- This park is just big enough to feel like you could get lost. Great views on all sides…read more Playground and water pond on the way. Mossy trees, plus open fields of brown grass. - One sketchy issue: There are a lot of people who park in the main parking lot and sleep in their cars.

An underrated park for sure! As a Bay Area native, GGP is generally my go-to park, but McLaren…read moredefinitely falls second, slowly becoming one of my favorites. There is a ton of free parking available at different points of the park, along with restrooms, picnic tables, and benches. There's a variety of different terrain (flat concrete, grass, hilly dirt trails) in the park, making it suitable for dog walks, running, hiking, cycling, and recreational sports. It is far less busier than GGP, which can be great if you're opting for a peaceful stroll in nature. Although not as polished as GGP, the park is maintained fairly well. I would highly recommend this park if you're looking for a quieter, less crowded peaceful retreat in the city. I also suggest previewing the map first, as there are tons of different parks within the park, based on the activity you're going for.

A sweet children's playground sandwiched in a residential side street off 16th and Mission…read more I'm told a group of neighborhood youth banded together to try to keep this open space rather than it becoming a parking lot. The City of San Francisco decided to purchase the lot and built the park. Hence the name Kidpower! A nice clean oasis for kids.

I have one of the small garden plots in the tiny community garden here. Coming here and watching…read morepeople while I water is one of my many little joys. I was no good at growing vegetables, so I planted pollinator plants and now bees come and visit in the middle of the city. I like that you get all sorts of different types here. It's not all uptight and overregulated, yet fairly well cared for. It's kind of like an ideal small city park. And really good for breeding tolerance and reducing uptightness. It doesn't take a very big space to create a little nature and community oasis in the middle of a pretty intense area of a big city. Go San Francisco :-)

Just a serene and calming large park with lots of tree and seating where the stage is…read more Come on a weekday when there's no events and it feels like you have the entire place to yourself. So much room to spread out so no one is in your way. Great for meditation or soul searching. It just feels so healing to be in nature! To be surrounded by all this green! The play structure is so nice and new and clean. I climbed up and (slowly) went down the small slide. felt like a kid again. Such happiness, such wonder. So many fond memories here of people I used to come here with. People not in my life anymore. Hope they're doing well

Beautiful day in San Francisco (normal overcast!) but very well sheltered from the wind. The sun…read morepeeked thought here and there roasting us in the midday sunshine. The concert venue is set in a valley between the Parkside and Sunset districts surrounded by trees. A beautiful setting with multiple terraced levels for seating. Lower area meadow with park benches. A raised area with private picnic tables. Beyond that are stone paved terraces and then a grassy sloped seating area. They say 10,000 people when full. Off to the right of the stage There's an overload meadow where you watch the concert on a big screen. We brought our own lunch and wine but there is an abundance of food trucks as well. Long lines at the bathrooms so plan accordingly. Very festive with folks having a great time dancing to the DJ beats before Diana Ross takes the stage. Feeling alive and proud to live in San Francisco. No doom and gloom here unlike what you see too often on social media. When Miss Diana Ross came on stage the entire crowd erupted in cheers and applause for the music legend. She looked fantastic at 81 years young. Her voice as powerful and sensuous as ever. Great sounding band and sound system. Sang her all time favorites and some jazzy blues songs too. One big negative. People lighting up even tho no smoking of any kind is allowed. Kinda frustrating they don't just follow the rules. Even worse the staff or security don't care to ask them to stop.

A neglected playground in an already neglected part of town. While some of the other newer…read moreplayground have the fancy Astro turf or rubberized padding, this one still has sand. The swing creaks like it's going to snap. Parks of the structure are boarded off with plywood. There's tons on dog poop on the grass field and sidewalk. All this for a playground within walking distance of a library and several schools.

Some might say they think it's outdated. I say "what the hell are you looking at when your looking…read moreat something that's clean & has kids enjoying themselves. I grew up in this area in Geneva Towers, the park was fun; but unsafe. It was all made of wood & a whole lot of sand. Sounds fun & exciting. No!! It was unsafe, broken beer bottles, metal beer bottle caps, garbage, homeless found sleeping in park, graffiti everywhere & random dogs not on a leash found roaming the park. If you look at the photo's the park is a lot more modern & safe for kids.. I think they did a great job, park & recreation also found cleaning park in the morning, they empty trash bins & make sure it's clean for the children that arrive & play in the afternoon. The only reason I gave it a 4 star rating is people don't pick up there dog poop. People don't read the sign that says no dogs on athletic field. Which it states not on the grass. People still take there dogs on the field & walk there dog on the field that says no dogs. Folks this is not a dog park. It's a playground for children to play. Not your dogs to poop on.. It's sad they have owners to lazy to pick there own dogs poop. You notice this around the park but if you walk towards Visitation by the baseball mound you will see dried up dog poop. Other than that the park area for the kids is super clean. They also have a boys & girls club. Besides Covid & the poop; the park playground is beautiful..

What a fantastic park for the little ones, located at the back of Pacifica. Since it's more in the…read morevalley, it's shielded a bit from the sea winds and the weather is quite nice. The play structure is massive and definitely caters to the little ones' imaginations as you can pretend you're in a castle, complete with turrets. They also have a sandbox, playhouses, and swings, so you are sure to find something for all the kids to enjoy. They also have picnic tables and a giant grassy area where you can run around, hold birthday parties, or just sit to have lunch. A couple of bathrooms are located on site, and they are relatively clean, although they do not provide soap or sanitizer.

Great park. There are lots of trees. There are trails. There is a playground with baby swings and a…read morecool train structure. There is a tire swing! There is a walk climbing wall and a few slides as well as 2 sets of monkey bars and bridges. It is a nice big park and a great place to have a bbq or a picnic. It would also be a great place for events or birthday parties as well. I love it!

This is the LEAST ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND ON EARTH. Who thought that kids with disability could…read moreclimb 30 foot towers rather than go down a slide?! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. Also there were construction dividers scattered all over the play area. Common sense has left the planning department.

My 8-year-old daughter's review: My favorite park to go to. It has fun bars and you can have…read morebirthday parties there. It also has the lower yard where you can bike, scooter, rollerskate, It has a fun library with nice librarians.

If you're coming to Hunters Point for pastoral nirvana, you are delusional or likely holding your…read morecity map upside down. However, there have been incremental attempts at providing areas for respite, not exactly green spaces but leisurely shoreline paths. Currently there are three discrete spaces all in a row and in various states of construction and renovation - Heron's Head Park (review: https://bit.ly/3BGnwbH), Hunters Point Shoreline (review: https://bit.ly/2WT5q7k), and... ...finally this small neighborhood park. Nothing wrong with the space which is geared toward young families, but like I just wrote - there is a constant state of construction that prevents and will continue to prevent maximum enjoyment of the area. In fact, there was a recent groundbreaking for an expanded shoreline park that will require temporary closure at some point. Visions of a greatly gentrified Hunters Point have been around for years. Let's see how long it'll take. RELATED - Exploring Bayview Hunters Point? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3AOvRKv

Such a lovely area for any daily activity. The Basin Shoreline is located right in the back of…read moreHunters Point not to far from the navy yard. Entering the park you are immediately greeted by the lovely view of the Bay Bridge and Oakland shoreline. There is plenty of parking and a huge kids park area at the top of the park. The park Is always pretty full with active kids. Plenty of seating areas for partying and social gatherings are near the park area along with grills and trash cans. As you reach the bottom of the parking lot there is a cul-de-sac turn around point. Down there is where you can fish. Homemade fishing stoops made from broken boulder align the waters edge for fishing or just enjoying the waters view. You can also walk a side trail at the top of the parks entrance that leads out to the reasonings called "Hunters Point" water edge that is a small peninsula in the middle of the park and behind the old Hunters point ship yard.

My review is for the bicycle lane around Lake Merced…read more The parked RVs on Lake Merced Boulevard makes this dangerous with cars disobeying the speed limit all the time. The RVs were supposed to be leaving November 1st, 2025. But, that was just another fairy tale by the politicians. DPW has a special sweeper to clean between the new concrete barrier islands separating the the sidewalk path and the street. But the sweeper machine just makes a bigger mess than before- moving the dirt and rocks to the middle and dropping more dirt along the way. Many calls to 311 were fruitless in getting this fixed. The City is coming up short on this.

Cold, lots of cars driving by exhaust smells which has always been like that. Still scenic. But…read morelots of druggies and people doing Sus stuff in the bushes coming out.. now tons of trailers parked there which feels unsafe. Not the same anymore. Go in the daytime I suppose.