Eleanor Pardee Park

My 2 year old and I recently checked out this park and he loved it! They have two separate gated playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for older kids, and a large grassy field. We spent 2 hours at the tot lot and he still didn’t want to leave! The tot lot has a climber with a slide, swings (including a handicap swing), a teeter-​totter, sandbox, spinner, and small bench for snack time. The ground is the rubbery material. There are no bathrooms. Very clean playground. Adding this to our playground rotation!

Great place for a community Garden. The only problem is the kids using the bench next to the well to party and drink. Other than that the City of Palo Alto has done a great job managing this park area. They have great fields and wonderful kids park to have young children play.

Fun park that is nice and gated in (for the most part). The play structures are great and its in a nice quiet area of PA. No picnic tables anywhere near the play area but you can sit and have a snack at the round planter bench in the middle.

Beautiful park with lots of space and a great play structure for kids. It’s too bad those great big trees were cut down.

I went whizzing past this park a couple of days ago when I was on my way to a near by school to do some work… all in a days work.
All I can say is OMG… I’ve got to take my precious pitbull for a nice long walk around this large open park.
Big, bright beautiful childrens play structure.
Large open grassy area/​playing field surrounded by tall eucalyptus trees.

Still a great park! The other reviews sum it up well. I picnic here often! Nice short circuit for joggers, thought i wish it weren’t paved. Why must we pave everything? A gravel path would be more sustainable and better on the joints.
Update from other reviews: still no bathroom!

It’s a fine park, and the other reviews sum it up well.
I am just posting an update: No apparent movement on installing bathrooms. That seems like a shame. Also likely means that the neighborhood is fighting them because they don’t want the potential of having to perceive homeless people.

My boys and I just got back from our first playtime at Eleanor Pardee Park. Good times. Some of the highlights:
+ «Zip line» feature on the larger climbing structure
+ Cool layout of larger climbing structure in general
+ Several tipped oak trees great for climbing
+ Clean and well maintained like most PA parks
+ Eucalyptus trees lining the park
+ Picturesque rolling lawns
Minor drawbacks:
— No bathrooms, though apparently this is under debate with City Council
— Several people running dogs off leash, though signs say leash only
— Picnic area seemed a bit run down (again only by PA standards)
In all a great local park and we’re excited to return.
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Before we moved to the neighborhood, we checked this park out and loved it from the start! We go here almost every other day now.
It has a spacious lawn (good for soccer games, flying kites and throwing baseballs) and has 2 playgrounds to choose from — one has bigger climbing structures, a sand/​water area and big-​kid swings, and the other is shaded with a small structure and 2 baby/​2 big-​kid swings surrounded by sand.
There’s also a paved «bowl» (they held a free summer concert and kids can practice biking, scooting or skating here), a paved walking path and community gardens. Just the perfect place that has something for everyone.

Emily Pardee’s beautiful tribute to her daughter Eleanor, this park boasts more than 9 acres of fun, spaces for reflection or stretching out for a nap in the sun, a jogging path and a multi-​purpose stage area. Pardee, who was a community activist, deeded the land to Palo Alto in 1920 in memory of her daughter, Eleanor, who died of typhoid as a young girl. There’s plenty here to keep active youngsters busy for hours including a sand and water play area, a zip line and play structures for different development stages. I’ve always appreciated that the play equipment is fenced in giving little ones who think bolting is hilarious a tangible border to play in.