Paddock Park

This park is very new and well maintained however fairly small, so older kids could get really bored quickly. I’d recommend it for kids under 5. The families there were very diverse and very nice. I felt safe there and appreciated that it was in an enclosed area with restrooms nearby.

Excellent sized park for my 3.5yo little boy. Fenced in, clean… all the families I’ve met have been really friendly… our favorite nearby park.

A great park for all. First, the park is probably the newest in San Mateo. There are still new homes being built around it. Second, the park is a good size, and it is gated! The playground equipment is well thought out and includes lots of interesting activities. It even has a decent sized sandbox on the side. Outside the gate there is also green space and new bathrooms. About a block away is a huge soccer field.

Great park — new and clean. Older kids might find it a little small but they do have a nice basketball court and a great green for ball games.

Great new, clean, modern park! Lots of slides and things for both younger and older children to climb on! The only negative is that they only have the baby swings, no swings for old children

Very nice place for kids to play and have fun! Gated and has as restroom out side the gates. Well maintained and very new.

Brought a 6 and 7 year old here and this place wound up feeling small and the kids got bored very quickly. Not sure why anyone would go here when there’s Central Park nearby. Nice space, but just not enough variety to make the trip worth it.

My first reaction to my friend’s statement «Let’s meet at Paddock Park» was «Where?». Granted I’m not a parent, so I’m not in search of the greatest place to for a play-​date, but this park was a nice surprise. The park is located just on the other side of the housing development near Whole Foods.
While the park is definitely not as big as Ryder Park, it is new equipment and a slide/​playground set for toddlers as well as older kids. There is also a single picnic table outside and some concrete siding in which people use to sit on while they watch their kids play. While it can get hot due to lack of shade, it’s still a cute little quite park. While busy at times, it also offers a small sand pit and also has restrooms for cleaning up the kids after playtime.
While I wouldn’t recommend this park for a party or large groups, it is a small park perfect for weekend play.

great play structures for toddlers to play independently and variety for older kids (and adults!).
needs another 5 – 10 years for the trees to provide more shade. but there are some shaded areas to sit :)

clean and seculded park

This is a good sized enclosed playground for the kids. There were two play structures for different age groups. Plenty of parts of the play structure to explore. There were a couple of swings and a sandbox as well. There were quite a few families there but the park was large enough that it didn’t seem too crowded.

Gteat park, great variety of toys, great location and neighborhood. Excelent for kids and even babies for walking around

Now that I have become a proud papa, I’m starting to review ‘new’ spots. This happens to be one spot the family has really enjoyed visiting. As someone else noted– they have Monday afternoon events that include live music. Whole Foods typically sponsors the healthily snacks. The padded playground area is nicely laid out with new play structures for the younger and older kiddies. Some of the climbing structures are European which is evident by their design. Very cool. Easy and plenty of parking. The one thing I worry about is once the entire Bay Meadows development is completed– this little gem will be overrun and crowded. Hopefully by then, my little tike will have outgrown this place :)

New park in the Bay Meadows community. They have street parking.
Every Monday is mom/​dad day and they have special events held at the park.
Probably will come back once the weather gets warmer.

Incredible brand new park located in the Bay Meadows community. Enclosed play area with multiple structures, padded playmat surface (so much better than sawdust!) and a pristine white sand area.
— Tot structure with stairs to slides, a bell for ringing, steering wheel, climbing tunnel
— baby swing area
— sand play area
— large big kids play structure with swings as well as large tunnel and curvy slides
— rope climbing structure
We’ll definitely be back here. Perfect spot for your tot play date!