Such a beautiful, charming park. Two things our little person loves, besides flights and hotels, is…read morewater and the park. We did both. Right door, to the left of the park, is the beach. We made our way over so our daughter could play. The park itself is spans with grassy areas to sit, picnic tables, a separate swing set from the main park, a basketball court, a baseball field, and then there is the enclosed playground located off the street. The playground area included a swing set, sand pit with a playhouse, a smaller kids play structure and bigger kids play structure. The bigger kids play structure was composed of many individual play pieces for climbing, sliding, hanging, flipping, twisting, interacting with and resting. It was pretty cool! Our daughter enjoyed herself. There were three benches inside the play area with limited shade, if any. Squirrels were out looking for food and will stop in front of you if they think you have food. They ran through the park freely. Parking is street unless you walk over from the beach's parking lot ($5 fee). The streets are busy so be careful crossing.

Surprised to be a dedicated baseball field next to the tennis courts. looks well maintained. though…read moremarked "closed" on google, there's definitely someone on the field playing baseball. parking available nearby.

Google Maps is a bit misleading about this park; what's shown online is actually the location of…read moreFairmont Elementary School and its fenced-off playground. Fairmont Park is actually a rectangular area roughly the size of a football field and parallel to Ohlone Greenway and the BART tracks, on the east side of the school. The only access is from the Greenway or the corner of Lexington and Eureka streets. The park itself is fair. Several pieces of play equipment exist, and a pair of benches are set at a high point in the middle, allowing parents to rest while supervising their munchkins. (see photos) The clubhouse, rentable for parties and events, is ironically on the school grounds and not even adjacent to the park. No restrooms exist inside, but renters are provided a key to the exterior restrooms of the school.

Ate nearby and needed to find a place for a toddler to play. It's at am elementary school so it's…read morewell fenced, spacious, and clean. Two large play structures, 2-5 and5-8. My 2 year old loved both and ran in the adjacent field. Basketball hoops available. Easy parking. Very uncrowded.

I like Cedar Rose Park…read more - Plenty of street parking. - There are bathrooms - I wouldn't say super clean, but they exist. - 2 playgrounds - 1 older structure and 1 pretty big and nice tot/older kid structure with sand pit and swings. Not epic, by any means but suffices. Why you love Cedar Rose Park is for the huge field. On most weekdays, kids are having soccer practice (and it can host multiple teams) and there will be a gaggle of dogs playing - it is most definitely a dog meetup at least at that 6/7pm hour. Weekends are filled with families and birthday parties. Part of the bike route connecting downtown Berkeley and the Ohlone Greenway, so a nice bike route with benches sprinkled amongst it with tennis/pickleball courts across the street. Overall a great, green open space in our little city.

Nice small park in a residential area in Berkeley!!…read more The Ohlone Greenway trail, goes through this park. The large grassy area was filled with people the day I was here. There's also a small community center and playground here, and it seems very popular with the local residents. Nice park!!

I wasn't able to run my last half-marathon to this awful flu/cough that's been going around nor was…read moreI able to get past the feeling of failure. Having trained for and run multiple half-marathons, I decided to create my own. I began my journey a block from the IKEA parking lot(lots of side street parking) and then made my way onto the trail which is literally across the street. It's a fast flat route but felt awfully lonely around 7am Saturday. Several cyclists passed me but I was the lone runner. There was a man sitting on one of the benches along the trail and I definitely got anxious. I carried on and saw many more walkers and runners at the Oakland parking lot. From there you can take the trail to a fishing pier or go onto the bridge. This was the highlight of the route as you get amazing views of Oakland and San Francisco and appreciate the structure of the "new" bridge. For those of you wanting to increase miles, add on Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island. There are steep inclines so they were fun challenges. I also checked out the fishing pier when I came back.

This trail starts at the IKEA parking lot in Emeryville and goes all the way to Treasure Island…read more It goes under the freeway maze and along the Bay Bridge. Round trip from the start at the parking lot to the Treasure Island entrance and back is about 6 miles. It's a great place to run or bike, there are some bathrooms halfway along the trail. I've run here a few times, and running under the freeways and along the Bay Bridge is a good change of pace!!

Yep, this is one of the almost dozen rock parks that freckle the Berkeley Hills, but this one…read moredidn't necessitate a passion for rock climbing to enjoy it. Patience, however, helped since the location required winding through narrow residential streets. It's definitely an upward trek albeit on pavement, but the end result was worth. It consisted of an ideal patch of green surrounded by a low rock wall which provides climbing opportunities below for the more adventurous. For the rest of us, there's a nice panoramic view of the bay from the covered terrace. There are several picnic tables if you're looking to hold an outdoor party. I was just looking for steps. RELATED - Exploring Berkeley? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2CbVh8u

A tiny little space nestled in the middle of a residential area in the Berkeley Hills, Cragmont…read morePark pretty much serves one purpose, and one purpose only... rock climbing! I was here two weekends ago for the first time on a Living Social Adventures excursion, which consisted of two hours of rock climbing instruction from the team at Castle Rock Climbing School, and a BBQ lunch provided by Looney's Smokehouse (http://bit.ly/iAgzYa). I'll leave the reviews for those two businesses for later, as this is about the park itself. Cragmont can basically be broken down into two parts - the flat, grassy field and picnic area up top (including a dilapidated half court hoop) with spectacular views of UC Berkeley, downtown Oakland, and the Bay; and the cliff area below, which is used almost exclusively for rock climbing. The cliff provides just about enough room for the folks at Castle Rock to put up eight different courses of varying difficulty. Although I'm no formative expert on the art of rock climbing, I would say that there is an adequate variety of terrain to satisfy individuals of all levels. I am quite amazed at how mother nature could have created this topography suitable for a wide skill range within such compact confines, as if it were sprouted up from the earth specifically for rock climbing. On the side closer to the entrance, the wall is less steep, with more jutting ledges for gripping and securing your footing. As you head further down the path, this is where you can tackle some of the more advanced rock formations. Some are even partially upside down! I was kind of bummed at myself for only being able to go halfway up on the eighth and final course, but later on, I noticed that some of the instructors themselves were having a difficult time. Ahh... self vindication. Although the park is far up into the hills, access is pretty easy, and it is just a straight shot up on the main road (which eventually turns into a small road). 3G access is quite spotty though, so if you are using the GPS on your phone, it may cut out a bit. Would I suggest going all the way up to Cragmont for anything other than rock climbing? Probably not. However, the view alone is spectacular enough that if you are having a picnic, or perhaps you are a guy looking for a romantic, scenic spot to take a girl, it's worth a quick detour.

The park adjacent to King Elementary is a great city park!…read more It consists of a public pool, a beautiful track and field area (where many a kids practice soccer), a tot playground, as well as 2 playgrounds for older kids, a few picnic benches and some tennis courts. On a Tuesday evening, people were out and it was truly a community space - people talking and running around the track, kids playing organized soccer and frisbee, tennis courts in use; it was lovely. Overall, a great park option in North Berkeley.

Long linear park with big exciting news. Basketball courts, dog park and play structure among other…read moreamenities. Big news!! Voters approved new bathroom and is currently under construction. Basketball courts well lit and kids play structure looked newer and clean from a distance. Dog park ensures safety for all. Linear park great for a walk too. Enjoy the green trees and grass. With People's Park gone this may be a close alternative and replacement. People's park no longer for the people - rather student housing.

I've always loved coming to this park because it's fenced and the people who bring their dogs are…read moreresponsible and nice. About 2 months ago however, I arrived to see a large homeless encampment developing in the open space adjacent to the dog park. There were several individuals that made me very uncomfortable and I came home and told my husband that I won't be going back any time soon. Today there was an article in the SF Chronicle about this issue. The encampment has swelled to 38 tents with open drug use, poop in the park and garbage everywhere.

Grove Park is great, and I imagine even better after construction the sort of club house they are…read moreredoing. We love the tot-older kid playground area. One section has tot swings, sand box, playground and the other area has a huge slide and climbing structure. It's great for all ages, honestly. It has about 5 picnic tables (great for reserving for a bday party), and a little grassy area. Not a ton of shade, so on those sunny, hot days, be prepared. Next to the playground area, the park extends to huge grassy fields, basketball courts, bathrooms, and tennis courts. It's honestly such a great public park for South central Berkeley. Overall, five stars! Great park for all!

Tennis, basketball, playground and baseball field that people were playing soccer on Wednesday…read moreevening. Playground looked fun for little ones. Huge slide - everything well lit especially sports areas. Near bicycle boulevard so easily accessible foe nearby residents. People looking to save money on a gym membership might consider regular visits here.