill, with a sandbox and greenery around them.
162. [Fay Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-fay-park) (playground, San Francisco). A small formal garden with terraces, hedges and a quiet little play area, better for mellow kids than full speed climbers.
163. [Francis Scott Key Elementry School Yard Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/francis-scott-key-elementry-school-yard) (playground, San Francisco). The schoolyard opens to the community on weekends.
164. [Francisco Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/francisco-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). The playground sits partway up a terraced park with a nature play area and big views across the water.
165. [Frankfort Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/frankfort-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A simple neighborhood playground with a basketball court right beside it, good when one kid wants to climb and another wants to shoot hoops.
166. [Garfield Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/garfield-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood play stop where the library regularly brings toddler storytime right into the park.
167. [Gilman Children's Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/gilman-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A full neighborhood rec setup with a playground, basketball, ball field, picnic tables and outdoor fitness equipment.
168. [Glen Canyon](https://ourplayday.com/places/glen-canyon-94131) (playground, San Francisco). A playground with a short walk into a real urban canyon, where you can find a creek, rock formations and spring wildflowers.
169. [Golden Gate Park Playground (14th Avenue)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-golden-gate-park-2) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground for a quick run-around between other plans.
170. [Golden Gate Park Playground (39th Avenue)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-golden-gate-park) (playground, San Francisco). A playground on the park's quieter west side.
171. [Grattan Playground (Alma Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-grattan-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Wooden play structure and swings for small kids, a renovated soccer field, two tennis courts, and a community nursery school on the grounds.
172. [Head & Brotherhood Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/head-brotherhood-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A little playground with one slide and a full basketball court, plus benches and trees around the edges.
173. [John McLaren Park Playground (University Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-john-mclaren-park-2) (playground, San Francisco). Two play areas next to ball diamonds, courts and a junior soccer field.
174. [Kelloch Velasco Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/kelloch-velasco-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A freshly redone little park with a play area, basketball court and picnic space, easy for a short neighborhood outing.
175. [Legion of Honor](https://ourplayday.com/places/legion-of-honor-94121) (museum, San Francisco). Colonnaded art museum on the cliffs at Lands End. The courtyard, the view and the Rodin outside are half the visit and cost nothing.
176. [Mariposa Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mariposa-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A compact playground beside a lawn, picnic area and trellis, good for a quick break in the middle of a bigger outing.
177. [Michelangelo Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/michelangelo-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Under half an acre, with a playground, a basketball court, a community garden and a patch of grass for a picnic.
178. [Mission Hills Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mission-hills-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A tiny neighborhood park with two slides, swings, a climbing wall and a fenced basketball court. Best for younger kids.
179. [National Maritime Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/national-maritime-museum) (museum, San Francisco). A free art-deco building shaped like a ship at the end of Aquatic Park, with WPA murals inside and sand right outside the door.
180. [Palou Phelps Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/palou-phelps-mini-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Two play structures, a half basketball court and a little lawn packed into a tiny park.
181. [Panhandle Playground (Hayes Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-panhandle) (playground, San Francisco). Shady and easy to drop into, with a refurbished play area tucked under big trees along the long green strip.
182. [Peek-A-Boo Factory](https://ourplayday.com/places/peek-a-boo-factory-94121) (indoor play space, San Francisco). Richmond indoor playground with crafts for toddlers and preschoolers.
183. [Pier 39 Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/pier-39-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small play break in the middle of the busy waterfront, easy to pair with the carousel and a stop to watch the sea lions.
184. [Polaris Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/polaris-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Cute for toddlers, with a little train, animal details, swings and slides. There are no bathrooms, and parking can be annoying.
185. [Presidio Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-bowl-94129) (bowling alley, San Francisco). Presidio bowling alley; loud, fun, and built for preschool and school-age kids.
186. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Brooks Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-3) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground on the quiet residential streets of a national park, with trees and trails a short walk away.
187. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Clay Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-5) (playground, San Francisco). A ball field, courts and picnic tables around the play area, so an older sibling has room for a game while a younger one climbs.
188. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Washington Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-7) (playground, San Francisco). Slides and swings for toddlers, climbing and spinning pieces for school-age kids, and a view while you watch.
189. [San Francisco Botanical Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-botanical-garden-94122) (garden, San Francisco). Fifty-five acres of gardens inside Golden Gate Park with a children's garden and lawns to eat lunch on. Wide flat paths the whole way.
190. [San Francisco Museum of Modern Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-94103) (museum, San Francisco). Seven floors of modern and contemporary art, far more than a kid will finish; pick two floors and go. Tickets required, and strollers roll through fine.
191. [San Francisco Railway Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-railway-museum-94105) (museum, San Francisco). A free single room opposite the Ferry Building with a streetcar cab kids can sit in and work the controls, right on the F line.
192. [Shipyard Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/shipyard-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A newer playground among the parks built on the old naval shipyard, with the bay close by.
193. [St. Mary's Square Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/st-mary-s-square-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small downtown playground with restrooms for a quick play break.
194. [Starr King Open Space Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-starr-king-open-space) (playground, San Francisco). A hillside of native grassland cared for by neighbors rather than the city, with views to the west.
195. [Sunset Dunes](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunset-dunes) (beach, San Francisco). Two miles of car-free oceanfront with a bike pump track and skills course, sculptures and murals, and a nature exploration area for children.
196. [Tenderloin Children's Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/tenderloin-children-s-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Freshly rebuilt in 2026, with a nature play area, scooter track, soccer pitch and shaded spots when everyone needs a breather.
197. [Terrace Green Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/terrace-green-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A quiet play area with a big lawn, basketball and tennis, but it is private for neighborhood residents and their guests.
198. [Treasure Island Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/treasure-island-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Come for the views as much as the equipment. It is an easy add on to a bike ride, picnic or little beach stop.
199. [Turk-Hyde Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/turk-hyde-mini-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Made for preschoolers, with small bright play structures and a little train with two cars to climb into.
200. [Unity Plaza Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/unity-plaza-playground) (playground, San Francisco). The domed climbing structure is the main kid draw in this small plaza, with benches and neighborhood history photos around it.
201. [Westlake Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/westlake-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground attached to a much bigger rec complex with fields, tennis, bathrooms and plenty of room to keep going.
202. [Glen Canyon Park & Recreation Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/glen-canyon-park-recreation-center-94131) (park, San Francisco). Chert rock outcrops, Islais Creek running free through 60 acres of canyon, and 3.7 miles of trails, beside a rec center with a gym and ball field.
203. [Alamo Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/alamo-square-94117) (attraction, San Francisco). The hill across from the Painted Ladies, with a wide lawn to run down, benches with the postcard view and a playground at the top end.
204. [Brotherhood-Head Mini Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/brotherhood-head-mini-park-tot-lot) (playground, San Francisco). This one is small but useful, with a play structure, full basketball court and benches under the trees.
205. [Buchanan Mall Fulton St Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/buchanan-mall-fulton-st-playground) (playground, San Francisco). One of several play pockets along a long neighborhood greenway that is being rebuilt with new play areas and gathering spaces.
206. [Buchanan Mall Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/buchanan-mall-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A five block greenway with play areas, gardens and gathering spaces, currently in the middle of a major rebuild.
207. [Buchanan Mall Turk St Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/buchanan-mall-turk-st-playground) (playground, San Francisco). Part of a long neighborhood greenway being remade with new play spaces, gardens, lawns and places to sit together.
208. [Cartoon Art Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/cartoon-art-museum-94109) (museum, San Francisco). Original comic strip and animation art in one small gallery near the wharf. Quick to walk, and a fair trade for a kid who draws.
209. [CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts](https://ourplayday.com/places/cca-wattis-institute-for-contemporary-arts-94107) (museum, San Francisco). A contemporary art space inside the art college, with shows that change and talks for grown-ups; strollers get in, but nothing here is built for kids.
210. [Chinese Historical Society](https://ourplayday.com/places/chinese-historical-society-94108) (museum, San Francisco). One-floor Chinatown museum in a Julia Morgan building. Small enough for a rainy half hour, and better with school-age kids than toddlers.
211. [Compton Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/compton-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A tucked away playground with a sand area, working water tap and little digger. There is a community garden right next door.
212. [Counterculture Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/counterculture-museum-94117) (museum, San Francisco). A small museum about Beats, hippies, protest movements and music, right where that history actually happened.
213. [Ella Hill Hutch Community Center Playground (Turk Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-ella-hill-hutch-community-center) (playground, San Francisco). The rec center has drop in tot play, youth programs and open gym time, beside the outdoor play area.
214. [Ella Hill Hutch Community Center Playground (Webster Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-ella-hill-hutch-community-center-2) (playground, San Francisco). A rec center with tot play, youth programs and open gym time.
215. [Fort Point](https://ourplayday.com/places/fort-point) (attraction, San Francisco). A brick fort tucked directly under the Golden Gate Bridge. Free, echoing spiral staircases, cannons to climb near, and the bridge roaring overhead.
216. [Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory](https://ourplayday.com/places/golden-gate-fortune-cookie-factory) (attraction, San Francisco). A Chinatown alley the width of a hallway where two women fold cookies off a hot press by hand. Two minutes, a sample, and worth the detour.
217. [Hunters Point Community Youth Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-hunters-point-community-youth-park) (playground, San Francisco). A hilltop youth park run by a community nonprofit since the 1960s, with a playground beside its program buildings.
218. [Huntington Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/huntington-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground on a pretty lawn, with the turtle fountain nearby and plenty of places to sit.
219. [Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco](https://ourplayday.com/places/institute-of-contemporary-art-san-francisco-94104) (museum, San Francisco). There is no permanent museum building now. Exhibitions pop up in changing spaces around the Bay Area.
220. [John McLaren Park Playground (Delta Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-john-mclaren-park-3) (playground, San Francisco). A playground on the edge of a huge hilly park, so there are trails to walk once your kid is done climbing.
221. [John McLaren Park Playground (Sunrise Way)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-john-mclaren-park) (playground, San Francisco). One of six playgrounds in a big, hilly park, with trails and open grass around it for a longer outing.
222. [Joseph Lee Recreation Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/joseph-lee-recreation-center-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Recreation center with a children's play area.
223. [Kiddleton](https://ourplayday.com/places/kiddleton) (indoor play space, San Francisco). Small arcade of Japanese claw machines and rhythm games. Cheap, indoors, and a reliable twenty minutes when the weather turns.
224. [Lower Yard Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/lower-yard) (playground, San Francisco). The play area shares space with a field marked for baseball and soccer, so an older sibling can kick a ball around while a toddler climbs.
225. [Lucky Strike Lanes](https://ourplayday.com/places/lucky-strike-lanes-94107) (bowling alley, San Francisco). Bowling alley off Union Square with bumpers and light lane food.
226. [McLaren Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mclaren-park) (park, San Francisco). The second biggest park in the city: trails, ducks on McNab Lake, several playgrounds and the bike park.
227. [Museum Of Craft & Design](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-craft-design-94107) (museum, San Francisco). Small Dogpatch design museum with a hands-on making room off the main gallery. One hour, and the making room is the point for kids.
228. [Pier 39 Sea Lions](https://ourplayday.com/places/pier-39-sea-lions) (attraction, San Francisco). Dozens of sea lions hauled out on the floating docks, barking and shoving each other off. Free, visible from the walkway, and most reliable in winter.
229. [Porpoise, Turtle, and Abstract Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/porpoise-turtle-and-abstract) (playground, San Francisco). A playground built for the under-six crowd.
230. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Battery Caulfield Road)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground in a residential pocket.
231. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Hoffman Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-2) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground tucked in among homes.
232. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Infantry Terrace)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-6) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground among century-old officers' houses on a quiet loop road with very little traffic.
233. [Presidio of San Francisco Playground (Sacramento Street)](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-presidio-of-san-francisco-4) (playground, San Francisco). Split by age: a small sandbox corner for the under-fives, and a bigger play area plus a basketball court for older kids.
234. [Randolph & Bright Children’s Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/randolph-bright-children-s-play-area) (playground, San Francisco). This little park is slated for a nature focused makeover with logs, stumps, a slide, more shade and flexible play space.
235. [Riplys Believe It Ornot Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/riplys-believe-it-ornot-museum-94133) (museum, San Francisco). Oddities and optical tricks along the wharf. Pricey for what it is, but it holds a school-age kid for an hour on a wet afternoon.
236. [Robert Pender Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-robert-pender-park) (playground, San Francisco). A round green with big trees, grass and benches around the play area, so there's shade and somewhere to sit while your kid plays.
237. [Salesforce Park Gondola](https://ourplayday.com/places/salesforce-park-cable-car-94105) (park, San Francisco). A free gondola up to the rooftop park three stories above the street.
238. [Sandbox VR](https://ourplayday.com/places/sandbox-vr-94103) (indoor play space, San Francisco). Team virtual reality in a booked room with full body tracking. There's a minimum age, so it's a big-kid outing.
239. [Sandy Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/sandy-park) (playground, San Francisco). A neighborhood playground.
240. [Shoreview Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/shoreview-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). The standout is a skywalk linking a climbing net to a 25 foot slide, plus a lawn and picnic area for the cooldown afterward.
241. [Southern Exposure](https://ourplayday.com/places/southern-exposure) (museum, San Francisco). A small contemporary gallery with rotating shows and a real youth arts program, best for older kids who already like art.
242. [Sunset Reservoir Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunset-reservoir-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A tiny tot playground with a slide, swings and seven benches.
243. [Sunset Tunnel Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-sunset-tunnel-park) (playground, San Francisco). A small playground by the streetcar tunnel, so a train-mad kid gets a climb and a look at the trains in one stop.
244. [The Detour](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-detour-94114) (arcade, San Francisco). A Castro arcade bar that welcomes kids of all ages on Saturday afternoons.
245. [The Walt Disney Family Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-walt-disney-family-museum-94129) (museum, San Francisco). The story of how the films got made, in a Presidio barracks, with early drawings, the multiplane camera and a model of Disneyland as first imagined.
246. [Transamerica Pyramid](https://ourplayday.com/places/transamerica-pyramid-94111) (attraction, San Francisco). The pointed tower on the skyline. The redwood grove and fountain in the park beside it are the part worth stopping at with kids.
247. [Upper Yard Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/upper-yard) (playground, San Francisco). Play structures share the yard with basketball hoops and room for a soccer game.
248. [War Memorial Court](https://ourplayday.com/places/playground-at-war-memorial-court) (garden, San Francisco). A formal lawn between the Opera House and the Veterans Building, lined with plane trees and on axis with the City Hall dome. There is no play equipment.
249. [Washington Hyde Mini Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/washington-hyde-mini-park-playground) (playground, San Francisco). A tiny enclosed playground designed like a colorful little city, for toddlers and preschoolers.
250. [Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/yerba-buena-ice-skating-center) (ice rink, San Francisco). Indoor rink in the middle of downtown with public sessions most days. Skate aids for small children, and the bowling alley is downstairs.
251. [Bayside History Walk](https://ourplayday.com/places/bayside-history-walk) (attraction, San Francisco). A free covered stretch of photos and drawings showing the old piers being rebuilt, a two-minute stop on a walk.
252. [Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/betty-ann-ong-chinese-recreation-center-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Recreation center with a children's play area.
253. [Boom & Bust Course](https://ourplayday.com/places/boom-bust-course-94158) (mini golf course, San Francisco). Outdoor mini golf at Mission Rock built around the city's gold-rush history, with eighteen holes that suit a school-age kid.
254. [Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market)](https://ourplayday.com/places/cable-car-turntable-powell-market-94102) (attraction, San Francisco). The end of the line, where two operators push the cable car around by hand. Free to stand and watch, and reliably good for ten minutes.
255. [City Lights Booksellers](https://ourplayday.com/places/city-lights-booksellers-94133) (attraction, San Francisco). The North Beach bookshop with creaky stairs and a children's shelf upstairs.
256. [Conservatory of Flowers](https://ourplayday.com/places/conservatory-of-flowers-94118) (attraction, San Francisco). White glass Victorian greenhouse in Golden Gate Park. Warm, humid rooms of jungle plants and a pond of lily pads, and a flat loop throughout.
257. [Eugene Friend Recreation Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/eugene-friend-recreation-center-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Recreation center with a children's play area.
258. [Field Station](https://ourplayday.com/places/field-station) (museum, San Francisco). A free curiosity lab packed with real nature specimens, maps and artifacts, right beside a huge nature playground.
259. [Fisherman's Wharf](https://ourplayday.com/places/fisherman-s-wharf) (attraction, San Francisco). The tourist stretch of the waterfront: street performers, crab pots, and the sea lions a short walk along. Crowded, flat, and easy with a stroller.
260. [Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience](https://ourplayday.com/places/ghirardelli-chocolate-experience-94109) (attraction, San Francisco). Chocolate shop and sundae counter in the old factory square. Free sample at the door, and a fountain outside to sit by while the ice cream goes down.
261. [GLBT History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/glbt-history-museum-94114) (museum, San Francisco). A compact museum built from a deep queer history archive, pitched at older kids and teens. Kids 12 and under are free.
262. [Golden Gate Bridge](https://ourplayday.com/places/golden-gate-bridge) (attraction, San Francisco). The 1.7 mile bridge that opened in 1937, with a free walkway on the east sidewalk and a vista point at either end.
263. [Golden Gate Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/golden-gate-park) (park, San Francisco). 1,017 acres holding what's thought to be the country's first public playground (now Koret), a carousel of 62 animals, and rowboats on Blue Heron Lake.
264. [Haas-Lilienthal House](https://ourplayday.com/places/haas-lilienthal-house) (museum, San Francisco). A Victorian house kept as it was, shown by guided tour, for older kids.
265. [Holey Moley San Francisco](https://ourplayday.com/places/holey-moley-san-francisco-94110) (mini golf course, San Francisco). Indoor mini golf with silly themed holes and a bar attached. Fine with kids in the daytime; the crowd gets adult in the evening.
266. [International Art Museum Of America](https://ourplayday.com/places/international-art-museum-of-america-94103) (museum, San Francisco). Free to enter, with an indoor grotto, waterfall, tiny fairytale hut and rooms that feel more fantastical than a normal art museum.
267. [Japanese Tea Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/japanese-tea-garden-94118) (garden, San Francisco). The oldest public Japanese garden in the country: a steep arched drum bridge kids insist on climbing, koi ponds, and tea and mochi at the house.
268. [Japantown Peace Gallery](https://ourplayday.com/places/japantown-peace-gallery-94115) (museum, San Francisco). A storefront gallery on Japanese American history, with shows that change every few months. Small enough for a school-age kid to take in.
269. [Letterform Archive](https://ourplayday.com/places/letterform-archive-94107) (museum, San Francisco). One gallery of lettering and posters you can walk into during open hours; the rest of the collection is appointment only.
270. [Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze](https://ourplayday.com/places/magowan-s-infinite-mirror-maze) (attraction, San Francisco). A mirrored maze on Pier 39 that takes about fifteen minutes to get lost in, for school-age kids.
271. [Matter of Trust Eco-Home](https://ourplayday.com/places/matter-of-trust-eco-home) (attraction, San Francisco). A tiny home, edible garden, chicken coop and goats, plus hands on exhibits about sustainable living.
272. [Misalignment Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/misalignment-museum-94158) (museum, San Francisco). A small, quirky museum built around artificial intelligence and its risks. More thought provoking than hands on for younger kids.
273. [Museo Italo Americano](https://ourplayday.com/places/museo-italo-americano-94123) (museum, San Francisco). A small Italian-American museum in Fort Mason, free for anyone under 18 and for everyone on Thursdays.
274. [Museum of 3D Illusions](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-3d-illusions-94133) (museum, San Francisco). Painted rooms built for photographs where you look like you are falling or shrinking. Silly, quick, and made for a phone camera.
275. [Museum of Russian Culture](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-russian-culture-94115) (museum, San Francisco). Small and old school, with immigrant archives, costumes, military items and even a vintage typewriter kids can inspect.
276. [Musical Stairs](https://ourplayday.com/places/musical-stairs) (attraction, San Francisco). Public steps wired to play notes as you climb them. Free, outdoors, and kids will do the same eight stairs twenty times.
277. [North Beach Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-beach-pool-san-francisco) (beach, San Francisco). An indoor city pool kept noticeably warm, comfortable for kids who get cold fast in the water.
278. [Presidio](https://ourplayday.com/places/presidio-94129) (attraction, San Francisco). Miles of trails from coastal bluffs to forest, a campground inside the city, and the Tunnel Tops nature playground.
279. [Round1](https://ourplayday.com/places/round1) (bowling alley, San Francisco). A mall floor of arcade games, bowling and karaoke.
280. [San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-fire-department-pioneer-museum-94115) (museum, San Francisco). A free room of hand-drawn engines, brass helmets and 1906 photographs, kept by volunteers.
281. [San Francisco Historical Society Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-historical-society-museum-94111) (museum, San Francisco). A small history museum with a current pinball exhibit, including a one of a kind machine made for the 1939 world’s fair.
282. [San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/san-francisco-maritime-visitor-center) (museum, San Francisco). A free exhibition hall by the cannery with a huge Fresnel lighthouse lens and ship models.
283. [SFMOMA](https://ourplayday.com/places/sfmoma-94103) (museum, San Francisco). Modern art museum that is free for kids 18 and under, with a free education center on the second floor and hands-on activities in the Co-Lab.
284. [Shakespeare Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/shakespeare-garden) (garden, San Francisco). A small walled garden in Golden Gate Park planted with everything Shakespeare mentioned. Quiet, benches, and a good pause between the museums.
285. [Shipwreck Cove](https://ourplayday.com/places/shipwreck-cove) (playground, San Francisco). A pirate-ship playground at Sunset Dunes, with a climbable crow's nest and slide, sand to dig in for treasure and a circular xylophone.
286. [Skystar Wheel - Fisherman’s Wharf](https://ourplayday.com/places/skystar-wheel-fisherman-s-wharf-94133) (theme park, San Francisco). An observation wheel by the wharf with enclosed gondolas. Twelve minutes up top with the bay laid out, and no scary bits.
287. [Steinhart Aquarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/steinhart-aquarium) (aquarium, San Francisco). The aquarium inside the Academy of Sciences: a coral reef tank, a swamp with an alligator, and a touch tide pool. Included with Academy entry.
288. [Subpar Miniature Golf](https://ourplayday.com/places/subpar-miniature-golf) (mini golf course, San Francisco). Indoor mini golf where every hole is a San Francisco landmark. Two short courses, air conditioned, and quick enough for a preschooler.
289. [Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunset-dunes-art-exhibition) (attraction, San Francisco). Free outdoor artwork with no cover and no lighting, a daylight, fair-weather stop.
290. [Tenderloin Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/tenderloin-museum-94102) (museum, San Francisco). A one-room neighborhood history museum, with mostly adult subject matter. Closed for now while it repairs water damage and builds a space three times the size.
291. [The American Bookbinders Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-american-bookbinders-museum-94103) (museum, San Francisco). Working presses and binding machines in a small SoMa workshop, demonstrated by volunteers. Better with kids who like to see how things are made.
292. [The Beat Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-beat-museum-94133) (museum, San Francisco). Two floors of Beat-era manuscripts and photographs above a North Beach shop, reading-heavy and suited to teenagers.
293. [The Lilac Mural Project](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-lilac-mural-project) (attraction, San Francisco). An outdoor alley gallery covered in street art, started by local artists to turn a neglected block into something worth exploring.
294. [Treasure Island](https://ourplayday.com/places/treasure-island) (beach, San Francisco). Man-made island that hosted the 1939 World's Fair, with room to bike, a small beach, a playground and views back to the city.
295. [Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye](https://ourplayday.com/places/truhlsen-marmor-museum-of-the-eye) (museum, San Francisco). A small museum on how eyes work, with VR headsets and hands-on displays that show school-age kids what different eye conditions look like.
296. [Umbrella Alley](https://ourplayday.com/places/umbrella-alley) (attraction, San Francisco). An alley of murals under a canopy of hanging umbrellas, near the wharf. Ten minutes and a good photograph.
297. [WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall](https://ourplayday.com/places/wwii-pacific-war-memorial-hall-94108) (museum, San Francisco). A small volunteer-run history hall in Japantown. Reading-heavy, and better with older children.
298. [Yerba Buena Bowling Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/yerba-buena-bowling-center) (bowling alley, San Francisco). Bowling downstairs from the ice rink at Yerba Buena Gardens. Bumpers, light lanes, and a good pairing with skating in one afternoon.
299. [Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery](https://ourplayday.com/places/yerba-buena-center-for-the-arts-gallery) (museum, San Francisco). Rotating contemporary art with performance and film in the mix, and the gardens right outside for when attention runs out.
300. [McLaren Bike Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mclaren-bike-park) (bike park, San Francisco). The city's first BMX and mountain bike park, with a beginner skills trail, a youth pump park, and rec staff on site giving free riding lessons.
301. [Alcatraz](https://ourplayday.com/places/alcatraz) (attraction, San Francisco). Island fort turned federal penitentiary, a ferry ride out, with three tiers of cells, audio tours and Junior Ranger books for kids.
302. [Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation](https://ourplayday.com/places/angel-island-immigration-station-foundation-94102) (museum, San Francisco). The barracks where immigrants were held from 1910 to 1940, with the poems they left on the walls, a beach and picnic areas, 1.2 miles from the ferry dock.
303. [Buchanan Street Mall](https://ourplayday.com/places/buchanan-street-mall-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Park with a children's play area.
304. [C.C. Arts & Crafts Studio](https://ourplayday.com/places/c-c-arts-crafts-studio-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). An arts and crafts studio with projects and classes for kids.
305. [California Society of Pioneers Museum and Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-society-of-pioneers-museum-and-library-94129) (museum, San Francisco). This listing is outdated. The collection moved to a new home, where the research library is now open by appointment.
306. [Camera Obscura](https://ourplayday.com/places/camera-obscura-94121) (attraction, San Francisco). A dark room behind the old Cliff House where a rotating lens throws the ocean outside onto a big white dish. Five minutes, and kids remember it for years.
307. [City Grazing Goat Cuddle Zone](https://ourplayday.com/places/city-grazing-goat-cuddle-zone) (zoo, San Francisco). Sit in the pen with the goats that clear the city's brush, muddy and close-up.
308. [Club Fugazi](https://ourplayday.com/places/club-fugazi-94133) (attraction, San Francisco). North Beach theater where Dear San Francisco's acrobats perform feet from the tables. Ninety minutes, with tumbling that holds a seven-year-old and a grandparent.
309. [Frequent Flyers](https://ourplayday.com/places/frequent-flyers-94133) (attraction, San Francisco). A bungee trampoline that bounces jumpers up to 20 feet in the air for aerial acrobatics, for anyone from 30 pounds up.
310. [Greater Farallones Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/greater-farallones-marine-sanctuary-visitor-center) (museum, San Francisco). Free one-room visitor center by the beach with tide-pool tanks and whale bones.
311. [Gregangelo Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/gregangelo-museum) (museum, San Francisco). A kids tour of a fairy garden, treasure hunt and secret passage, made for ages three and up and lasting about 90 minutes.
312. [India Basin Shoreline Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/india-basin-shoreline-park-san-francisco) (park, San Francisco). Shoreline park with a children's play area.
313. [Lombard Street](https://ourplayday.com/places/lombard-street) (attraction, San Francisco). The switchback block with the hedges, and stairs down either side to walk it.
314. [Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/military-intelligence-service-historic-learning-center) (museum, San Francisco). A small weekend museum in a former Army school, with a reconstructed classroom and personal stories from Japanese American soldiers.
315. [Plock Candy](https://ourplayday.com/places/plock-candy-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Swedish pick-and-mix shop where you fill a bag from more than 150 kinds of loose candy and snacks.
316. [Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/queen-wilhelmina-tulip-garden) (garden, San Francisco). A working Dutch windmill at the ocean end of Golden Gate Park with beds of tulips in front of it. Short stop, flat paths, best in February and March.
317. [Ruby's](https://ourplayday.com/places/ruby-s-94122) (indoor play space, San Francisco). Family-owned restaurant with a menu of tacos, wraps, a smash burger and fisherman's stew, and seating inside and out.
318. [Selby & Palou Mini Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/selby-palou-mini-park-san-francisco) (park, San Francisco). Mini park with a children's play area.
319. [Silver Terrace Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/silver-terrace-playground-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Neighborhood park with a children's play area.
320. [Smuin Center for Dance](https://ourplayday.com/places/smuin-center-for-dance-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). A ballet company's dance center with classes for kids from age 2, from pre-ballet up.
321. [SoMa skate park](https://ourplayday.com/places/soma-skate-park-94143) (park, San Francisco). A 72,000-square-foot skate park, opened in 2014 on land the old Central Freeway used to cover.
322. [SS Jeremiah O'Brien](https://ourplayday.com/places/ss-jeremiah-o-brien) (attraction, San Francisco). A working WWII Liberty ship you can walk through, engine room included. Steep ladders and high sills.
323. [Stow Lake Boathouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/stow-lake-boathouse-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Rowboats and pedal boats for a loop around the island in the lake, plus a café with burgers and fries for after.
324. [The Center for Creative Exploration](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-center-for-creative-exploration-san-francisco) (attraction, San Francisco). Intuitive painting classes where a parent and kid paint side by side, with no right answers and plenty of color.
325. [The Court](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-court-94111) (playground, San Francisco). A boat-themed play structure and the Gantry, a climber modeled on the Bay's shipping cranes, with a lawn and two picnic tables.
326. [Treasure Island Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/treasure-island-museum) (museum, San Francisco). A small island museum about the 1939 world's fair and the naval base. Quick, and the drive over is half the trip.
327. [Twin Peaks](https://ourplayday.com/places/twin-peaks) (attraction, San Francisco). The high lookout over the whole city. Windy and cold most days, no shelter, but the view is the view; go at dusk.
328. [USS Pampanito](https://ourplayday.com/places/uss-pampanito) (museum, San Francisco). A WWII submarine tied up at the wharf that you walk through end to end, torpedo room included. Thrilling for school-age kids.
329. [Western Addition Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/western-addition-library-94115) (library, San Francisco). A branch library with storytimes for babies, toddlers and families, across the street from Raymond Kimbell playground.
330. [Wooden](https://ourplayday.com/places/wooden-94117) (attraction, San Francisco). A toy store where staff help pick out and even wrap the gift.

## Other lists for San Francisco

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-francisco/restaurants) (109)
- [Cafés](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-francisco/cafes) (26)
- [Hotels](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-francisco/hotels) (33)

## 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/san-francisco/playgrounds. All of San Francisco: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-francisco