How many public playgrounds are there in San Diego?

This directory lists 179 public playgrounds in San Diego, California, taken from open map data. 172 of them carry evidence of public access, such as an access tag, a public park boundary, or a parks department as operator. The real number is higher: a playground that nobody has mapped, or that has no name and is not inside a named park, is not listed here.

Which playgrounds in San Diego have restrooms?

1 listing records restrooms on site, including Playground at Cesar Solis Park. Restrooms are recorded for only 1% of San Diego listings, so an absence here means nobody has mapped one, not that there is none.

Are any San Diego playgrounds wheelchair accessible?

5 San Diego listings are recorded as wheelchair accessible, including Playground at Bill Cleator Community Park, Playground at Cesar Solis Park, Playground at Mission Bay Park. That describes reaching and moving through the site; it does not promise ramped structures or accessible surfacing under every piece of equipment.

Which playgrounds in San Diego are fenced?

1 listing has a fence, wall or gate mapped, including Playground at Smuggler's Cove Park. Fencing is one of the least-tagged details anywhere, so treat the rest as unknown.

Playgrounds in San Diego, CA

San Diego has 179 mapped public playgrounds in this directory. 172 carry evidence of public access. 20 record a play surface, 1 record restrooms, and 5 record wheelchair access. Everything else is unknown, and each profile says so.

179: playgrounds listed
172: with public-access evidence
20: with a recorded surface
1: with restrooms recorded

What the map data covers in San Diego

The gaps matter as much as the facts: 11% of these listings record a play surface and 1% say anything about restrooms. 1 has a fence mapped. Where a detail is missing, nobody has mapped it yet — it does not mean the playground lacks it.

The recorded surfaces here are sand (13), rubber safety surface (2), wood chips (1). The parks with the most listed play areas are Balboa Park (5), Mission Bay Park (3), Bird Park (2), Lindo Lake County Park (1).

Filtered lists that include San Diego

Accessible playgrounds5 Playgrounds with swings2 Fenced playgrounds1 Playgrounds with restrooms1

Every playground we list in San Diego

Sorted by name. Open a profile for sources, map, directions and the gaps.

Playground	Inside	What is documented
Bird Park Swingset	—	Public access
Bird Park Toddler Playground	—	Public access
Children’s PlaygroundLindo Lake County Park	Lindo Lake County Park	Public access
City Heights Cherokee Point Playground	—	Nothing recorded yet
Golden Hill Recreational Center PlaygroundBalboa Park	Balboa Park	Nothing recorded yet
Morley Field PlaygroundBalboa Park	Balboa Park	Public access
North Mesa Housing Playground	—	Wood chips
North Park PlaygroundNorth Park Community Park	North Park Community Park	Public access
Pennant Village Playground	—	Nothing recorded yet
Pepper Grove PlaygroundBalboa Park	Balboa Park	Public accessSand
Playground at 4S Ranch Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Adams Avenue Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Adobe Bluffs Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Allied Gardens Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Amici Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Azalea Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Balboa Park	—	Public access
Playground at Bill Cleator Community Park	—	Public accessWheelchair accessibleSand
Playground at Boone Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Cabrillo Heights Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Cadman Community Park & Recreation Center	—	Public access
Playground at Camino Ruiz Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Canyonside Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Carmel Creek Park	—	Public access
Playground at Carmel Grove Park	—	Public access
Playground at Carmel Knolls Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Carmel Mountain Ranch Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Cedar Ridge Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Centrum Park	—	Public access
Playground at Cesar Solis Park	—	Public accessRestroomsWheelchair accessibleConcrete
Playground at Charles Lewis III Memorial Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Civita Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Clairemont Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Coast View Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Colina del Sol Park	—	Public access
Playground at Crest Canyon Open Space Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Crown Point	—	Public access
Playground at Cypress Canyon Park	—	Public access
Playground at Cypress Valley Mini Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Dailard Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Del Mar Trails Park	—	Public access
Playground at Dennis V Allen Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Dos Picos County Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Doyle Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Dr. Bertha O. Pendleton Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Dusty Rhodes Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at East Clairemont Athletic Area	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Edward Tyler Cramer Neighborhood Park	—	Public access
Playground at Elizabeth Rabbit Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Emerald Hills Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Fannie and William Payne Joint-Use Field	—	Public access
Playground at Four Gee County Park	—	Public accessRubber safety surface
Playground at Genesee Highlands	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Gershwin Park	—	Public access
Playground at Gompers Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Goodland Acres Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Grantville Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Heritage Park	—	Public access
Playground at High Rose Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Hilltop Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Hilton Head Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Hollywood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Homestead Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Hourglass Field Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Howard Lane Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Hoyt Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Jerabek Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Kate O Sessions Memorial Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Keiller Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Kellogg Park	—	Public accessPartly accessible
Playground at Kelly Street Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Kensington Park	—	Public access
Playground at La Jolla Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Lake View Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Lamar County Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Larsen Field	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Liberty Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Liberty Station NTC Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Linda Vista Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Lindbergh Park	—	Public access
Playground at Lomita Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Lopez Ridge Park	—	Public access
Playground at Maddox Park	—	Public access
Playground at Mandell Weiss-Eastgate City Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Marcy Neighorhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mesa Verde Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mesa Viking Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mira Mesa Community Park Expansion	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Miramar Overlook Park	—	Sand
Playground at Mission Bay Park	—	Public accessWheelchair accessiblePlastic foam.
Playground at Mission Bay Park	—	Public accessWheelchair accessibleSand
Playground at Mission Beach Pocket Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mission Heights Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mission Point - Mission Bay Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Montclair Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mount Acadia Park	—	Public access
Playground at Mount Etna Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Mountain View Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Nestor Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Nobel Athletic Area	—	Public access
Playground at North Clairemont Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Oak Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Ocean Air Recreation Center	—	Public access
Playground at Ocean Beach Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Old Stonefield Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Old Trolley Barn Park	—	Public access
Playground at Olive Grove Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Olive Street Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Pacific Highlands Ranch Community Park	—	Public accessUnpaved
Playground at Park De La Cruz	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Parque Pasteje	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Patriot Park	—	Public access
Playground at Peñasquitos Creek Park	—	Public access
Playground at Pioneer Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Polaris Breen Park	—	Public accessPaved
Playground at Princess del Cerro Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Rancho Mission Canyon Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Ridgewood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Roadrunner Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Robb Field Ocean Beach Athletic Area	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Rolling Hills Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Sabre Springs Park	—	Sand
Playground at San Carlos Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at San Ysidro Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Sandburg Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Scripps Ranch Community Park	—	Public access
Playground at Semillon Blvd. Mini Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Serra Mesa Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Shoreline Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Silver Terrance Mini Park	—	Public access
Playground at Silverwing Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Ski Beach	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Skyview Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Smuggler's Cove Park	—	Fenced
Playground at Solana Highlands Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at South Bay Community Park	—	Public accessWheelchair accessibleSand
Playground at Southcrest Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Spanish Landing Park	—	Public access
Playground at Spring Valley County Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Steele Canyon Park	—	Public accessSand
Playground at Stonebridge Park	—	Public access
Playground at Sun Ridge Vista Mini Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Sweetwater Lane County Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Sycamore Canyon Park	—	Public access
Playground at Tecolote Canyon Natural Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Tecolote Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Teralta Neighborhood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Tierrasanta Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Torrey Del Mar Neighborhood Park	—	Public access
Playground at Torrey Highlands Park	—	Public access
Playground at Torrey Hills Neighborhood Park	—	Public access
Playground at Torrey Meadows Neighborhood Park	—	Public access
Playground at Twin Trails Park	—	Public access
Playground at University Gardens Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at University Village Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Via Del Norte Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Views West Park	—	Public access
Playground at Villa La Jolla Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Vista Terrace Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Walker Preserve Trail	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Walker-Wangenheim School Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Ward Canyon Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Western Hills Park	—	Public access
Playground at Westview Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Wideman Memorial Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Windwood Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Winterwood Lane Community Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Playground at Wisdom Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Sensory play area	—	Nothing recorded yet
Sixth Avenue PlaygroundBalboa Park	Balboa Park	Public access
Spin Park	—	Nothing recorded yet
Splash Pad	—	Nothing recorded yet
Tecolote Shores SouthMission Bay Park	Mission Bay Park	Public access
Tot Lot	—	Nothing recorded yet
Tweet Street PlaygroundTweet Street Linear Park	Tweet Street Linear Park	Public accessRubber safety surface
Waterfront Park Playground	—	Public access
Young Children’s PlaygroundTuxedo Park	Tuxedo Park	Nothing recorded yet

Questions about playgrounds in San Diego

How many public playgrounds are there in San Diego?: This directory lists 179 public playgrounds in San Diego, California, taken from open map data. 172 of them carry evidence of public access, such as an access tag, a public park boundary, or a parks department as operator. The real number is higher: a playground that nobody has mapped, or that has no name and is not inside a named park, is not listed here.
Which playgrounds in San Diego have restrooms?: 1 listing records restrooms on site, including Playground at Cesar Solis Park. Restrooms are recorded for only 1% of San Diego listings, so an absence here means nobody has mapped one, not that there is none.
Are any San Diego playgrounds wheelchair accessible?: 5 San Diego listings are recorded as wheelchair accessible, including Playground at Bill Cleator Community Park, Playground at Cesar Solis Park, Playground at Mission Bay Park. That describes reaching and moving through the site; it does not promise ramped structures or accessible surfacing under every piece of equipment.
Which playgrounds in San Diego are fenced?: 1 listing has a fence, wall or gate mapped, including Playground at Smuggler's Cove Park. Fencing is one of the least-tagged details anywhere, so treat the rest as unknown.

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