The playground itself is great! First time there and my 1 year old had a fantastic time exploring…read morethe different areas. Price point is good for a 1 year old. The downside that I experienced today is that too many parents treat it as daycare, while they sit and doom scroll on their phones the entire time rather than watch their own children. Maybe the solution is more staff on site to enforce safety for ALL, and possibly color coded wristbands to help locate children and their parents quicker. When I was there there was only one young lady who was working, and she was doing what she could in terms of cleaning and helping guests. The 4 and under area seemed to be overran by kids who seemed older than 4 and were rough housing. Did not feel safe to have my 1 year old playing in the same vicinity. Children possibly between the ages of 5-7 walking on the ledge of the ball pit area and jumping onto the inflatable obstacle course. I was worried if they lost their balance walking on the ledge they would've landed on my daughter who was sat playing in the ball pit. One older boy, around 5-6 years old forcefully moved my 1 year old's hand from an item they both wanted, and parents nowhere to be found or redirect the behavior. So, I instead moved my daughter to a different area. One parent seemed to have stayed on his computer with headphones in the ENTIRE time while we were there, and I never saw him get up to check on his children the hour that we were there. Safety should be the priority for everyone and parents sitting there staring at a screen is totally unfair to the parents who are near their children the entire time, as this place claims it should be. We did enjoy it, though it seemed more stressful trying to make sure the other older children didn't accidentally hurt my child while their parents' face remained glued to a screen.

This is a great place for the little ones 12 and under! It's…read morelocated right in Grossmont mall. Perfect enclosed area for the little ones. What is awesome is you pay for the day and enter in and out as much as you would like. You can bring in food and drinks just not "party size" which makes sense! The kids loved it here it has a little bit of everything. It was perfect for our rainy day Also the manger was sooooo nice! A couple of the kids had a minor accident and she made sure to go out of her way checking in on the kids asking if we needed anything and even offering ice packs. There is a bit of remolding going on for future expansion it looks like.

Shannon you have nothing but bad reviews about everyone and honestly should take a deep hard look…read moreat yourself. You sound like such a rude Karen. Sorry about your divorce but misery loves company! Have a nice day!

Friendly staff and great environment love this place been coming for years! They offer swim lessons…read morein the spring/summer and during the school year have a rec center where the kids can hangout

Had my kid's birthday party here, and honestly, everyone had a great time. We did the laser tag…read morepackage which included the party room for 1 hour, 2 laser tag games, 4 rides and 200 tokens for the arcade. The kids had a blast! So did the adults. The laser tag was extremely fun for the kids! Man, I had forgotten how much fun laser tag is until I saw my kid and her friends playing. Then the party room was simple, but served its purpose really well. Our party hostess, Karrina, was really great with the kids and made sure the party kept moving along. I think what I liked the best about the experience for the party, was that our hostess walked the kids around to the rides and through the arcade so they could familiarize themselves with the layout of the Boardwalk. As I was talking with the adults, we were discussing competitors like Bowlero and Lucky Strike and how unreasonably priced it is for a family of four now a days. Just the arcades there are so expensive! Here, the kids were able to make their tokens last for hours and walked away with some fun prizes too. I hope the prices never get ridiculously high here. I grew up going to Parkway Bowl and the Boardwalk. I am so happy that the accessible pricing has remained. Additional shout outs to MC and Noelle (staff members who were very helpful and attentive). Please don't change Parkway! Thank you for allowing us to host an epic party!

Took the little here a few weeks ago, it had just opened for the day so foot traffic was low. I'm…read morenot much of a people person haha so that was indeed nice. The price of games isn't bad compared to other arcades. The cleanliness was actually up to par for sure. The eating area has plenty of options, the pizza is really good so make sure to give that a go. There is a few rides along with laser tag! The boardwalk is connected to the bowling alley so go bowl some frames too. The Boeing are just opened up a remodeled section and it looks absolutely amazing!! Definitely a monthly visit for me.

No bathroom door. I will never come back Big green area for…read moredogs. But not for kids This playground is only for small kids

This park and playground combo is amazing! Has its own parking lot including handicapped parking…read more Rocks, shady trees, picnic tables, grills, and an awesome playground with swings, slides, and rides. What more do you want in a park?! Plenty of room for dogs to run, after 6 PM of course, and hills to climb and large river rocks to play on. This park is 20 minutes from my house but well worth the drive. It's super peaceful and lots of nice neighborhood people to chat with. Feels very safe. Good vibes!

Love it! It's self contained. It's nice with multiple children. Great play equipment. You meet the…read morenicest mothers, grandparents and Nanny's

Nice neighborhood park for the kids. Would highly recommend to others in the area! It has sand, so…read morenot the best when it rains.

I love coming here! This is one of my favorite places to come with my friends. You walk in, choose…read moresomething to paint, pay at the front, and have unlimited time and access to all the paint and supplies to paint your item. I always come here with my friend every month and we get our snacks and drinks and chat and paint! The staff is really friendly and helpful. We always discover something new, like you can use supplies like rulers and stencils from the front, and the staff can even help match what paint you use. Speaking of that, they have a hair dryer to help speed up the drying process! I highly recommend coming here for a date night, girls night out, arts and crafts date, anything really!

The staff were wonderful! So sweet and very helpful. Everyone was so friendly and were checking on…read moreall the different groups painting. The assortment of items to paint vary from figurines, containers, kitchenware, and home decor! There's plenty of seating, a large variety of paints, and lots of fun stencils/stamps. Very excited to pick up our creations in a week!

Great service and right on time! George did a great job keeping our rowdy 10 year olds happy!…read more The Wii setup outside was outstanding and entertained the heck out of me and the other adults. Really looking forward to my birthday so I can book them again!!!

They were quick to respond to my inquiry and they were competitively priced. Staff was friendly and…read moreattentive.

Such a great place for kids to play sports. We r joy the fields very much. It does need some TLC…read moreand some touch ups but fields are located in a good area and accessible for different sports

Great environment for the kids ,clean and ready for walking playing or practicing sportsread more

I came here as a result of Google search for a nearby nearby park to have a picnic and relax…read morebefore the car show. First let me point out that the one easily missed sign for the park clearly states Bill Beck Play Ground. This could have affected my decision to visit when I did. On a positive note I was able to check off one more park I've visited. It was actually a nice park to visit. My biggest challenge as a 70 year old man was the fact that there were no public restrooms available. This inconvenience cut my visit short and I ended up going to the Library to relax and use the restroom before the car show. On the day I visited the place was practically empty. One man enjoying the exercise equipment and a coule of kids on the play structure. I'm going to guess the kids were with the man. In addition to the play structure and exercise equipment was a nice field where all sorts of games can be played. There were several picnic tables available with a reasonable amount of mature Shade trees. The addition of a public restroom would have greatly boosted my star rating, even a porta potty with a hand washing station would have been acceptable. I've talked to El Cajon locals nearly my age that lived in the neighborhood as kids who had fond memories of Bill Beck Play Ground. They had the luxury of running across the street to use the restroom at home. I did have a nice picnic and took a few pictures to share. Thanks for reading . Enjoy the photos. ¹

This is a great neighborhood park! It's quaint and small with a couple of swings and slides for the…read morekids with some workout machines for adults. Tonight (Friday's) is summer free movie night in El Cajon which is what I love about living here. Check the El Cajon city website for the movie schedule or just Dr. Google Friday free movies by the park and stop by and enjoy an evening at the park.

My twin granddaughters love Little Artists! They'd go every day if they could. They get to choose…read moretheir own subject from a wide range of sample pictures, and there's always at least one kind and helpful teacher who spends the whole time observing, making suggestions and teaching skills. My girls have grown so fast into accomplished little artists! The price is more than reasonable for what you get. Makeup classes are available for when the child is sick (give 2 hours notice) or on vacation. You can also do drop-in classes if you call ahead. I highly recommend Little Artists for being that rare kids' class that actually works to impart skills.

I had given this place a bad review. Based on cookie cutter art and personality less staff. My…read moretwins attended a few years ago. Some how they re set their yelp account and my review was deleted because I mentioned another art studio as being better. I would never call what they do art! This place is not only not good at what they do, they r sneaky and start over in yelp reviews! They had over 100 before. Now 1. 2. Not cool!