Playgrounds and things to do with kids in San Rafael

A shady park with a fenced tot lot, a big-kid play area, BBQs and lawns, and the Marinwood Pool with its water slide and baby pool right next door.

Home to a button-activated splash pad, plus a playground, amphitheater seating and grassy hills for rolling down.

A 450-acre park that fills a whole afternoon: mini golf, a driving range, a skatepark, pond fishing and easy marsh trails for spotting birds.

A renovated accessible playground split into tot and older-kid zones with spinners, hammocks and musical play pieces, plus a turf field and hillside paths.

A historic redwood-shaded park: playground and swings, tennis and basketball courts, BBQ picnic spots and short walking paths.

A community center pool with a splash pad, giving toddlers their own place to play in the water.

A nail salon and spa where kids can get a little manicure of their own while you get yours.