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Most Playful Cities: San Francisco

Most Playful Cities: San Francisco

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Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine • Updated On: March 7, 2013

There are 144 public play spaces in San Francisco, which has a unique Playground Report Card. The city grades playgrounds and rates the safety and quality of each. Add your photos and tips at checkin!

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

1. Bayview Hunters Point YMCA

7.8
1601 Lane St (Revere), San Francisco, CA
Gym · Bayview · 2 tips and reviews
Moscone Park Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

2. Moscone Park Playground

8.0
1890 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA
Playground · Marina District · 9 tips and reviews
Upper Noe Recreation Center is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

3. Upper Noe Recreation Center

8.8
295 Day St (btwn Sanchez & Church St), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Noe Valley · 13 tips and reviews
Cow Hollow Playground & Clubhouse is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

4. Cow Hollow Playground & Clubhouse

8.2
1 Miley St (near Baker), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Cow Hollow · 1 tip
Midtown Terrace Park & Rec Center is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

5. Midtown Terrace Park & Rec Center

8.2
601 Clarendon Ave (at Olympia Way), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Midtown Terrace · 1 tip
Golden Gate Park Children's Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

6. Golden Gate Park Children's Playground

8.8
Bowling Green Drive (near South Dr), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Golden Gate Park · 24 tips and reviews
Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

7. Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Playground

7.5
830 Sacramento Street (Stockton Street), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Chinatown · 5 tips and reviews
Rochambeau Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

8. Rochambeau Playground

7.1
California
Playground · Lake Street · 5 tips and reviews
Parkside Square is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

9. Parkside Square

7.0
28th Ave (Vicente St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Parkside · 5 tips and reviews
Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

10. Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library

8.2
International Terminal (SFO Airport), San Francisco, CA
History Museum · San Francisco International Airport · 14 tips and reviews
Julius Kahn Playground & Clubhouse is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

11. Julius Kahn Playground & Clubhouse

8.7
3206 W Pacific Ave (at Spruce St), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Presidio National Park · 9 tips and reviews
George Moscone Park is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

12. George Moscone Park

7.7
San Francisco, CA
Park · Marina District · 2 tips and reviews
Argonne Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

13. Argonne Playground

8.0
441 18th Ave (near Geary), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Inner Richmond · 4 tips and reviews
J.P. Murphy Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

14. J.P. Murphy Playground

7.6
1960 9th Ave (btwn Ortega & Pacheco St), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Forest Hill · 6 tips and reviews

15. Alta Plaza Park

9.4
2700 Clay St (btwn Scott & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Pacific Heights · 61 tips and reviews
Sunnydale Community Center is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

16. Sunnydale Community Center

1652 Sunnydale Ave, San Francisco, CA
Community Center · Sunnydale · No tips or reviews
Yerba Buena Gardens is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

17. Yerba Buena Gardens

9.2
745 Mission St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 153 tips and reviews
Edgewood Center For Children & Families is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

18. Edgewood Center For Children & Families

1801 Vicente St (Vicente & 29th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Mental Health Clinic · Parkside · 1 tip
Stonestown YMCA is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

19. Stonestown YMCA

8.2
333 Eucalyptus Dr (btwn 20th & 21st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gym · Stonestown · 11 tips and reviews
Stonestown Farmers Market is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

20. Stonestown Farmers Market

8.9
3251 20th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Farmers Market · Stonestown · 21 tips and reviews
Shoreline Park is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

21. Shoreline Park

8.6
(Tiburon Boulevard / Paradise Drive), Tiburon, CA
Park · 1 tip
Bay Area Discovery Museum is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

22. Bay Area Discovery Museum

8.8
557 McReynolds Rd (at Fort Baker), Sausalito, CA
Museum · 46 tips and reviews
Victoria Manalo Draves Park is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

23. Victoria Manalo Draves Park

7.3
1049 Folsom St (btw 6th & 7th), San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 10 tips and reviews
Crocker Amazon Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

24. Crocker Amazon Playground

6.4
799 Moscow St (at Italy Ave), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Crocker Amazon · 6 tips and reviews
Garfield Square is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

25. Garfield Square

6.3
Garfield Square, San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission District · 9 tips and reviews
Holly Park is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

26. Holly Park

9.3
Holly Park Cir (Bocana, Highland, Park, Murray, Appleton, Elsie), San Francisco, CA
Park · Holly Park · 16 tips and reviews
Sunnyside Playground & Recreation Center is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

27. Sunnyside Playground & Recreation Center

8.2
200 Melrose (near Forester), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sunnyside · 9 tips and reviews
Laurel Hill Playground & Clubhouse is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

28. Laurel Hill Playground & Clubhouse

299 Euclid (at Manzania), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Laurel Heights-Jordan Park · No tips or reviews
Glen Canyon Park is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

29. Glen Canyon Park

9.4
Glen Canyon Park (at O'Shaughnessy Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Park · Glen Park · 31 tips and reviews
Walter Haas Park and Playground is one of Most Playful Cities: San Francisco.

30. Walter Haas Park and Playground

8.8
5499 Diamond Heights (at Addison), San Francisco, CA
Park · Fairmount · 16 tips and reviews