On our group Albany walk, we visited Jewel Terrace Park, a neighborhood park that's tucked away in…read morethe middle of a residential neighborhood. The park takes up about half a square block and is very nicely maintained. There were two workers maintaining the park while we were there. There's a playground with a nice play structure, a basketball court, two tennis courts, picnic tables and a large grassy area. There are restrooms and the side of the structure has a beautiful mosaic. The residents in the area are fortunate to have such a nice community park. A neighborhood gem!

Awesome park for a picnic or similar function. Lots of entertaining dog chaos. -2 stars for…read moremosquito bites.

Great park. Love that it's fully gated. There is shade from the trees around the edges and around…read morethe picnic tables. Short picnic table for the kids

Totland Playground gets props for excellent PR. one gets a mental image of a vast area of play…read morespace for youngsters. nada. there's a single play structure, a swing, some sand, a "clubhouse". the rest is multi-generational. -trees, green grass, picnic tables. tall trees. something kids might enjoy. realistically, young adults et al. would enjoy these spaces more. just street parking, no parking lot seen. there's some toys on the perimeter of the playground that may be free to use. due diligence suggested to make sure it's safe for the youngsters to play with. seems to be closed during the covid pandemic.

this is a small corner lot with swings, a children's slide, play area, grass, benches for watching…read morechildren. it's currently available for play. water faucets are turned off. just street parking.

this petite lot packs a lot of fun. I came here with my older kid, and now come with my younger…read moretoo. IMHO it's worked best for us from ages 1-5 years, although my 6yo still enjoys time in the sandbox. There's a tot friendly slide, a couple baby swings, and a sand lot. Lots of toys - kinda like a toy graveyard. My toddler feels like she hits the jackpot when one still has working batteries and makes noise. A few old play kitchens and houses, board books, plastic trucks, baby walkers, and tricycles and balance bikes. There's benches around the perimeter for parents to watch kids. A mini picnic table for snack break. Lots of nannies bring their kids here on weekday mornings and afternoons - before and after naptime. They turned off the water fountain/ water bottle filler when COVID shut it down. Street parking. Ramp to bring in your stroller. And, bonus for me, my 2yo and 6yo can both be in the SAME park at the same time. A few things to be mindful of: the sandbox has a very small slope that leads down into it, which might surprise emerging walkers. If your kid is like mine and oblivious to folks on the swing, they might get whacked by a swinging person. And sometimes the slide is a bit too fast. My other kid with a big head and dense build rockets off of it like she's on a water slide. But other than that, myself and some other parents can zone out a little, get a slight mental break, or chat with other parents in a tot lot that it's mostly safe.

My kids (3 & 5) have been begging to go here as it was being built; we pass it on our way to the…read moreAlbany Target. It's a nice new playground, with interesting play structures and a nice cushioned ground. Clean bathrooms, water fountains. Unfortunately no shade in the late morning, which is our usual playground time. It looks like they've planted some trees so eventually that will change. Part of the playground is enclosed by a fence, I guess for the smaller kids. But my kids wanted to play in both areas and i found the fence annoying because the gate is on the side farthest from the unfenced section. (I would be in the fenced area with one kid and the other one would want help so I'd have to walk all the way around.) Obviously not a huge deal, but when I'm evaluating playgrounds I certainly think of parental comfort, and how easy it is to park myself in one spot and be able to see everything. Yes it's next to the highway, and there's plenty of traffic noise. But there wasn't any smell or fumes when we were there. We'll certainly continue to come here, most likely on the way to/from Target.

This is a great park but they need to put a sign up that says no dogs allowed inside the park. I…read morewent there with my son and a lady brought 2 dogs to the toddler section and started fetching with them. Another infant (11 month old) also came into the park. The lady ignored us and continued to fetch with her dogs. The other parent says a lot of neighborhood folks uses the toddler park as a dog park and sometimes she gets scared and won't bring the baby when she sees too many dogs. Come on, there is Point Isabel Dog Park less than 5 min away and Buchanan dog park also less than 5 min away. Please bring your dogs to a dog park and to not a clean children's park! Who do I talk to about this?

Google Maps is a bit misleading about this park; what's shown online is actually the location of…read moreFairmont Elementary School and its fenced-off playground. Fairmont Park is actually a rectangular area roughly the size of a football field and parallel to Ohlone Greenway and the BART tracks, on the east side of the school. The only access is from the Greenway or the corner of Lexington and Eureka streets. The park itself is fair. Several pieces of play equipment exist, and a pair of benches are set at a high point in the middle, allowing parents to rest while supervising their munchkins. (see photos) The clubhouse, rentable for parties and events, is ironically on the school grounds and not even adjacent to the park. No restrooms exist inside, but renters are provided a key to the exterior restrooms of the school.

Ate nearby and needed to find a place for a toddler to play. It's at am elementary school so it's…read morewell fenced, spacious, and clean. Two large play structures, 2-5 and5-8. My 2 year old loved both and ran in the adjacent field. Basketball hoops available. Easy parking. Very uncrowded.

I like Cedar Rose Park…read more - Plenty of street parking. - There are bathrooms - I wouldn't say super clean, but they exist. - 2 playgrounds - 1 older structure and 1 pretty big and nice tot/older kid structure with sand pit and swings. Not epic, by any means but suffices. Why you love Cedar Rose Park is for the huge field. On most weekdays, kids are having soccer practice (and it can host multiple teams) and there will be a gaggle of dogs playing - it is most definitely a dog meetup at least at that 6/7pm hour. Weekends are filled with families and birthday parties. Part of the bike route connecting downtown Berkeley and the Ohlone Greenway, so a nice bike route with benches sprinkled amongst it with tennis/pickleball courts across the street. Overall a great, green open space in our little city.

Nice small park in a residential area in Berkeley!!…read more The Ohlone Greenway trail, goes through this park. The large grassy area was filled with people the day I was here. There's also a small community center and playground here, and it seems very popular with the local residents. Nice park!!

Long linear park with big exciting news. Basketball courts, dog park and play structure among other…read moreamenities. Big news!! Voters approved new bathroom and is currently under construction. Basketball courts well lit and kids play structure looked newer and clean from a distance. Dog park ensures safety for all. Linear park great for a walk too. Enjoy the green trees and grass. With People's Park gone this may be a close alternative and replacement. People's park no longer for the people - rather student housing.

I've always loved coming to this park because it's fenced and the people who bring their dogs are…read moreresponsible and nice. About 2 months ago however, I arrived to see a large homeless encampment developing in the open space adjacent to the dog park. There were several individuals that made me very uncomfortable and I came home and told my husband that I won't be going back any time soon. Today there was an article in the SF Chronicle about this issue. The encampment has swelled to 38 tents with open drug use, poop in the park and garbage everywhere.

Super low key, small but convenient. Two sections: kids and toddler are separated by a chain fence…read more Both sections carry a play structure and swings fit by age group. Toddlers structure is padded with foam or cork. The older structure surrounded with tanbark. Huge sandbox filled with donated toys. Dogs are ok if leashed.

Nice place to play fetch with your dog. It's a mostly gated giant piece of grass for pups to run…read morearound. Has a small playground for kids, water fountain and a poop bag station. We meet new dog friends here and there. Great alternative for those that don't like the dog park and have decent recall.

I was walking to ACME bar from the BART station, through a neighborhood that didn't seem…read moreparticularly nice. Nevertheless I was glad to see a fenced-in area where my husky could play. It's next to a playground for children. Mini Park is an apt name because it's literally a giant square of grass. There's a water fountain for humans and dogs. Nowhere to sit except some giant boulders by the fence next to the playground. It's not quite a dog park or a human park... Can't tell which it was meant to be. There's no double gate, so make sure dogs don't run loose. It's also not the most mowed lawn, but it's certainly green enough to be nice. Obviously I wouldn't go out of my way to come here again. There's a much nicer (actual) dog park closer to the BART station, but it was further from my destination. I'll probably bring my dog there next time!