Aidan's Place at Westwood Recreation Center

Aidan James Gaffney was born on December 5, 1995. He was a bright eyed, courageous, sensitive and beautiful boy that was born with a progressive disease that left him ventilator dependant and wheelchair bound. In a wheelchair for five and one half years, Aidan taught us what it was like to be physically disabled in this world. One of his favorite activities was watching his siblings play at local playgrounds on the West Side of Los Angeles. Denied the opportunity to play himself because of poor accessibility, Aidan inspired us to build this playground so children of all abilities could play in their neighborhood parks. It is our hope that with increasing awareness of this need and adequate public funding, all future public playgrounds built throughout America will be designed to serve the needs of every child in the community. Aidan died on June 26, 2001 and never lived to see the opening of this great playground.

So many play structures. Many options for swings, slides, climbing, pretend play, etc. A kid's version of a zip line for lack of a better word (swing that an adult pushes that's on a cable/pulley-not sure of the words, they're pushed and then come back). Free parking available. Closer parking has some time caveats during weekdays. Bathroom is inside the rec center.

Very large and lots of activities for kids in it. Easy parking and quite clean.

I really like this park with its thoughtful design for kids with disabilities. There are many squirrels around that kids enjoy to see and I never miss a chance to go there with my daughter to play whenever I am in Los Angeles. I am really grateful for the parents of Aidan to have made this possible. May his memory last forever.

Really great playground, very active on a Saturday morning. Great soft surfaces for toddlers and easy places to access. Not a ton of parking when games are on.