Huntington Park

Collis P. Huntington Park

Address:

California and Taylor

Basic info:

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/collis-p-huntington-park/

Review:

Best things about this park:

-It's beautiful
-It has a lovely water fountain and landscaped areas in addition to the playground
-Lovely views of the city
-You can take the cable car here!

Areas for improvement:

-Accessibility
-Could use a regular sized swing set (they have toddler swings) and/or other types of swings
-could use some bouncy/see-saw like equipment

Equipment/Features:

-Bathrooms: yes!

-Ground: bouncy stuff

-fountain

-benches

-dog friendly

-toddler swings

Large play structure:

-slides

-stairs

-twisty pole

-lounging swing thing underneath structure

Small play structure:

-slides

-stairs
-lounging swing thing underneath structure

Vibe:

-safe
-family friendly

Neighborhood:

-nob hill
-near Trader Joe's
-across the street from Grace Cathederal
-near the california cable line!
-near muini lines 1,2,3,38, 27
-pretty close to powell BART station

Accessibility:

-ramps to enter park and playground
-lots of room to manuever a wheelchair or stroller
-none of the equipment is accessible

Overall Rating:

4.2

Sergeant John Macaulay Park

Sergeant John Macaulay  Park

Address:

Larkin and O'farrell

Basic info:

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/sgt-john-macaulay-park/

Review:

Best things about this park:

- diverse population of families

- train thing is cool

-Zula always has fun here!

-nice play structures

Areas for improvement:

-Sometimes interesting characters from the neighborhood come inside.

-could be cleaner

-accessibility

Equipment/Features:

-No bathrooms

-Ground:recycled tire squares

-water fountains

-pretend train structure

Large Structure:

- tire swing

- big structure: two twisty slides

-Various kinds of steps

-ladders

-twisty poles

-bridge

- monkey bars

- pretend train structure

- two toddler swings

Small structure:

Double slide

Regular slide

-ladders

-bridge

-steps

Vibe:

-fun

Neighborhood:

-in the heart of the tenderloin

-across the street from a strip club

-I wouldn't recommend going here in the evening.

-near bus lines 38,49,47,31,27,19, less than a mile from civic center BART station

Accessibility:

-at ground level so people who use wheelchairs and strollers can enter easily

-none of the equipment is accessible.

Overall Rating

3.7

Margaret S. Hayward Playground

Margaret S. Hayward Park

Address

Laguna and Gloden Gate

San Francisco, CA 94102

Basic Info

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/margaret-s-hayward-playground/margaret-s-hayward-childrens-play-area/

Review

Best things about this park:

-lots of sand!

-two awesome play structures

-lots of swings!

Areas for improvement:

-Accessibility

-Shade

-could use some sort of see saw or bouncey piece of equipment

Equipment/Features

-Tire swing 

-Sand

-Benches

-Field

-Bathrooms

-6 toddler swings

-6 regular swings

-Small play structure:

  -Slides:1 wide slide,1 double slide, 1 twisty slide

  -Twisty pole

  -Ladder

-Large structure:

  -Mini zip line

  -Pull up bars

  -Curved monkey bars

  -Rings

  -Stairs

  -Ladders

  -Bridge

  -Slides: 1 regular slide, 1 twisty slide

   

Vibe

-fun!

-family friendly
**  There are sometimes some shady characters on the benches

Neighborhood

-western addition

-close to bus lines: 47,49,22,5,31 
-near Van Ness station and civic center BART

Accessibility

-ramp to get to play area via stroller or wheelchair

-open with a lot of space and easy to get around.

-no accessibility for children who use wheelchairs to get to slides.

Overall Rating

4

Julius Khan Playground

Julius Kahn Playground

Address:

West Pacific Ave and Spruce Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Basic Info

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/julius-kahn-playground/

Review

Best things about this park:

-beautiful!
-clean and in in great condition
-nice design
-beautiful views
-whole playground is fenced in a protected.  (feels very safe)
-has the most awesome swings I have ever seen

Areas for improvement:

-Accessibility

-Shade

-could use a small play structure suitable for toddlers. 

Equipment/Features

-bathrooms
-benches
-park also has fields, tennis courts, etc..
-climbing play structure with various climbing features adn mini zipline.
-merry go round
-two big round swings
-big play structure in a sand area
-bouncey see saw thing
-spinny things
-four toddler swings

Vibe

-fun!

-family friendly

-safe

Neighborhood

-Presidio

-beautiful area

-close to bus lines: 1, 2

Accessibility

-entire park is at street level

easy to get to playground with stroller or wheelchair

-open with a lot of space and easy to get around.

-no accessibility for children who use wheelchairs to get to slides.

Overall Rating

4.3

Kid Power Park Children's Play Area and Community Garden

Kid Power Park Children's Play Area and Community Garden)

Address:

45 Hoff Street (near 16th and Mission)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Basic Info

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/kid-power-park/kid-power-park-childrens-play-area/

Review

Best things about this park:

-beautiful!
-clean and in in great condition
-nice design
-has a play area for smaller children on one side, a fountain and common area, a play area for older children, and a community garden!

Areas for improvement:

-Accessibility

-Shade

-currently no sand area

-currently no restrooms

Equipment/Features

small children side:

-2 toddler swings

-bouncy see saw thing

-small bouncy thing

-several benches

-ground: bouncy stuff

-play structure with slides, mini bridge, ladders, stairs, etc.

larger children side:

-large dome for climbing fun

-spinny thing

-swings

Vibe

-fun!

-family friendly

-safe

Neighborhood

-mission

-convenient

-close to bus lines: 14,49,22

-near 16th street mission BART station

Accessibility

-entire park is at street level

easy to get to playground with stroller or wheelchair

-open with a lot of space and easy to get around.

-no accessibility for children who use wheelchairs to get to slides.

Overall Rating

4

Daniel Koshland community Park

Daniel Koshland community Park (Playground, Basketball Courts, and Community Garden)

Address:

Page & Buchanan
San Francisco, CA 94102

Basic Info

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/koshland-park/koshland-park-community-garden/ 

Review

Best things about this park:

-cool old-school style playground

-has an awesome community garden!

-great views of the city

Areas for improvement:

-Accessibility

-Shade

-more swings

Equipment/Features

-tire swing

-benches 

-ground: bouncy stuff (recycled tires) and sand

-2 awesome see-saws/teeter-totters

-play structure with 2 slides, bridge, zip line thing, etc..

Vibe

-fun!

-family friendly

Neighborhood

-lower haight/hayes valley

-convenient

-close to bus lines: 5, 5R, 21, 31, 49, 47, 22, 6, 7

-near van ness station: J, L, M, N, T

Accessibility

-easy to get to playground with stroller or wheelchair

-open with a lot of space and easy to get around.

-no accessibility for children who use wheelchairs to get to slides.

-can get to community garden via wheelchair/stroller but can't access the exit from garden.  You have to go back to top of park to get to entrance area to exit.

Overall Rating

4.2