Needed to kill some time with my kids before the restaurants opened up on Laurel. Laureola Park was conveniently located just a few minutes away from Downtown San Carlos. The entrance is down a side alley off of Old County Road so it can be easy to miss. However, once you pull in, there is plenty of parking. There is a big grassy area to run around in and then a playground, separated for little and big kids, but with a connecting gate. Not a huge play structure but good enough for the little ones to burn off some energy. There is also a bathroom located onsite and for a public bathroom, it was pleasantly very well maintained and very clean. read more

Burning some time with the kids while my wife was finishing up work, cool neighborhood park that wasn't crowded and had a large play area, baseball field, basketball court, and well maintained flat field for children and pet activities. The play area has rubberized floor for safety, tents above the structures for some shade from the harsh cali summer sun, and very light touches of a log-cabin/ wood theme. For younger kids the most dangerous and sometimes fun areas are: -The larger slide, getting to the top is a bit sketchy with a small ladder you have to climb off of to the right instead of straight. The slide itself is almost hilariously tall with lots of bumps and tight curves that seem like they are designed to injure your kid, just look at the pictures. -Wave machine, if your kid is into space and nasa you can get them an early start by jumping on one end of this and launching them into orbit. read more

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The park itself is pretty cool with reasonably new structures and wide open green space. Word of caution, the a-hole neighbor (1027 Holly St, San Carlos) on the western end of the park is super inconsiderate. Beautiful day at the park with tons of babies and young kids around, the jerk decided to use his gas blower to dust his backyard. read more

This park is still awesome. The bathrooms seem to close At because somehow they locked. I didn't see anyone lock it tho, they're very clean. They have more then one toilet paper roll. No pee on the toilet. A bar to hold onto in the stall. They have doors that lock. The soap is full and air dryer for drying your hands.The toilet flushes real good too. I also love the basketball courts here . The lights stay on till at least ten pm. There's a wall with cool artwork on it. Theres a great playground. I tried out the swings and the slide. The slide was great I even went on it twice. The swings were so comfortable I stayed on for at least 20 minutes.There's parking in back and from. 711 is across the street. read more

park tucked away in the southeast corner of old country and holly...strange parking lot entrance between bab auto body and pho vinh strip mall from old country rd...finding a large grass field for soccer or other sports....picnic and bbq areas....basketball courts and handball wall....split fenced playground for toddlers and another for older....decent toddler playground with standard slide and climbing features....modern take on a seesaw...pretend house and balancing stumps and hideaways...larger playground housing swings and single large play structure....climb to the 1st level and a ladder to the 2nd level...higher than the norm and a large bumpy curvy slide to the bottom...little dangerous when wet, so ride with caution...no sand and a more sports focused park.... read more

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a review from amom2kidsandapark.com A beautiful park in a quiet neighborhood of San Carlos! This place feels so secretive. The entrance is barely noticeable from the road and the two back ways in are tucked in a neighborhood or behind a business' parking lot. Along with the two gated playgrounds, Laureola Park has open grassy space, a ball field, a basketball court, a handball wall, picnic areas, a community center with a lovely mural on it's double doors and a splash pad. The taller of the two playgrounds has a two-story structure with steps, ladders, two slides (a long sidewinder and a short bumpy), an angled climbing wall, and activities. The taller slide is only accessible via ladder. There is a small picnic bench inside the gate and very close to the structure. This gated area also has a swing set with standard and chair swings. The flooring was super squishy and I loved the little silhouettes of woodland creatures and acorns found throughout. The other gated playground is adjacent to the first and there is an entryway from the first. The second is geared more towards smaller kids, but the different balancing and climbing elements makes it fun for all! There is a small boudler with an attached slide, a hut, a balance beam, and a play structure. The play structure has a double slide, arch ladder, angled rock wall, a disc ladder, and activities. The style balance beam at this playground is so unique! I've never seen another like it. It's called a Ripple and when you walk on it it feels like you're walking on ripples of water! There is a swing set with bucket-only swings and a picnic bench. Exiting via the big playground or through a separate gate will get you to the picnic area with bbq. There is a restroom with a water bottle fill station! Easy street parking on Bayport Ct or Bayport Ave. In the parking lot off of Old Country Rd behind Heating Supply Company. If you come hungry there's a Mexican spot nearby called El Maguey and although we didn't eat there it smelled so good and looked pretty busy! Added fun! Get here by Caltrain. The San Carlos stop is steps away! read more

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This park is NICE!! It is odd to get to so while it says Old Country Rd you turn by these auto shops (or something) and then there is the parking lot of the park. A nice grass area that is well kept. The actual park is GATED! That's right Mamas! A toddler Mom's dream ... There is a smaller park for the young ones. A large one - with a separate gate! Bathrooms are closed and were open on a Saturday. Both had great and challenging equipment. Not the usual bright color structures at all the parks. I really enjoyed it there. Definitely be going back. read more

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This park has accessible swings, which is a great plus since they are hard to find. Thanks to the City for making these available. One item of note is that the chair height (distance from the bottom of the chair to the ground) is pretty low. So if you have an older child, their legs might hit the ground. City: it would be ideal to raise the height of the swing. read more

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Hello! I LOVE LOVE LOVE loreola, but my last experience has let me down. The paint was all messed up, with inappropriate graffiti. The slides are really dangerous, even in the little kids area, my 3 yr old brother got hurt! Come on! I myself loved going to this park, it's just that it's not the right experience sometimes. read more

Besides the playing fields, there are three sectioned off play areas: one for preschoolers, with a couple of play structures, a "wavemaker" see-saw, and bucket swings; a taller play "tree house" for older kids along with regular and ADA swings; and a water feature. The play areas have a rubbery, cork-like surface -- note that there is no sand (Google Search still brings up video of the park before its 2011 renovation when it had sand. I guess that's why I saw a lady there with her disappointed kids carrying their sand toys?). At 10AM, the slides were already getting hot and the ground surface was sending up fumes. The water area does NOT have the rubbery, corklike surface. It is paved, and I saw some young toddlers slip (they weren't even running). Recommend that if you want to take an early walker or prewalker there, that you plan to hold their hand and get wet yourself! The picnic tables by the water area have an unpaved, gritty dirt surface which is not very convenient for cleanup time. The water is on at 11:00, and off at 12-1 and 3-4. To turn it on, there is by a small, silver button on the ground (There is no signage to tell you how to operate the water. The button is kind of near the main walkway & towards the older kid play area). All water shoots out of holes in the ground rather than posts; there are no rails of any kind for younger kids to hold onto. What brought me to review this park is that this time while I was there, I saw a "hobo" with a bulging plastic bag reach over the fence at my stuff that I had parked by a park bench. When ran over and I said, "Hey, that's my stuff!", he looked at me uncomprehendingly and stared, stared, stared at me while I moved my things away. On past visits, I've seen groups of mentally disabled folks. So I felt compelled to do some research and found out that the recreation center next to the park runs special needs programs. Now, I am not sure if this fellow was part of that program, but from afar his behavior alarmed me, and when I got near I could see that he had issues. So I hope that just being aware will help others to not react unkindly to any similar run-ins as mine. read more

Close to places to eat. Enclosed, with separate enclosure for big kids. Imaginative play..... No sand. A bit secluded. Good structures for play. No tanbark, all squishy ground. Swings. read more

PRO: 1. There's a great playground for kids! Not that I have any, but it looks like the kids are always having a blast! And being a preschool teacher, I noticed that it's definitely all safe. 2. Plenty of space to just relax--trees for shade, green grass, benches, etc. 3. So many different areas to play sports! They've got a bocce ball court, basketball court, baseball field, batting cages, horseshoe area.. And just a huge space to run or play with your dog! 4. The crowd tends to be pretty friendly and from when I've gone, it doesn't tend to be too crazily packed or anything. 5. People are always hosting boot camps and exercising together in this area! It's great! 6. It definitely feels safe! CON: None really! read more

Nice park with baseball, basketball, picnic and playground areas. Next to the Caltrain and great area to hang out on when it's sunny outside. read more

Beautiful clean park for kids. Shaded with seating areas. Has fenced in play areas. Baseball field and bball court. read more

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Yeay! San Carlos is getting another park with what looks like an awesome water feature! I attended a city council on June 13 when they approved the plan for a new playground equipment for toddlers and older kids and the addition of a water feature to Laureola Park. I am certain that when it's done (expected end of August 2011) - my review will change to a 5-star! read more

Laureola park is a great place to relax for a few and enjoy your sandwich if you happen to be in the area, which has mostly industrial business park like structures, so this green oasis is a great find in San Carlos. It's located off Holly St, between roughly Old County Rd and Industrial Rd. There is a baseball field, a basketball court, children's playground with structures, and a picnic area with tables/ benches, complete with a BBQ pit. Glad that it's there! read more

We just had our company lunch picnic at this park, and it was a lot of fun! The park is clean, quiet, and has a lot for kids and grown up kids to do. We were playing soccer, frisbie, and basketball. My coworkers brought their family, and we all ate and had a great time. read more

Neat park that is hidden off Old County Road. You have to bypass a bunch of auto mechanic shops before you see this playground.

http://charlietested.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/laureola-park-play-pinic-party/ Great park, this link provides great details and picnic reservation info for birthday parties. read more