5 star approved by 5 year old! Fun park, thanks to the staff at the City of Encinitas!read more

This is such a beautiful hillside park adorned with drought tolerant landscaping that makes it feel…read morelike a peaceful retreat. The upper level has a small children play area. The middle level is for kids 5-12. The lower area has a skating zone and basketball court. The little kids area have an interesting two person swing. The middle level has a cool looking slide that is recently taped off. The fake grass hill was fun to slide down on card board. There are covered tables for eating in the middle and upper section. There is limited street parking and no restroom.

This pump track was so much fun! It was a little crowded with kids at one point so maybe go during…read moreschool hours for less of a wait. But way fun.. good long pump track.

Loved it. Cool area. Little of everything. Something for everyone. Can get crowded and unsafe…read morebut worth the risk

Very small and basic skatepark. Probably a good place to learn how to drop in. There's also a dog…read morepark here if you want to bring your dog to play. Also trying to sync with Maps, so this info shows in the right place. The actual location is on the corner of Vulcan and Sanford as others have already commented.

This skatepark in leucadia is super fun , but super bad. The only obstacle there is a 3 foot tall…read moresuper mellow quarterpipe. It's really fun to skate but lacking some key elements to make it a good park. Most people skate the quarter like a ledge, but i like to work on harder quarterpipe tricks there. The cross streets are leucadia blvd and Vulcan. i've posted some pics on my blog from the leucadia park. http://www.wilwaldon.com

Great skatepark for kids beginners and up. This park provides a lot of sizes to practicing dropping…read moreinto the bowls. All participants just need to be careful when skateboarding or riding their scooters together. :) Most kids there are very polite and watch out for each other. A nice hidden gem in the city. :)

It's open 24 hours Parking is right there! Bathroom for…read morewomen / men separate. You will see little kids on bikes, middle schoolers on scooters & older teens & young adults on skateboards. Parents hanging out "picnic" style. I see that people bringing their dogs too.... The skatepark is little up on a hill so it gets nippy in the afternoon so bring your sweatshirt if you are being an audience. Carlsbad Safety Center is located right next to the skatepark and it gives a great feeling of extra security since police cars are constantly coming & going.

Really nice park, clean and well maintained play structures (recommended for 5-12 to). My two…read moretoddlers really enjoyed the variety of things offered - swings, slides, different types of climbing and balance apparatus. There's also a huge grassy area to run or kick a ball around. Off to the other end is a skate park for those on bikes, scooters, skateboards, though we didn't go check that out. We also saw good area to host bday parties with picnic tables and chairs.

I'm surprised to see only a few reviews for this wonderful local park in Solana Beach…read more The recently remodeled playgrounds make it a perfect spot for little ones, while the adjacent skate park caters to older kids. This park offers a variety of amenities, including a new pickleball court, a grassy area for ball games, a small heritage museum, picnic tables, a meeting hall with restrooms, and a well-maintained playground that's fully lit after dark. The park also hosts major holiday events, movie nights, and other local celebrations. With an afterschool program on-site, there are always plenty of kids playing around.

.. went for skate park... kid says as he walks by(an employee/staff) " You can't just walk up in…read morehere. Its a private park." With a quite unapologetic and familiar sound of disdain in his demeanor... that was it for us... and let me tell ya, i know it's california, but a little respect and kindness goes a long way

This family friendly park had 4 baseball fields and shares a parking lot with the YMCA. I love to…read morecome here and see lost of healthy activity going down. Baseball games playing, children laughing, parents socializing and grandparents enjoying their families can be seen here on a daily basis. A little snack bar is staffed with volunteers and a great addition to this city park. The parking lot is shared with the YMCA so it can get pretty crowded. Do not just take the first parking spot. I have seen many foul balls crack windshields and dent cars. So think about where you park and enjoy the outdoors.

Cool skate park for skateboarding, bikes, scooters. They have a play area and clean restrooms. A…read morenice pool area for swimming classes, Carlsbad has a ll the nice parks and plenty of parking. Close to the pacific beach

We had an extremely disappointing experience at our son's very first swim lesson…read more When we arrived, the front desk employee was on a personal phone call. We waited until she finished and told her we were there for our first swim class. Instead of checking us in or explaining where to go, she simply pointed toward the outdoor pool area and told us to "go ask a lifeguard." This is a large facility with multiple pools and lessons happening at the same time. Since we'd never been there before, we wandered around trying to figure out where our instructor was. A lifeguard pointed us to another pool, but there was still no one directing us. We eventually had to interrupt an instructor to ask if he knew where we should be. At that point, the instructor asked for our son's name, looked at the child he was currently teaching, and realized he was teaching the wrong student. His response was that because the other family had arrived first, he would just teach both children together. We had prepaid for a private lesson specifically because our son has never had swim lessons before. Sharing the lesson with another child was not what we paid for or expected. We ultimately requested a refund and left without our son ever having his first lesson. Everyone can make mistakes, but this experience reflected a lack of organization from start to finish. There was no check-in process, no guidance for first-time families, and no clear communication about instructor assignments. For a business teaching young children around water, I expected much better organization and professionalism.

Took my son on "Skatepark" vacation. We hit about 10 parks from Fort Worth TX to San Diego, this…read moreone definitely sits on top of our list . Super clean, stores nearby. The group that was there the 2 days we went - all respectful and helpful. Worth driving out of your way to visit!

Great park for early morning sessions if small tranny or some big street drops are your thing…read more Plenty of room for flat ground skating too. It has a mix of terrain, from a concrete mini with a spine to large stair sets and hubbas. My two big complaints are some features are tough to get speed for and one side of the park is completely open, so if your board shoots away, it keeps going until it winds up in the dirt. Originally it had wood features that blocked the open side of the park but those are long gone. It's safe and clean, so bring the kids or get your skills sharp before starting the day. Parents, please remember the park is used by adults too, so make sure your child can at least roll around a little and it's a good bet not to leave them unsupervised so they don't get run over. Adult skaters and BMX riders tend to watch out for the little ones, but you can't see everywhere at once!