Everett Alvarez Jr. Park

Beautiful park! It’s not even close to my house but it’s worth the drive. Great toddler and big kid area. Swings, slides, bathroom, grass, sand, trees (and shade!).everything a good park needs. It’s partially fenced so while I recommend keeping an eye on your child, you don’t have to stay right next to them. There’s always plenty of kids to play with and nice parents to talk to. Only thing is I wish there were more baby swings. A+!

Hands down favorite park walking distance from our house. Swings, slides, sand, shade and two play structures. One play structure for under five and one for over. Three tables and BBQ for parties. First come first serve but there is plenty of grassy area to set up your own tables if you didn’t want to get there at the crack of dawn to reserve your table.
No water play for the kids but the water fountains are working as well as a full bathroom. SCORE! The park is semi fenced in with two big hills leading out. Super fun to ride bikes, scooters or skateboards down. Starbucks up the street for adults driving in.

This is one of three parks within walking distance from my current residence and one of my favorite parks. It has both a toddler and older kids playground next to each other, not separated by a gate. There are 3 sets of swings, one being toddler swings. It is a small park with street parking and a couple stone picnic tables.

Great park for kids 2 – 10 years old. Our toddler and 3 year old loved the two large play structures. This is a small park with street parking only, but it was perfect for our kids. Very shady if you want to get out of the sun, and the restrooms seemed decent as well. Plenty of grassy space as well if your kids like to run.

Great Park for the kids that range from age walkers to 5yrs. A good place to go.

Cute playground in a residential area. Street parking nearby if you don’t live in the area.
Play equipment has a good variety and lots of room, but my favorite thing was the swings. They have the smaller ones for babies and the regular ones even adults can enjoy– so I did.
There were several kids and parents around, enough if a paved area that a woman was trying to teach her son to ride a bike, and grassy space where one group seemed to be wrapping up a picnic.
Everything here was clean. Safe, and in working order. Though its by a street, it is fenced in. There are ample benches for parents or a time out spot. Bathrooms also clean.

I love this park! It’s a nice clean small little park. It’s in a residential area so there’s no random weird people just walking around like in some of the bigger parks.
I’ve been here a couple of times and there’s usually a lot of families that come with their little ones. My son is 10 months old and he loves playing on the tot lot there. It’s perfect if your baby is crawling and standing and needs a place to roam. Many times at other parks, the tot lot is way too small and there’s no place on it for little ones to really crawl around. this one has a lot of nice low ramps and little activity areas on the play structure that he can play with such as a tic tac toe board, a planets display, a mirror, chimes, and letters that spin to make words. Fun and educational as well! The ground around the playground is rubber and sand which is much better than the mulch that they have at other playgrounds.
There’s also a nice picnic area with four tables and a small grill plus a decent size grass area for picnics or small parties. The picnic area is also nicely shaded which is nice when you need a break from sun. Bathrooms are also close by and there’s plenty of street parking.

By far, this is my favorite park. It’s the park I keep returning too. There are always toddlers at this park, which makes the park fun. Park and restroom is always kept clean. The layout of this park makes it easy to keep track of your child. Plenty of shade to lay a blanket down. Best play structure design in the South Bay.

Great park with big shade trees and picnic tables.

I really enjoyed coming to this park with one of the kids I work with. There is a large, beautiful grass area that easily fits a couple of families who want to relax in the shade or play a game of Frisbee like we did.
Another great find was the two separate play grounds for the various age groups. I really appreciated this since sometimes the little ones can topple over if you have older kids running around. Or vice versa. This is important because it allows the younger kids to be exposed to others in the same age.
The design of the structure is fairly simple but had enough for the kids I worked with to enjoy. A couple different climbing structures, two slides, a small bridge, and on the other side were swings. The structure didn’t look old and from what I could see, seemed safe. There was also an area to play with sand and a basketball court to boot.
I found the parents were pretty nice as well and kept an eye on their kids at all times. A few were pretty friendly as well and understanding as I work with kids who have difficulty with social interactions.
The suburb it’s nestled in seemed clean and new (ish) as well. I’d definitely stop by again.

Nice playground for a wide range of age groups. My 2 year old had a ball as she likes the big-​kid play structure and the tiny-​kid structure. It’s easy to supervise kids in both structures, unlike the park near our house. We will definitely be back again. If only San Jose had more awesome parks like this! :(

Probably the best play structure for Kids under 4 in the area. Its mostly enclosed to keep them running directly to the street. It also has a good amount of swings. It has a few picnic tables and not a lot of shade, so use some sunscreen. It has a huge following because its a great park, so there are plenty of kids in young age ranges to pair your kid up with. Other pros would be is that it has toilets and only at most one homeless man who hides behind the toilet with his dog sometimes. He’s harmless though.

Nice playground we go here all the time. there’s a playground structure for smaller kids and one for bigger kids and a few picnic tables.

This small (1.5 acre) park underwent a major renovation at the end of 2005. It has two awesome new play-​structures, restrooms, and a basketball court. There is plenty of street parking. Apparently it is named after the longest held POW in American history. If you want to throw a ball or run around, I would recommend the much larger Henry Schmidt Park (
) just a few blocks up Los Padres.