 Our guide to San Diego will help you find the best kid friendly parks in San Diego California. Although San Diego is the eighth largest city in the country, it's stayed true to its laidback surfer vibe mentality. If you're looking for trendy boutique hotels, an exploding culinary scene, and big-city nightlife, with a side of beach bum mixed in, you're in the right place! For families, San Diego is ideal. If world-famous destinations like the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, Belmont Amusement Park, and LegoLand (in nearby Carlsbad) aren't enough, families can take advantage of an abundance of museums, a children's theater, a puppet theater, and all sorts of other, lesser-known but no less entertaining attractions. With this much to offer, it's no surprise that tourism plays a major role in San Diego's economy. Other big contributors include biotechnology, agriculture, manufacturing, and defense-related industries. The US Marines and the US Navy maintain several bases in the county. There are tons of great kid friendly parks in the city of San Diego, our city guide will help you find the best kid friendly parks. You may have a hard time deciding what to do in San Diego, but we make your decision easy. |
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Kid friendly parks in San Diego
Carmel Mountain - San Diego, CA
10152 Rancho Carmel Dr - The Carmel Mountain Ranch/Sabre Springs Recreation Center, opened in 1997, The large facility and surrounding park include an indoor gymnasium fo
Scripps Ranch Recreation Center and Community Park - San Diego, CA
11454 Blue Cypress Dr, (858) 538-8085 - The enclosed part of Scripps Ranch Recreation Center includes an indoor gymnasium, multi-purpose room with kitchen, and several classrooms. In addi
Pacific Beach Community Park - San Diego, CA
1405 Diamond St, (858) 273-3303 - A community center in the heart of Pacific Beach that works hard to set up a variety of programs for kids. On site are basketball courts, a sand pl
4S Ranch Sports Park - San Diego, CA
16118 4s Ranch Pkwy, (858) 673-3900 - 4S Ranch Sports Park has a slew of baseball/softball fields, soccer/multipurpose fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a roller-hockey rink
Mission Bay Park Playground - San Diego, CA
2688 E Mission Bay Dr, (619) 284-1978 - Locals consider it one of the best playgrounds in San Diego. Located just down the road from the San Diego Visitor Information Center, Mission Bay
Bird Park - San Diego, CA
28th St & Upas St - Bird Park has swings, but no other playground equipment, and hosts an annual summer concert series.
Cabrillo Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
3051 Canon St, (619) 531-1534 - The Cabrillo Rec. Center offers a variety of classes for kids, children's ceramics, cooking, crafts, and hula among them. Children ages 8-14 may re
Standley Park and Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
3585 Governor Dr, (858) 552-1652 - The Standley Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego, offering a variety of physical sports inc
South Clairemont Park - San Diego, CA
3600 Clairemont Dr, (858) 581-9924 - The South Clairemont recreation center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego.
University Gardens Park - San Diego, CA
4800 Governor Dr - Also known locally as "the Dinosaur Park" because of the dinosaur play-structures. This is a small playground adjacent to the Little League basebal
Chollas Lake Park - San Diego, CA
6350 College Grove Dr - This man-made 16-acre lake provides free youth fishing (for those 15 and under) as well as picnic areas, wooden play structures, and a trail that i
Mira Mesa Community Park - San Diego, CA
8575 New Salem St - Amenities at Mira Mesa Community Park include sports fields, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a playground, picnic tables, and the Gil Johnson
Ward Canyon Park Playground- San Diego - San Diego, CA
Adams Ave & Bonnie Ct, (619) 293-4468 - This playground is located in a new park on Adams Avenue in San Diego.
Jerabek Park - San Diego, CA
Ave Magnifica & Scripps Trl - Playground equipment in a park with baseball/soccer fields, grassy areas for running around in, and tennis courts. Located in the 10100 block of Av
Hoyt Park - San Diego, CA
Aviary Dr & Cyn Lake Dr - Hoyt Park features a playground, picnic tables, walking paths, and a large grassy area.
Spanish Landing Park - San Diego, CA
Boat Basin Rd & Hbr Rd - An historical landmark, Spanish Landing Park commemorates the 1769 meeting of the Gaspar DePortola and Father Junípero Serra expeditions. The park
Kellogg Park - San Diego, CA
Camino del Oro - Kellogg Park is located in a grassy expanse that runs parallel to La Jolla Shores. A popular place to picnic, you'll have to get there early to sta
Cesar Chavez Park - San Diego, CA
Cesar E Chavez Pkwy & Crosby Rd - Amenities at Chavez Park include a recreation pier, an innovative new playground with integrated public artwork, picnic tables, bike paths, and ple
Children's Museum Park - San Diego, CA
Frnt St & W Island Ave, (619) 233-8792 - Children's Museum Park is a one-acre open space in the middle of downtown's marina district. The park features a playground, reading circle, shade
Camino Ruiz Community Park - San Diego, CA
Lorirae Pl & Rimridge Ln, (858) 578-5140 - Camino Ruiz Community Park is a kid friendly park located in San Diego CA.
Lakeview Park - San Diego, CA
Mira Lago Ter & Mira Lago Way, (619) 448-0667 - Suburban city park with playground equipment, lots of running-around area, picnic tables, and great views. At the corner of Mira Lago Way and Mira
Collier Park Playground - San Diego, CA
San Clemente St & Yonge St, (760) 788-7564 - This playground is located in Collier Park, located near Sea World in San Diego, California. There are also seveal baseball fields and lots of ope
Shelter Island - San Diego, CA
Shelter Island Dr - Shelter Island is actually a peninsula, thus not really an island at all. It provides lovely views of the San Diego Bay and Downtown and is a favor
Kate O. Sessions Park - San Diego, CA
Soledad Rd, (858) 581-9927 - Kate O. Sessions Park is slightly off the beaten track in a residential neighborhood. It offers a huge grassy backdrop for kite-flying expeditions,
Amici Park - San Diego, CA
State St & W Date St, (619) 233-3898 - Amici Park is a small park located in the heart of Little Italy. On many days, you can catch of a traditional game of bocce ball in action.
Dusty Rhodes Park Palyground - San Diego, CA
W Pt Loma Blvd & Aly, (619) 557-5450 - A small playground in a city park.
Kid friendly recreation in San Diego
 Santa Clara Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
1008 Santa Clara Pl, (858) 581-9928 - Situated on scenic Santa Clara Point, this is probably the best-located recreation center in the City of San Diego.
Tierrasanta Recreation Center and Pool - San Diego, CA
11238 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, (619) 448-4111 - The Tierrasanta Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego.
Golden Hill Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
2600 Golf Course Dr, (619) 235-1138 - The facilities and programs offered at this community center provide some unusual opportunities for local kids. Most notably, this is the site of t
Carmel Valley Pool and Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
3777 Townsgate Dr, (858) 552-1616 - The Carmel Valley Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego. Here you can find a place to do just
Colina del Sol Recreation Center and Pool - San Diego, CA
4150 54th Pl, (619) 235-1147 - The Colina del Sol Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego. Here you can find a place to do jus
La Jolla Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
615 Prospect St, (858) 552-1658 - What to do when you have children of various ages and abilities to entertain? Consider an outing to the La Jolla Recreation Center.
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Doyle Park Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
8175 Regents Rd, (858) 552-1612 - Doyle Park is a large outdoor/indoor recreation center operated by the City of San Diego.
Nobel Athletic Fields and Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
Judicial Dr, (858) 538-8129 - Facilities include a playground, an off-leash dog park, two softball fields, two soccer fields, picnic tables, barbecue pits, public art installati
Kid friendly in San Diego
Morley Field & Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
2221 Morley Field Dr, (619) 692-4919 - Morley Field is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego. Here you can find a place to do just about anything physica
Robb Field Athletic Area - San Diego, CA
2525 Bacon St, (619) 531-1563 - Robb Field Athletic Area is everything that a park should be. Not only does this it have a large, grassy area with picnic tables and shade trees, a
Memorial Park - San Diego, CA
2902 Marcy Ave, (619) 264-3131 - The Memorial Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego. Its facilities and programs offer many op
Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool and Recreation Center - San Diego, CA
6401 Skyline Dr, (619) 527-3415 - The Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center is a huge outdoor/indoor sports complex operated by the City of San Diego. Here you can find a place
Lopez Ridge Park - San Diego, CA
7245 Calle Cristobal - Lopez Ridge Park is a kid friendly located in San Diego CA.
Kid friendly zoo / aquariams in San Diego
 San Diego Zoo - San Diego, CA
2920 Zoo Dr, (619) 234-3153 - San Diego Zoo is a kid friendly zoo / aquarium located in San Diego CA.
SeaWorld - San Diego, CA
500 Sea World Dr, (800) 257-4268 - Everyone ought to visit SeaWorld at least once, if only to see the amazing feats dished out by Shamu and his trainers. Shamu and friends enter the
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