Alamo Square Park

PARK REVIEW

The scenery makes the park. Located across the street from San Francisco's historic Victorian Painted Ladies is a small playground with tons of character. The equipment is decorated like the Victorian Row Houses. The park offers wonderful photo opportunities of San Francisco.

ADDRESS -- 535 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94117

PLAYGROUND RATING

(4 out of 5 stars)

Reviewed:

June 2008

TODDLER PLAYGROUND

    • This is an adorable playground with a row house design. The playground is fully fenced. The actual equipment is fairly typical of most playgrounds, but the location is ideal. This equipment is for children ages 2-5 years.

  • Playground Equipment

      • 4 Baby Swings

      • Stairs

      • Small Platforms

      • 1 Rocking Turtle

      • Mini Rock Wall

      • 4 Steering Wheels

      • 2 Straight Medium Metal Slides

      • 1 Curved Medium Plastic Slide

      • Sliding Pole

      • 2 Little Chairs

      • Hanging Bar

  • Playground Construction

      • Equipment made of metal & wood

      • Primarily a rubber surface, but there is some sand under the equipment

  • Shade Level

      • There are some big trees around that provide some shade

  • Seating

      • 2 Benches

Alama Square Park Row House Equipment

Rocking Turtle

Row House Equipment

OLDER KIDS PLAYGROUND

  • This equipment is for older children. It is located within the same fenced area as the toddler playground.

  • Playground Equipment

    • 2 Big Swings

    • Stairs

    • High Platforms

    • 1 Chain Ladder

    • Monkey Bars

    • 2 Steering Wheels

    • 2 Large Wavy Metal Slides

    • 1 Large Twisty Plastic Slide

    • 2 Little Chairs

    • Sliding Pole

    • Hanging Bar

  • Playground Construction

    • Equipment made of metal & wood

    • Primarily a rubber surface, but there is some sand under the equipment

  • Shade Level

    • There are some big trees around that provide some shade.

  • Seating

    • 1 Bench

Wavy Slides

Wavy Slide & Twisty Ladder

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PICNIC AREA

There is 1 table outside of the playground area. There is a great field to lay a blanket down and have a picnic across from the Painted Ladies.

WALKING PATHS

There are sidewalks around the park. The city and Victorian homes provide excellent scenery.

MAINTENANCE

This park is somewhat well maintained. It could have been a bit cleaner.

RESTROOMS

The restrooms are decently clean.

WATER FOUNTAINS

There is a water fountain on a pole outside of the playground.

PARKING

Good luck. It can be tricky to find street parking in this area since this is a high traffic area. It is free parking though.

PARK WEBSITE

http://www.sfnpc.org/alamosquarehistory