Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly
Palo Alto's largest neighborhood park: a long creekside meadow with a paved path, shade trees, a playground, and the Barron Park donkey pasture next door. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 2-acre tree-ringed park near California Avenue with a lawn, boxwood-framed benches and a playground. Handy before or after Cal Ave errands. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 1.1-acre College Terrace pocket park with a newly upgraded playground and accessible pathways (city renovation complete). No restrooms are listed.
Park · Playground
📍 Milpitas
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
Big lawns, a playground, a lake and hang gliders landing overhead: a Milpitas classic for kite flying and picnics.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 9.6-acre park with big level and mounded lawns, playgrounds and picnic areas. No restrooms yet (the city has surveyed neighbors about adding one).
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A 22-acre multi-use park off 101 with playgrounds, restrooms, picnic areas with grills, and a skate park for older siblings.
Playground · Splash pad · Park
📍 San Jose
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
Head for the toddler zone first: sand, small slides and music play away from the big 30-foot tower. In warm months the splash pad is right there, so pack a towel and dry clothes.
⚠ The splash pad is seasonal (April 1 to October 1); the playground is open year-round.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 2-acre downtown park with a big redwood and a playground whose sand area is anchored by a transplanted coast live oak. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
South Palo Alto neighborhood park with restrooms, drinking fountains, walking paths and a playground.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 2.5-acre park a few blocks north of downtown Palo Alto: handy before or after a University Avenue errand. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Cupertino
- 👶 12 mo–12 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
Cupertino's first all-inclusive playground (opened June 2025): slide hill, net climber, chalk wall and accessible sand play, right by the parking lot.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚧 Fenced: ✓ Yes
The flagship inclusive playground, behind the Mitchell Park tennis courts. Strollers stay parked outside the gate, so bring a carrier or expect to hold hands. Snacks go outside the playground; Mitchell Park Library is next door for a rainy backup.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A neighborhood park with restrooms and a playground; behind the tennis courts is the Challenger Memorial Grove of redwoods grown from seeds that flew on the Space Shuttle.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 4.4-acre neighborhood park with lots of open lawn and a playground. No restrooms are listed (the city is gathering input on adding one).
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A big park next to the Junior Museum & Zoo and the Children's Library, so it pairs well with either.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A quiet 4.7-acre park hidden from the street, with open space and several play areas. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 4.3-acre park tucked between houses and Matadero Creek, with a big open meadow and a playground. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Los Gatos
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A classic half-day: playground, ducks on the lake, paved paths for the stroller, and the little Billy Jones railroad from neighbouring Oak Meadow Park.
Playground · Park
📍 Palo Alto
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 1.1-acre lawn framed by a low stone wall in College Terrace, with a playground. One of the four historic Mayfield mini parks. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
An 11-acre park with a separate tiny-tot play area, restrooms, barbecue pits and a sand volleyball pit.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
The civic-center park: playground, a pond and paved paths, with the Menlo Park Library a short walk away for a rainy backup.
Playground · Park
📍 San Carlos
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚧 Fenced: ◐ Partly
San Carlos's busiest park: two playgrounds (one fully fenced), picnic tables and bocce. Go early on weekends.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A 9.5-acre park with a playground area, big lawns and restrooms, next to the ballfields.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
Playground, lawn and a sandy lagoon beach whose access is gated for child safety, per the city. Restrooms on site.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
Small sandbox, play equipment and a loop path around the lawn that the city calls a safe place for kids to bike or scoot away from traffic.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
Lagoon-side park with a small sand beach, two playground areas with swings and slides, and restrooms: pack a sand toy.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly
A one-acre, playground-centred neighborhood park with a rope climber and open lawn. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A 4.5-acre neighborhood park by Rosener House with a playground, restrooms and a multi-use field.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
An award-winning (per the city) 1.6-acre park with a playground, lawn and a gazebo for a small picnic. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
Playground, swings and a small sand beach on 2.4 acres. No restrooms are listed, so plan a stop first.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A 3.1-acre lagoon park with a sandy beach, playground and big lawn, plus restrooms. Pack a sand toy.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
An updated all-abilities playground (the city says it follows the seven principles of inclusive design) with restrooms and parking, just off El Camino.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ◐ Partly
Four acres at Foster City's southern tip: play apparatus, soccer fields and walkways for a stroll.
Playground · Park · Hike
📍 El Granada
- 👶 12 mo–12 yr (ages from the organizer)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
A coastside playground with a real tot area (1–5), a treehouse and a restroom by the lot. Pair it with a short look up the Vista Point Trail.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚻 Bathrooms: ✓ Yes
Foster City's 23-acre sports park: ballfields, lawn, play apparatus, a snack shack and restrooms. Busy on game days.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly
A quiet park with a playground, a shaded bench area and a walking loop around the lawn: good for a stroller lap before nap.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 2.1-acre neighborhood park with lawn, playgrounds and a basketball court. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly
Playground plus a big open field for kite flying and picnics, near Sand Hill Road. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A 2.4-acre neighborhood park with playgrounds, a multi-purpose court and lawn. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–5 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🚧 Fenced: ✓ Yes
A tiny, fenced toddler playground next to Hillview Middle School: good for new walkers who bolt. No restrooms are listed, so go before you leave.
Playground · Park
📍 Foster City
- 👶 12 mo–8 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
A small 1.5-acre park with a children's play area, picnic area and basketball court. No restrooms are listed.
Playground · Park
📍 Menlo Park
- 👶 12 mo–6 yr (our estimate)
- 💵 Free
- 🌳 Shade: ◐ Partly
Playground with a fenced dog park next door (the dog area is enclosed; the playground isn't described as fenced). No restrooms are listed.