My good friend Natalie recently had a little girl Zoe so we invited them to join one of our our playground jaunts. Walter Haas is gorgeous. It is situated next to Billy Goat Hill in Diamond Heights and a stone’s throw from Glen Park Canyon. There is a sand pit and expansive play structures for toddlers and older kids. Zygie loved swing and sliding. He mostly played in the sand pit and.took in the views.
We visited Mclaren Park which is on the east side of the city. At 313 acres, McLaren Park is San Francisco's second largest park. We did a walkabout on a few of the trails in the park and also checked out two playgrounds. The Redwood Playground area was recently remodeled and beautiful, but it was geared towards big kids. He loved the Peru Playground which had stunning views and Zygie sized swings and obstacles. This park is quite large so we’ll be coming back to explore the Purple Playground and the Herz Playground.
This gem was recently remodeled. It’s relatively small, but it’s got everything. It was a brisk day out, so little man was dressed like the Michelin Man. The playground is designed for primarily older kids (5+), but it is covered in turf and has enough space for little man to crawl / walk. There were no traditional peewee swings here and the slides were slightly too steep for Zyg to go down on his own. But he was able to lay on a rope swing, climb on mounds, and push a random firetruck with a new found friend.
We had a bit of winter cleaning to drop off and the only Goodwill currently open due to COVID was in Potrero so we took the chance to visit this playground. Top of a hill, massive with a circular trail with killer views. 2 playground structures here as well catering to toddlers and big kids. Lots of room for Zygie to run around and explore which he did.
