Koret Children’s Quarter

This park is awesome! One of the few park if not the only one that still have the concrete slides! Let me start off the parking is tricky and I guess for some since it’s a park it doesn’t matter how far you’ve just walk all the way there, I guess I’m the only one who has an issue with it anyway. We parked closed to the police station and since we didn’t really intend to come here. We got a decent parking since the weather was kinda crappy weather and it was day before New Years Eve, so not too busy. We have to walk to get to the nearest entrance which is not an issue anyway. As we were walking towards the park, first thing that you would notice will be a group of homeless people gathered around the area. Another group that you would notice are the ones that will be the ones smoking pot. If you ever come here make sure that it’s broad daylight though I would never test the theory of coming around here later than 5, I will make sure that will be by myself or just skip it all together. Anywwwwaaaaay, we came in to the side where the small bridge is. My daughter said that she felt like is coming in through a secret garden. First thing you would notice will be the big rope climbing thingy, on the other side is the rock wall climbing thingy and the carousel close to the museum. I found it pretty cool to see a carousel in playground and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since this is the bay area. My daughter always go for the monkey bar and I don’t know why. Then all of a sudden there was a sudden light from the sky that directed her attention to the concrete slide and she was blown away. She was just standing there looking at the kids at first. If I had known that we need to bring some carton boxes, I should’ve cleared out my aunt’s garage and brought them all there. There was some kids that let Mischa borrow their carton box. On the other hand I was thinking that this kind of slide will outrage other moms. I know that it doesn’t look safe but hell this is fun. I remember sliding on concrete but with a palm tree instead or a banana leaves. Unfortunately I didn’t paid attention to the hours for the carousel ride before I let my daughter play with the slide. It was alright, I’m pretty sure that we will be back here anyway.

Let me start of with this place is also known as Golden Gate Children’s Playground
. With that said this is an awesome park and a must go if you have littles. This wonderful playground is located within the Golden Gates Park. Awesomely they have a sign that says «Adults must be accompanied by children» It is awesome because you can weed out the creepers who goes to the park without the children they claim to usually go with. It’s like ok what are you doing here without them then. Creepin’ much? Yah awkward and scary.
Anyhow this play ground is HUGE! And gorgeous! There’s a wave like sculpture with crocodiles that glistens to climb on. A giant cement slide where we use cardboards to slide down. We all took turn going down with my 1 yr old at the time and my baby loved it! There’s to separate playgrounds side by side for the younger kids and the older kids. Lots family just having a blast (^_​^) I would definitely recommend coming here at least once (^_​^)

My son loves this large playground. There seems to be something for everyone. He particularly loved the concrete slide. We brought our own cardboard box for him to slide down the concrete slide in/​on, since I planned to arrive early. Later in the morning, several people brought boxes and all the kids shared. However, after a while my son just slid down with no cardboard — so dress your kids in clothes you don’t care too much about.
If I remember correctly, this part is located close to the Academy of Sciences. Next time we visit the Academy, I’ll budget time to spend here!

Best place to go with your kids in SF IMO!

This is such a great park for kids. The rope eiffel tower is so cool. Great engineering skills. A little difficult to find, but a definite must visit

This playground is AWESOME. Even I want to play in it! (Actually I did… I went on the concrete slides and spinning pods with my 2 year old niece.) This playground is only a hop, skip, and a jump away from the carousel.
The playground has many features which makes this park THE place that kids of all ages want to come. Slides, swings, climbing stuctures, spinning pods, sand boxes. such a fun park! Must check this place out yourself with your little ones. They will have a blast and you will too!

Awesome! I did now know about this place in San Fran until I had a kid. Now, this will be a stop every time we visit the city. I think my husband and I enjoyed it as much as my 2 year old! It’s really fun for the whole family.
The playground has areas for toddlers as well as older kids. There is an area where you can race down concrete slides with cardboard boxes! There are also a bunch of swings. There is also a rope climbing area if your kids are bigger and brave. I know my son will be all over that in a couple of years! If you ever get bored (which you won’t) you can grab a seat on the carousel for a relaxing ride (good luck picking which cool animal to ride, that will take a while because there are so many!) or a bite to eat from the concession stand. There are also clean bathrooms here which is a huge plus.
The only hard part may be finding parking near by. You might have to walk a little bit to actually get to the park. Other than that, this place is the bomb!

The play ground is definitely fun and exciting even for a 6 month old. My only issue that to get to the playground from the street you have to walk past a fairly rough crowd. I definitely watched a few hand to hand drug transactions when we were walking out.
Taking a baby that doesn’t know any better there is fine. As my son gets a bit more aware of the world I would avoid this place. I really don’t want to field his questions about why people were doing what they were doing there.

Our son is 1 year old and this was a great playground for him. As with most, there were areas for smaller children and larger children. He had new steps to crawl up and slides to go down. There were different types of sensory activities than other parks we’ve been too; big plus.
The fact the carousel was close added to our day. The ride is short (maybe 5 minutes), but given the age of kids on the ride, it’s the perfect amount of time .
The only negative I’ll say is I’m not a fan of sand. All of the new playgrounds have rubber flooring which is so much cleaner. This park has that along with sand so your little guy/​girl will sure to get dirty.
Have fun!

A huge playground with concrete slide (bring cardboard), carousel, hot dog stand, swings, plenty of sand, multi-​age play structure and bike paths. A wonderful place all ages. Even has parking.

This is an awesome park. I came on a Sunday afternoon and the playground
Was completely packed. Lots of kids running around everywhere even with no sun outside. it was cold and kind of gloomy. I was kind of scared to let my kids runaround because it would be hard to keep an eye in them with so many kids around. There is a small free 3 hour parking lot but all day on weekend. I was lucky to get a spot when I got there. A huge great carousel next to the play areA. I believe it was $ 2 a ticket. A little snack area where you can buy drinks hot dogs and chips. Lots of grass area to play around there. Good for babies and up. If you walk through the grass to the other side you are right near the haight street area and can grab food in that area. I got a sandwich from whole foods. Overall great park.

Wonderful memories here as a kid in the 80’s. I remember a huge wood and metal tower climbing structure which was sadly taken down (probably with good reason). Happy to see those concrete slides are still there! Grab a piece of cardboard on the ground and weeeeee. I remember the slide being pretty steep and so fast but the last time I was here I was probably 10. Many moons ago. Glad to see it still exists.

For me this is the closest thing to Disneyland! LOL very good vibes about this entire park and playground. Lots of space for your kids to run around, their slides are amazing! They have a little area for your toddlers too. It’s a really beautiful park worth the trip. Our kids loved the carousel ride too. You won’t be disappointed.

I feel so lucky to have this as our neighborhood playground. It has everything a kid could want in a playground. The highlights are the big concrete slide, the merry go round ($ 2 for adults, $ 1 for age 6 to 12, free for kids under six with an adult), and the big jungle gym. There area also a lot of swings so kids don’t have to wait too long for a swing. We come here all the time and never get tired of it!

I personally love this playground for everything it’s got. It has a full set of swings, 4 baby and 4 kids. A 7 ft tall wave to climb on. A huge concrete slide built in to the side of the hill that is situated in the shade most of the time. A gigantic spider web towering above all of the other structures. 2 huge play structures with multiple slides. This playground has almost everything with a few exceptions, no tire swing and no marry-​go-​round.
On one side you have the red barn, a perfect place to host a party. Just beyond that is a world class carousel.
The grassy knoll on the other side is the perfect place to set up a blanket and hang out for a few hours. One of the best playgrounds in the city and certainly the best in Golden Gate Park. Hours of entertainment.

This is the best playground in the city. There is a carousel, swings for big and little kids, a wave to climb on with cushy ground below, a rope climbing structure, a big kid play structure and a small kid play structure with plenty of slides and two sandy areas. My favorites are the concrete slides and the two chairs that you can spin around and make yourself dizzy (good for adults as well as kids). Don’t forget you need to be accompanied by kids to be in city playgrounds (or go after hours so you’re not so creepy). There is a hot dog stand and restrooms in the same area. There is also plenty of green space to picnic. Reserve the red barn for children’s parties. They have two time slots and there are two picnic tables. Bring a change of clothes for the kiddos if you think they will take advantage of the wet sand play area.

For those of us who do not live in the area this is an excellent destination park that fully justifies the drive.
There are enough things to see and do that you can easily spend most of a day there. The hot dog stand makes it easy to stay longer if you have forgotten to pack a picnic, and the public toilets are relatively non-​scary. Getting to ride on the carousel makes the day just that extra little bit more special than usual.

I love this park. Every time I come to San Francisco for a weekend getaway and bring my (now 7-​year-​old) son I make sure to schedule some time to come here. The huge climbing structures, the concrete slides, the location — all are perfect. It’s usually mobbed with kids, but the kids don’t care, they have a great time, make new friends, etc.
You can take a break and get a snack at the little cart right over by the carousel, and while you’re there, take in a carousel ride too — love that thing.
So far everything seems to be holding up in terms of usability, who knows if over time that will change, but for now it’s a great place to meet up some friends with kids and start or end your visit to Golden Gate Park!

I truly loved this place. Brings back the greatest memories of playing in the sandbox, pretending to surf in the wave façade, and one of the greatest memories ever. Its too bad I can never go back. but I will always have that memory…
Oo. Truly.

Yes, blah blah, do not come here if you are not a child, or an adult without a child. So don’t come here during the daytime or when children are present.
However, do come here after DARK, wherein there are no children. And the swings and monkey-​rope-​climbing thing is open for anyone to use! (Yes, we adults played here!)
Moonlight, light pollution and streetlights make an awesome experience on this playground at night. (No, the carousel is not open at 11 p.m.)