Midtown Terrace Playground and Sutro Recreation Center

Midtown Terrace is located in a serene spot convenient to the Inner Sunset and the Portola district.
Lush green space with updated play structures and tall trees on a steep hill that afford climbing and hide ‘n’ go seek fun for kids, my only complaint is there isn’t a lick of shade where parents — or kids– can sit.
Wear lots of sunscreen and if it’s a warm day, don’t head to this playground if you don’t like the heat. The sun will beat down on you (and if you have fair skin like I do, fry you to a crisp!)
Fenced in playground, lots of room to run around including a lush, huge field where a group or kids’ team could easily play baseball, restrooms are updated and clean, too.
They also have a community/​dining area perfect for renting for a kids’ party.

Love this park near by my apt. had a big birthday party here few years ago. Was great .but cost me about $ 400 for few hours rental for Indoor space. Has kitchen area n bathrooms. most of all best they had tables n chairs available for set up.
Outdoor playground is so great … 2 climbing structures. alittle hiking area. N large green green grassy area. Back side has basket ball court too!!!
Would love to have another birthday here next year !!!

Good facilities with a large lawn. Great place to host a kid’s event/​party.

Our favorite park in the city! All fenced in including a bathroom. Huge field, basketball courts, large rugged hill for kids to get their nature exploration on. Awesome. I could stay there all day with my 3 ye old

Another of SF’s best kept park secret. This place is a haven for toddlers. The playground is enclosed w/​a huge playing field & basketball court. We rented the rec center for my daughter’s birthday & its fully equipped w/​chairs, toddler chairs, kitchen & fridge. There are lots of street parking too!

Came here for a kid’s birthday party and found myself staring enviously at all the shrieking children on the über-​cool playground equipment. There were gadgets that I don’t even know the names for, but looked like a daredevil’s dream.
The playground itself is small, but it’s nice. The area is clean, quiet, and fenced in (so your errant children don’t go running down Clarendon, I imagine), and there’s a little bit of seating for the parents.
The nicest part is that when walking from Laguna Honda up Clarendon, the smell of eucalyptus hits you like a brick to the face (a pleasant, sweet-​smelling brick of awesomeness) and makes you forget you’re in the middle of a big city.
I really want to go back and try out those spinny things.

I sought out this place after reading the «hype» about it at Go City Kids. It is in fact a nice place to throw a birthday party (weather permitting). There is a small rec center that you can rent and there is plenty of room for a jumpy house, pony ride, face painting and what have you. For everyday recreation, this place if fine for small children and dogs.
But, if you have daredevil children that like to slide big gangster slides and climb and swing high like big gangster monkeys; if your children conquer playgrounds and spit them out when they are done; if playgrounds are what your children do… it’s who they are… then you are wasting your time here. Your children will be pissed at you and you will be cold. because it is freezing cold here.

Cute little park & rec center. My work had a picnic here today and it wasn’t too bad. They have a community room that we used to spread out all the food. Outside has a big grassy area that is ideal for running around and playing ball on. The playground is okay. Definitely an old playground. All the old wood and metal. All the new playgrounds aren’t built like that anymore. What I thought was really weird was that the swings and one really old, tall slide were way across the other side of the grassy field. I didn’t even notice it until halfway through the picnic. I don’t think anyone else really noticed it either.

In the unlikely event that I manage to both have kids and stay in San Francisco (and especially in the not-​too-​dense, not-​too-​sprawly Inner West Side), I could well end up being a frequent visitor here.
But for now, I just have to note one thing: this looks like a big, juicy park on most maps, but over 90% of that is actually taken up by a massive, concrete-​topped reservoir, and the playground proper is just a tiny chunk of land at the corner of Olympia and Clarendon. Still, it’s an idyllic setting, especially with the church and fire station across the street and Sutro tower looming overhead (say what you will, I like it). The reservoir is discreetly hidden behind the trees as well.
Speaking of trees, if only they’d plant more on the higher-​elevation streets here, Midtown Terrace could be one of the most delightful neighborhoods in the city, as it’s well-​sheltered on all sides from the rush of the city.