Awesome, shady wooden playground. They dont make them like this anymore. Lots of paths and nooks to run around in. Nice center area for parents to sit in and be able to see most of the playground.

Best park ever. These wooden parks are so much fun for kids. This is definitely one of the most scenic parks I’ve ever visited with my kids. The duck pond site was so well maintained as well. Public restrooms are pretty well maintained too.

Pretty small place but plenty big enough to get my 4- and 2-year-old a good happy tired. A half-dozen rides (too bad the 2-year-old wasnt big enough to ride the carousel -- what about letting a parent stand next to the little ones?) and some neat play spaces (the Old West area that the Jolly Trolley runs around was the 4-year-olds favorite and, though the place was reasonably busy on a Sunday, pretty undersubscribed.

Better if youre lucky enough to remember or be blessed with a beach towel in your trunk to bring along and perch out under the trees. Best shady spots are mainly dirt, so come equipped!

Great park for hours of fun. During COVID all parents wore a mask in the play area and occupancy is only 59, so not the weekends. Prior to COVID-19 this park was always super busy during the weekends.

The title is self explanatory. The play area is huge as seen in the picture. Christopher rode his new bike all the way around the park!!! Great place for family and the kids

Its nice to find an open playground for the kids to run around and play in.

My kids love this park! Bring bread and you can feed the ducks at the pond across the street as well!

Fun playground! Lots of climbing and different stuff to do and the structure is different than traditional playgrounds, which makes it more fun. The kids also seem to love the whale, shark and dolphin statues that they can climb on. Bathroom seem pretty clean and a lot of benches for adults to sit down and a lot of picnic tables to eat. Plus there is huge grass area for the kids to run around. It was our first time there and all in all it was very fun for the kids!

The city need to pressure wash the park and add a other tire swung

Nice playground. A little hard to keep an eye on your kids. The illegal food vendors and many homeless lingering about give it a slightly creepy vibe. Definitely skip the bathrooms if you can.

Its my area where Im worked for the last 37 years

This park seriously needs more benches.

Awesome playground, parents/babysitters seem to be having fun just as much as their kids. Huge wooden castle, labyrinths, slides. As tourists, we were happy to let our daughter enjoy herself after a walk through downtown, Presidio, etc.

This is a great playground. It is large with many different areas and enough equipment that Ive never seen kids fight over availability. The entire playground is fenced in with half height gates to enter and exit. There is a separate gated off toddler/young child area with lower equipment and toddler swings. Picnic tables are nearby and party areas can be reserved. Restrooms are right outside the playground.

Amazing park so shady and the trees are really nice to look at. The park is nice and clean parking can be a drag tho

A great stop across the street from a beautiful garden! Lots of play structures and scenic palm trees. There are often vendors who sell great treats for a good price. If you need to use the restroom, best to move on; the ones here are disgusting.

Great spot to bring kiddos. Only suggestion is to get better bathrooms with taller than 3ft stall doors

Want your kids to get some good agility training? This is the place!

Great place

Great local park with a huge wooden castle play structure and swing set. Public restroom also nearby.

My favorite place as a kid and now its my girls favorite place. And I love that I can buy shaved ice or a mango from the guy who sells outside the park.

Great place to bring the kids toddler to pre teen. Lots of climbing, slides of all type, hand over hand, a fun marble run but don’t for get to bring a marble, two kid swings, two baby swings and a stage area that does have Magic shows on occasion. I didn’t give it a 5 star due to it not having a changing station in the bathroom.

Run wild and free, toddler! Im just kidding, but this is a great wooden play structure with lots of cool maze like spaces, fun slides and various play structures to run play climb and crawl on

Excellent park that consists of a very large wooden fort structure that is mostly shaded by a roughly hundred year old massive giant fig tree.

Five stars isnt enough! This is one of the best public parks I have ever been to. Even my now jaded 7-year-old delights in it, while my two and four year olds would probably camp there if they could!

Wonderful playground(castle themed) in a park with big old trees

Hands down one of the best public parks Ive been to. This park reminds me of the play area in Legoland. Its that nice!

Its any childs dream running and playing it this wood fort, all for free. A nice rest stop, picnic area. Ample tables and shade

Lots of fun for the little one.

Really great place for kids! My daughters are 3 and 5 and love that place

Nice park with large play area for kids. Old fashioned wooden obstacle courses and climbing and play areas

Literally a world for kids. Best playground anywhere

Great place for kids to play. However, some of the equipment is older, and the picnic tables are very dirty.

Nice place I took my grandson there and he had lots of fun.

Hours are 6am to half hour after sunset.

Wooooowwww, the construction of this playground is all wood, 2x4 or greater. This is a really great park

Great spot for kids to hang out and play. Very well kept and safe.

So pretty my kids loved it

Super cool kids park with a huge wooden fortress and big whale sculpture. Very unique and old fashioned. Wonderful plants all around and near other good parks and gardens. Any kid will love to check this place out and its a pleasant experience for anyone looking to relax.

It is still closed

This is fun and safe for the kids to play. They love going there.

Nice playground with a restroom just beside and not far away from downtown Santa Barbara.

Great park for kiddos of all ages and they closed it in with gates so it is now safer for the little ones.

So much fun for the little ones

My 19month old had a blast. This is by far the collest park ive been too for the littles!! Highly recommend for kids up to age 12. Awesome!

Coolest playground for any age child. My son had a blast

Grew up playing here, now I get to take my kids!

Great park! Hard to see kids while playing but my bis loved it.

Awesome safe place for kids to play

This playground is huge my daughter loves it its a nice place for a picnic and there is a beautiful koi fish pond with turtles across the street

The kids loved this park. The play structure is one of a kind. The duck pond across the street is also beautiful.

For kids by kids. kids world was designed by kids. Amazing place to bring the kids to play.

We are from LA and we visited this place on Dec 31, 2017. It was closed and fenced off. Kids were very disappointed. Please let us know when it opens. Forgot to snap a photo of the cold, high fence.

Kids love this place. As a parent, I dont like losing site of my smallest, though.

Great park for the small ones, and the chile-limon mangos from the carts are amazing on the weekends. Theres also occasionally a balloon guy. Only trick is its so big, if you have a really tiny but mobile toddler, youll be doing some chasing to keep up if they need accompanying.

One of the best parks

Best playground in town, the structure is so cool, all wood.

If you have kids, this is the place to let them run around. If your an active parent like me, you will be running around this wooden castle with them.

This is the greatest playground in the region.

Kids love the playground, but you have to keep a close eye on them because its easy for them to get lost from sight in the maze of the wood structure

Alemeda Park has the most awesome play structure. it looks like a castle with bridges, slides, climbing areas, tunnels and swings (tire, toddler and regular). It is truly unique.ProsThe structure is huge and has a great variety of equipment.There are areas for the littest ones and older kids.The bathrooms are clean and nearby.ConsYou will probably lose sight of your kid in this structure.The younger kid equipment is never where littles want to stay and this structure is a large place to follow your kid.If you like to feed ducks and Turtles, head across the street to Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens!

Lots of kids on a Sunday morning. Very large and lots of play areas

Cool big wooden park. Lovely

Fun playground with lots of passage ways for kids to explore

Great place to take your kids. Playground is huge and lots of things to do

Great park for b.day parties. And place to drain some of your kids energy.

Good place.

Best place for 2-6 yr. olds in town

Not the easiest park to run after a tot. Especially when you have some disabilities.

Perfect for kids great place

My 2 year old had a blast. Over an hour and he still didnt want to leave.

Wonderful playground for kids of all ages!

Best playground in town, classic!

Best playground on the west coast

Great place for a free family time

Clown on the weekend making balloon animals. Thanks Santa Barbara.

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Great for all ages

Great place for a family place

Its awesome!!

Awesome

Awesome place

Awesome an free place for kids

This park was closed when we went

My children like this place very much.

Its open on Sunday if the gate is open the drive in just bring water and snacks because its far away from town.

I remember going here every week as a kid when i lived in SB, every time i visit and drive by i still wish i could get out of the car and run around in the playground :)