Sonoma County's hands-on kids museum: indoor science and art exhibits plus Mary's Garden outside, with a water-play creek, climbing structures and a nature zone.
A lake with a paved loop for scooters and bikes, a swimming lagoon in summer, and picnic tables in the shade.
A destination playground: an Old West town and a Native American village to climb through, built for all abilities. Around it, a mini train, carousel and boating lake.
A community-built county park with a playground, skate features and sports courts, made as a neighborhood unity project.
A post-fire rebuild with brand-new equipment and clean surfacing, climbing and swings for a range of ages, and a big lawn.
Downtown Santa Rosa's shady green: a well-covered climbing structure mid-lawn, bocce and picnic tables, steps from the downtown core.
A spray ground with 15 water features and two picnic areas with shade covers.
A 400-acre African wildlife preserve above Santa Rosa and the Bay Area's only true safari: open-jeep rides past giraffes, rhinos and zebras, aviaries, overnight tents.
A natural play area for climbing and digging at the trailhead, then big-view hikes up slopes where cows graze.
