Tatum’s Garden Fully Inclusive Accessible Playground

Amazing, beautiful park! My 3 year old had a blast. It’s a safe place too, even when busy. I was comfortable relaxing while she navigated the park herself.

I drove from San Francisco to Los Angeles with my 2 year old. This was a great playground to stop at for her to play! There’s so much to do and the park is clean. Will definitely bookmark this place for our next road trip!

My son absolutely loves this park. We go every chance we get. There are so many amazing activities for the kids to do. A special section for younger kids and a larger portion for the older kids. There is no shortage of fun things for my son to climb all over. The park is always clean when we go and never too busy (we normally go in the morning). A few times I’ve seen student volunteers cleaning the park. They all walk in with a bottle full of cleaner and rags and walk out with empty bottle. They cleaned every surface they could find, monkey bars, slides, swings, railings, if they could reach it they could clean it. Absolutely love this park.

Great park, seems well kept. My son loved the seesaw, slides, and the giant xylophones. The foam flooring is awesome, no more messy sand on shoes and of course no need to worry that kids might fall on concrete. Really great concept; my only concern is that the park is too big, too much going on that it is quite difficult to keep an eye on the kids. There are a lot of «blind spots» where you can easily lose sight of your child. Also, the play house creeped me out a bit when I saw a man inside. He could be just a parent; but I didn’t feel comfortable knowing that someone unwelcome at the park could be hiding there.

I was so excited to finally take my nieces to this park, after hearing so much about it. It is so cute and there is so much for the kids to do. its even great to bring the grandparents, they don’t have to walk in sand, there are plenty of railings to hold on to, and benches to watch the kids play. I really love the idea that it is fully accessible to kids of all abilities. Reading some of the dedications on the bricks was getting me a little teary, though! The only thing that bothered me a little was that I got a little whiff of the horse smell from the rodeo when the wind picked up, but it was not very strong, and on a less windy day you might not be able to smell it at all. We will definitely be going back to this park!

This is definitely our nicest park in Salinas! This is the ONLY place I will take kids I know, love or babysit. Their playground is so nicely put together you can go on or around wherever the bebes are, I kinda agree with the fly thing but come on, you’re outdoors. ..

Awesome park for kids and adults alike! I came with no high expectations thinking I will sit back and let the kids run around for a bit but when we all walked in I even caught myself getting excited running around with my kids to all the cool stuff they have to play with! It was perfect not packed at all for a Saturday afternoon.
It was very clean and well taken cared for. It’s up to code with all the safety features for small children. The rubber floor is way better than that wooding bark other parks use. They have tables to eat and a nice little grass area if you want to sit and have a picnic.
Great place to spend your time and enjoy playing with your kids!

I took my granddaughters for the first time yesterday. We all had a great time and we’ll be coming back whenever they visit!!!
The variety of play equipment is amazing and very creative. The area is huge comparred to other playgrounds. Very well maintained and clean grounds. The kids of Salinas are lucky to have this near home!

What a great park. Found it by accident while driving to southern California. The bay area needs parks like this for all kids. What a great message it sends.
Will return especially when we make the trip down again and have told many about the park and how it was created. Very, very cool.

This was a nice park but my last two trips were a nightmare.
Park smells funky and is starting to get dirty by all the careless people leaving trash on floor. Last two visits have been infested with flies. Literally hundreds of them around. By one swing I counted 16 flies and that’s just on one seat of swing. I dislike flies and will not tolerate it if they are around me. Not a great park at all. Won’t be coming any time soon.

Amazing what happens when a community comes together! ! Wonderful, accessible to all playground!

Gorgeous and unique park, anyone who does not know about this park should read about the history. A lot of heart and love went into this park, the community of Salinas really worked together to raise the funds needed to build and maintain this park. I know Salinas gets a bad reputation for being a crappy city, but this park is a testament to the good in Salinas. The agriculture theme is really cool and reflects Salinas well.
My kids love to play here and there are lots of cool things for the kids to play on. They have areas where children can make music with chimes and some cool shaky bridges, lots of slides, monkey bars, and plenty of swings to boot! It’s definitely not your typical park.
The playground is fully enclosed and there is just one entrance in and out and quite a bit of benches throughout the park. The only thing that I worried about a bit and it will take a little getting use to is that if you’re following your toddler, it is easy to lose them once they slide down the slide (if you’re on the playground equipment with them) since usual playground equipment, you can see them through the planks or flooring once they slide down the slide, but since this place is fully accessible, once they slide down, it’s harder to keep your eyes on them since the flooring is solid. It took a little getting use to.

This place is awesome ! I have a 5 yr old autistic son and he has a hard time with swings. When we arrive at this park my son went bananas love it some much he spent 45 mins on the swings !!! Thanks salinas valley for make this awesome park for kids with special needs.

Awesome park! My son is too young to play on anything, but there is a toddler area and a bigger kid section too. I loved that it was all inclusive so you don’t need to worry about your kids wandering. Great for all ages.

I had the pleasure of seeing Tatum’s Garden during the final phase of work, before the grand opening, and can’t possibly put into words how wonderful this park is for our community. This park is truly the BEST and most amazing park that I have ever seen, and it has a unique agricultural theme to reflect the heart of Salinas. The park is fully inclusive and accessible for wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, etc., and there are activity stations for children of all abilities. I cannot wait to take my two kids there play side by side with their friends.
Tatum’s Garden has something for everyone: a tot lot for the little kids, a quiet corner for grandparents or those with sensory issues, picnic benches, tactile displays, music stations, slides, ramps, bars, swings, see-​saws, climbers, a sensory garden, and so much more, along with some of the most beautiful art that the Salinas Valley has to offer.
Yes, my children are able bodied, but this playground is truly for ALL children and I am so proud to know that our town was able to build Tatum’s Garden from the ground up.