Presidio Heights Playground

Presidio Heights Playground

Address:

Clay Street between Laurel and Walnut

Basic info:

http://sfrecpark.org/destination/presidio-heights-playground/presidio-heights-childrens-play-area/

Review:

Best things about this park:
-Toys and cars everywhere
-Fake grass is cool
-Separate protected area for toddlers
-Lots to do for pre- walkers/ beginning walkers

Areas for improvement:
-Accessibility
-Shade

Equipment/Features:
-Bathrooms
-Ground: bouncy fake grass
-Basketball courts taken over by tricycles and toy cars
-Picnic area with tables and benches

Bigger kid area:
-Play structure:
  -Twisty slide
  -Regular slide
  -Rope ladder
  -Stairs
  -Swings
  -Climbing structure (man made rock thing)
  -Benches
  -Tree stumps
  -Spinny things

Toddler play area (protected):
-Toddler swings
-Bouncy thing
-Spinny thing
-Mini slide structure
-Toy cars
-Toys
-Play structure:
 -Double slide
 -Mini slide
 -Stairs
 -Rope ladder

-Sand pit with toys!


Vibe:
-Fun!
-Safe
-Friendly


Neighborhood:
-Laurel Heights/Pacific Heights
-convenient
-close to laurel village which has lots of restaurants and stores
-close to bus lines: 1,2,38, 24

Accessibility:
-Ramp at entrance

Overall Rating:
4

Playground in courtyard of Mission Arts Center

Playground in the courtyard of the Misssion arts center. the Randall museum animals are being housed upstairs temporarily also. Also- the place offers classes and has a gym. The playground was basic but Zula had a blast chasing her new friend around.

Lafayette Park Playground

Address:

Sacramento (from Gough to Laguna) to Washington (from Gough to Laguna)

Basic Info

• basic info can be found at:
• http://sfrecpark.org/destination/lafayette-park/lafayette-park-childrens-play-area/

Review

Zula goes to this park quite often.  It is a 10-15 minute walk from our house and lovely.  It was recently re-modeled.  She always has a good time here.  We had her 1 year old birthday party here.

Equipment/Features

-two picnic table areas

-benches 

-ground: bouncey

-bathrooms

-play structure with tunnel and slide for toddlers

-toddler swings

-regular swings

-merry-go-round

-play structure with slides for older kids

-man-made mountain with rocks, slides, bridge, stairs, etc...

Vibe

-fun!

-used by a lot of children

Neighborhood

-lower pacific heights

-convienient

-close to bus lines: 1,2,3,47,49

-close to whole foods

Accessability

-easy to get to playground with stroller or wheelchair

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

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

Overall Rating

4