Adventure Playground

Wonderful playground that offers a unique experience for kids. Must sign a waver before entering and most definitely monitor your children. The playground offers free donated wood to build with, tools - hammers and hand saws- nails, hinges, and water based paints. In order to acquire hand tools kids must use a magnet on a string to find lost nails or pick up trash. The playground has been constructed with donated lumber. The kids use their imaginations to build something. They can also add onto existing infrastructures and paint their projects. The playground inspects all new additions daily to assess any public safety issues. The playground is a close walk to ample parking and the view of the bay is stunning! Kids love this place!!

Something for everyone here. Kids use powerful magnets on a string to collect discarded nails, then turn them in for a tool (hammer/saw). It's equal parts a fun place to play and imagination wonderland. Kids can nail or saw anything they would like. The saws are pretty dull, so they are really hard for kids to use. The ziplone is for ages 6 and up. It's fun. Parents must accompany any kids under 18 and sign a liability waiver at the entrance. The entrance is free. There are public restrooms and a playground right next door. Great place to pack a lunch and spend the day.

There are two parks next to each other. One is a good park for 5 to 8 year olds. There is also a fun park for older kids that is like the Peter Pan and Lost Boys. Hands made with wood and arts and craft areas for kids to make things or contribute to the area. There are several tree house-type structures and a zip line for kids 6 and up. Great fun for FREE. Donations are accepted.

My kids' favorite place in Berkeley. They could spend good 3-4 hours easily here. They keep themselves very busy with building forts with boards and also hammering away. Great way to be creative with building materials. A little bit of supervising for safety (using nails and hammers), it's a great place for kids to experiment. The zipline there is an icing on the cake! All the staffs & volunteers I've met are so friendly and dedicated. I've noticed that they were always very patient with kids. This is one of those places that I would recommend to visit and experience while visiting SF bay area with kids in age of 6 to 13. It's now much harder to find this sort of kids playground in US.

This was my kids’ absolute favorite place to visit on our trip to Berkeley. It has something for every interest. Whether they are into construction and building, art, music, climbing challenges, treasure hunting, exploring, hide and seek, or even sitting quietly in a secluded spot, Adventure Playground offers it and more. While the zip line was an obvious favorite, there were so many other areas to play and explore that it wasn’t even listed as the best thing according to my kids. One loved the construction challenge and the other enjoyed pretend play and the slides in the large forts. It was actually so enjoyable that my kids asked to go back the next day because they hadn’t had enough of it. Even by the end of the second day, one of my kids commented that she hadn’t gotten to do everything. This is the type of place you could return to every week and find something new to discover each time. A must do in Berkeley for adventurous kids.