A giant castle-and-dragon playground with separate zones for big kids and toddlers. A sandy beach, plane-spotting over SFO and CuriOdyssey are all next door.
Bayfront park with one of the Peninsula's few splash pads plus a big playground and picnic lawns right on the water. Flat Bay Trail access makes it stroller and balance-bike friendly.
A Park a Day Bay Area 'Top Pick': three climbing huts linked by a rope bridge, a big rope-climbing structure, 10 swings (4 of them baby swings) and a separate little-kids playground. Skate park next door for older siblings.
A Japanese tea garden, a miniature train on weekends, and a playground with restrooms.
A Park a Day 'Top Pick': big 5-12 playground (tube slides, climbing, spinners, rock wall) with a separate tot playground for ages 2-5. Dog park and grassy fields, footbridge to Casanova Park.
Fully gated playground by the old Bay Meadows track: climbing net cube and rock wall for ages 5-12 plus a separate smaller toddler playground, with plenty of parent seating.
Part zoo, part science museum: native California animals (otters, bobcats, eagles) plus hands-on science exhibits, right on the bay at Coyote Point.
A playground beside the community center and the ball and soccer fields, so it's handy while a sibling is at practice.
A big San Mateo park with a playground split for little and big kids, plus a Japanese Tea Garden, arboretum, and a free train ride.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Mini park with play structures for toddlers and older kids, a sandbox and picnic tables.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
A ball pit, a pretend grocery store and ride-on cars for toddlers, plus an upper obstacle course.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Fenced playground and a big lawn along a creek, with trails climbing into the Sugarloaf Mountain open space.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
