We used to come here as kids, yep, my Mom was super cool. So close, yet you feel as though you are far outside the City. Great place for a BBQ... Really great hiking but watch for the poison oak. Follow the loop, you can't get lost here. Equally just a great place to go on fun day date to swing, climb the rope cage or check out the super steep double slides all whilst overlooking the breathtaking view. We had an awesome play date here and it wasn't too packed on a Sunday, perhaps because there are multiple grounds within the park. read more

Cute park hidden just off Crystal Springs Rd. There is a $5 fee per car but after a certain time when the park is nearing closing time you're free to enter without paying. I've only been here two times and both of those times I went straight for the slides area. From there, you can see a great view of the Bay Area and enjoy the slides and play structures, even if you're an adult. Really though, the slides are enormous...and surprisingly fast. I definitely will be coming back in the future to hike on the many trails this park has to offer and to hop on the slides again, of course. read more

This park is big, beautiful, and very clean. Fun easy hikes for kids and adults. The big slides were so fun!

All I can say is wow what an amazing park . I took my two almost grown sons for a hike and the view words can't describe the beauty, also the big slides. I didn't go down them way too scary But definitely worth the walk read more

Came here for a going away picnic BBQ party. Pretty easy to find. The park ranger at the entrance will direct you to the appropriate picnic spot for your party. There are numerous picnic spots. The cost per car is $5. The weather was overcast and windy. The ranger says that's pretty common for the park area. Once at the picnic site, there is plenty of parking and our spot had quite a bit of space with lots of tables and a large grassy area that you could setup volleyball. This would be a good place to have an inexpensive corporate picnic for a small company. Our party was about 30-40 people and we had plenty of room. There were restrooms near the picnic area that were not too bad. read more

i am so glad i found this place! a little haven in the middle of san bruno/south city. despite being right near the highway and the airport, junipero serra park is a great little park with quaint trails through trees and plains. i only walked the live oak nature trail and part of the quail loop, but i thought the paths were beautiful. my only complaint would be that you can hear the traffic from 280 and the airport. but, honestly, it's amazing that this park exists in the midst of all this and is still so nice! there is also a little playground for kids that has an amazingly soft ground base (it feels squishy and jump-able, if that makes sense). nice for trips and spills. it also looks like there is a good place for bbq's.. but i went on a thursday afternoon so it was fairly deserted. will definitely come back! read more

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Very sweet park...beautiful views and a perfect little getaway with good hiking trails. My pups love it too!

Beautiful location, great for parties and hikes. My only complaint is they lost my reservation. I had one of my baby showers here last weekend and although it was windy and we were surrounded by bees, everyone had a great time. At the very least it taught us to come prepared with food covers and bee repellant! We had the Deanza location which is right next to a play structure for kids and a long grassy area. It says on the website it can accommodate 75 people but if there are other parties there, I would be wary of that. This is a great area for kids birthdays or family reunions with many places to play and lots of hiking trails. My only caution is I would not reserve this site over the internet but rather, go to the ranger's office. I did an internet reservation and although they sent me a confirmation, I was not in their system and they gave our spot away to another person. We worked it out the day of but you can imagine the drama that caused both parties. Just to be safe...double check everything with them. read more

This was my first time at Junipero Serra Park. I avoided the $5 parking fee by parking outside the park and hiking in. We saw less than ten people total all day that we were hiking, picnicking and playing. The bathroom we used was clean and stocked. The birds sang for us, the red-tailed hawk flew for us, and the grasshoppers hopped for us. We took the Live Oak Nature Trail from the main parking area to Quail Loop Trail. I liked the latter better. There were impressive views from the QLT, overlooking the bay and airport. The best part was the brand new play area at Bay View Picnic area. The slides were the largest I've ever seen at a park! There was a huge rope web that was very fun to climb, and distracted us from our hike for over an hour. A large climbing rock was just right for sunning ourselves like lizards. See photos for the awesomeness. read more

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Awesome place to have a party. Great view of the Bay Area! Had a party of about 100 people. Would highly recommend this place for a summer BBQ! Fees were reasonable and the rangers were really cool. read more

Unkept, disgusting - nothing to go out of your way for. City parks have much more to offer for kids play structures. Benches old And worn down There were three slides - two identical high slides and one smaller slide. 4 swings and a rope structure type thing. Nothing really else....oh, there was an asphalt volleyball court - who plays v ball on asphalt? I expected a lot more. read more

What a find! On the way to the city looking for dog friendly hiking trails. This fit the bill perfectly. Well groomed, wide trails meandering thru the trees and peek-a-boo views of South SF. Trails also adjoin beautiful San Bruno City Park with playgrounds, ball fields, Rec center and picnic areas. Turns out, a pilot program has made the trails dog friendly at least until December. At $6 per car it might've gotten a lower rating had it not been for the pilot program. STAY DOG FRIENDLY! read more

I love this hidden gem. It's $6/parking. I didn't use the bathrooms but the views from the playground is amazing looking out in the bay. There are picnic benches and bbq pits. Two playground areas. read more

This park is great! The slides are super fun and the play structures are fairly new. The hikes are super easy for a little kid. read more

Great park, celebrated my son's first and second birthday here at Bayview Picnic Shelter. Very clean party area and well taken care off. View are amazing. The kids playground bra the entrance is really nice. read more

I'm rating the park solely on group events. I'm sure other people would have different opinions if they were coming for a quick family outing or to go hiking. First, the place is great if you like the outdoor camping feel. There are lots of trees and it reminded of when we go camping at memorial park. We actually scheduled a company family picnic there and we had a few issues. The person who handles the reservations isn't the easiest to work with and our office admin was constantly following up with her to make sure we had all the necessary permits and fees paid. They tried to charge us an inflatable fee when we didn't even have a bounce house. You also aren't allowed to play music, although we did ( very lowly) and no one stopped us. I think the biggest issue we're the yellow jackets. They were all over the place and the guests were a little uncomfortable as it was hard to eat with them flying around ( yellow jackets like meat and we were eating burgers). read more

Had a fam reunion here a week ago and it went great. The rangers here were awesome! Helpful and so courteous. I highly recommend this park for parties. From booking online to being there was an easy experience. read more

This park is right by my house. The view is amazing and you can really see everything up here. Also you want to make sure you can figure out how to get up there without taking your car cause parking is $6. I usually walk. read more

i took this archaeology class at mills high school summer school during the summer after my sophomore year. it was offered as a summer school class by a professor from stanford, who was a father of these girls that i went to high school with. it was a really cool class at that time, we got to learn about the native people that lived in this area, and the native plants of this area as well. so the course took place at junipero serra park. twice a week or so for a couple of hours. we did A LOT of hiking. so by the end of the course, i knew this place like the back of my hand. i think the $5 fee at the gate is only during the weekends or during peak usage times, b/c i've never paid an entrance fee at the gate for my classes. and there were barely any people using the grounds during the weekdays they have maps that are pretty descriptive of all the trails in that area. lots of short hikes that intertwine with one another, should keep things interesting, not very strenuous hiking. but probably not wheel chair accessible in most areas. there is poison oak in this park. beware. small play ground at the bottom of the 'mountain' theres two main picnicking areas, top of the mountain, there is also a large open field, and at the bottom of the mountain where the play ground is. The restrooms here are fairly clean since this parking isn't super popular. if you come out here on a warm day, its a really good local escape. there are some great views of the ssf, sfo, san bruno, and bay from some of the trails. random factoid. the san bruno senior center thats near by is built on top of an ohlone tribe's shellmound (but they've found splinters of human bone here) AND where TWO fault lines cross. yeah its pretty bad. and sad. read more

This is a great place to run. The hills will certainly challenge you and at the top you'll have a great view of San Bruno and SFO.

Great place to train, run, exercise, or jet to enjoy a nice stroll and enjoy the views.

Great park with beautiful views of the peninsula and SFO. Had a wonderful experience helping the rangers install wooden steps to make our parks more enjoyable in our community. Will be back. read more

The big slides are fun and safe for young kids and adults. I was nervous reading other Yelp reviews but I'd wear jeans for traction; the slides also have some rivets in them to slow a rider down. Another parent said they hosted a family reunion at the park and the adults loved the slides... and the stairs aiding in the short hike up to the top of them. The bay views and sights of airplanes taking off close by were amazing. The cleanliness of the park and restrooms also add to the convenience of families. We definitely will be returning! read more

just went here this past weekend for our church's annual picnic. i live in San Bruno and have been to the park before ages ago, and didn't remember how large and how many different picnic sites the park has. they also have quite a few playground areas, including (approximately) a 40-foot slide, but limited field area. i was actually looking forward to playing softball and/or throwing around the football and frisbee. if we played softball, we'd no doubt hit balls down the hill. in fact, the kids kept hitting the volleyball down the hill too. because of that, we spent more time at the slide, so it worked out. read more

Felt like I am in thick woods coz the trail is not paved. Great experience for a quick nature walk with kids as well.

Thanks for all the yelpers' review. We just went there today and we were not disappointed. The long slide is really awesome and fun!! The playground overlook the SFO airport and the bay... just beautiful! We were heartbroken to see that the nearby picnic area (with a nice volleyball court) had a lot of graffiti though, I really wish that the park management can take care of this ASAP. Other than that, this is a awesome park, so close to San Francisco and yet you feel like you are in Muir Wood national park or something... Just awesome! read more

We came to park to celebrate my son's birthday , it was cold and park was empty, we wanted to get jumper , but Park Ranger said to have a jumper you have to have it in a reserve area, Ok so i got that , rules are rules, i asked him if its ok we just pay for the insurance to have a jumper, it was $90.00, he said no you have to reserve the area also, but the park was empy there was no one in the park it was afternoon, and all the spaces were not taken, so i ended up paying for the spot i didnt even take, i took the spot next to it , that was for drop in..He made me pay $220, for something i didnt even use. The worst experience ever, at the end for the space that i rented people came and just took the space ....Horrible, why did i rent it??? Anyways , i will never go back to that park... read more

This was a great find for us in San Bruno. Several short trails (some paths are fairly narrow but none are too challenging), you can probably cover the whole park in a couple of hours. It's right off the main road but once you're inside it's really tranquil. Amazing views of the bay from the top, there's also a picnic area there too. A great way to spend a sunny afternoon. read more

Over all I like the park. But the slide is super dangerous I fractured my tailbone. Worse pain ever be careful with the slides

watch out if you rent the de anza picnic area the place is loaded with bees was there for my granddaughters birthday party they will be over over the barbacue pits when you are cooking had to go buy some bee traps at home depot park rangers did put some traps out but they dont leave them there to catch the bees so look out i tried to eat my food and they kept following me read more

My family and I went today and we got lucky because there was no ranger at the front so we got in for free! The county park is just the way previous reviewers have described it - it is tucked away, secluded, etc. It's a beautiful hidden park so it feels as if you're in the wilderness despite being just a few meters from the freeway. We went for a short hike on one of the trails and it dipped into just a valley of greens. It was a lovely view from above. We were tacked on time so instead of passing through the trail, we turned around and headed back up the hill. Be careful for the poison oak though! The hiking trail is surrounded by it, so be aware of the shrubbery where you walk. Luckily my boyfriend was able to identify them. After our hike, we took our son to the playground, which he loves. Huge, high slides make for a fast fall. The view from the playground was amazing and we could see airplanes taking off and ascending into the air. Great sight! The picnic tables looked plentiful, so it would definitely be a great place for a gathering. read more

I love this park! its great! There are many picnic areas, the parking is only 6 dollars. they have a huge 50 ft slide which is really fun, and i'm an adult and i loved it! the only reason i am giving this park one less star is because dogs are not allowed, and i have a very nice very friendly little dog who would love this place. read more