Golden Gate Park (Koret Playground + Historic Carousel)
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🛝 Playground · San Francisco
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 55 min driveFrom Sunnyvale · Parking: Free/metered street parking in the park; lots of road closures on weekends, so arrive early
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
The century-old Koret Playground in Golden Gate Park: extra-long concrete slides, a huge sandbox, and a beautiful 1912 antique carousel right next door ($2).
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