Update
I’m doomed. I just read on the Wallyhood blog that Wallingford Playfield’s playground is now closed. Given my past experience with construction projects I have no faith it will re-open before we move or my kids are too old to appreciate it1. That said, the proposed play structures do look very nice.
Original
Last 4th of July I was by myself because the kids were with Jaeger’s parents and Jaeger was still in San Francisco. I headed to Gas Works Park to view the festivities but it was a little crowded for my taste so I decided to wander around and see what houses were for sale. I like walking around neighborhoods because you see things that aren’t as obvious when driving. On my quest, I ended up walking through Wallingford Playfield and was delighted to see that it had a large wading pool.
We ended up buying a house within walking distance of Wallingford Playfield2 and, on one of our numerous visits to the house, the kids and I dropped by the playground.
Wallingford Playfield has a traditional-style playground. It has both a very nice structure for older kids as well as a smaller structure for younger kids.
Julian enjoyed moving the rings back and forth on the smaller structure.
Calvin was excited to see that the playground has a traditional merry-go-round. It also has a traditional tire swing.
Julian loved the digger. Unlike most playground diggers, this one isn’t in a sandbox. It’s just digging the surrounding dirt/mud. Julian also loved climbing the rocks that surrounded the play area.
The wading pool had been drained for the season but I’m looking forward to taking the kids there next summer.
Summary:
| Features | 5-12 playground equipment, bucket swings, regular swings, molded plastic seat swing (without straps), tire swing, 2-5 year-old play structure, merry-go-round, digger, rocks, trees, large half-circle climbing structure, circular monkey bars, seasonal wading pool, climbing wall, curved slide, tunnel slide, ladder, fireman pole, tunnel, chain net, steering wheel panel, corkscrew climber, simplified abacus panel, small curved slide, bridge, double slide, tennis courts, soccer fields |
| Surface Material | Mostly wood chips. Parts are surrounded by poured rubber |
| Restrooms | Yes |
| Water fountain | Yes |
| Shade | Leafy trees. The larger structure has a roof on some sections and underneath is fairly shady. |
| Picnic area | Yes, multiple picnic tables. |
| Parking | Street Parking |
| Coffee | No. |
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- Right before we moved to San Francisco the Balboa Park Pool closed for renovation and is still closed. ↩
- Jaeger claims I think everything is within walking distance, which is somewhat true. However, this is also within walking distance for Julian. ↩