Mission Playground

Well, took my son here to play for an hour. I did not know there was a back part that had more structures and sand.
We stayed near the front part and just spun around. I was happy to find the bathrooms open on a Saturday and that they were pretty clean. Very active area as there were people playing soccer.

A lovely playground fit for all ages. Love that it’s fenced in on the younger kids area. Lots of fun equipment, slides, swings, train, jungle gym. And, the best part… clean bathrooms right near the fenced-​in playground. A mom’s dream come true!

Recently renovated, I like this place. A nice amount of soccer on the soccer field, as well as tennis courts and a kids playground. Kind of wish it was closer to BART, but overall, it’s a great facility. A nice addition to the neighborhood.
My favorite: Clean and spacious bathrooms! OMG? WTF? A government-​run bathroom that’s actually nice? I really hope they keep it up.

The Soccer field became famous in this YouTube video, now with over 480,000 views.
Pickup futbol.
Tennis Courts
Swimming pool
Artistic tiles in clean restrooms.
Usually lots of young children playing.
But too bad building is almost always locked.
Grass on 19^th Street side is patchy.
New rules, the lights will be on Sunday night
Because of the drought (summer 2014) the water play feature on the Valencia Street side is shut off.

Friendly, happy, clean playground. Walked by with a friend as we were strolling Valencia Street on a Friday evening and there was a fun band playing by the play structures! My kid has played soccer here on Saturday afternoons with his soccer team, and it’s perfect for his little sister to play in the playground. Great, local neighborhood park and a lovely community gathering place.

Our boy loves the water park and watching people play soccer. Thus park has a little bit of everything. A great spot for family.

Tennis Sundays! This is why I love SF! I was walking down the street with my giant tennis racket bag… contemplating where to play tennis and if I was going to be lucky enough to get a court at Dolores today. Then, some stranger comes out of nowhere and is like «You play tennis?» And I was like «Why, yes I do!» And he said «You should go to 19^th and Valencia, they have brand new courts». Wow! Thank you random stranger with the best advice ever! We went up to 19^th and Valencia and boom! There they were, 2 brand new tennis courts with our names on it! I was ready to Nadal someone up! As you walk to the tennis courts, you pass restroom facilities to your right, and a mid-​sized soccer field. It was awesome seeing a pickup game right there! They play everyday at 7pm on weekdays. I really want to play with them but I’d be the only girl. And I love breaking glass ceilings and inviting myself into the Old Boys Clubs… but they’re really good! I haven’t played soccer since my AYSO days. But I’m hoping that I’ll get the courage one day to play with them. In the meanwhile, back to the tennis courts, there are two full-​sized courts, and typically, the people that play next to us are always super nice… because every time I completely miss my shot and hit it on their court, they are nice enough to return my tennis ball. There is also a fountain where the kids play in the water and a basketball court. It’s super secure with a big iron gate (but still inviting).
Now if only I can perfect my double-​handed backhand!

A few Saturdays ago, my Son and I came into the City for a 1-​Day Earthwatch Expedition in conjunction with the Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF). On a glorious SF day, we started at Dolores Park and probably walked 5 – 6 miles while measure the circumference of lots of trees and otherwise evaluating their overall health. We had a wonderful time and as far as the exercise went, this was great training for a proposed 2014 Camino Portugués adventure.
Our small Team stopped at the Mission Playground for Lunch. We brown bagged it and we were fortunate to find enough shaded bench space right next to the «water park». It was all very pleasant and relaxing. We were also appreciative of the clean restrooms and overall vibe of the entire Playground and Pool Complex (including the children’s birthday parties). There was also a lot of neat people watching and a cool sense of urban joy for having the privilege of living in this magical part of the US of A.

J & I stumbled across this place and their amazing bathroom a few months ago while on one of our Mission walkabouts. I watched a father do triangle pose in the sand while his kid was running around. This has got to be one of the best playgrounds in the city as well as the cleanest bathroom in the Mission.

Very nice tennis courts & turf soccer field with mini goals. Come early with the kids so they can play some soccer on the nice field — before teams show up or adults take over!

An astounding array of water features and things that twirl until you’re ready to puke.
I feel really weird about going into the park — cause there’s this big sign about needing a child to enter the park. Thing is I don’t plan on reproducing but I do like parks. Usually on hot days, I’ll casually enter from Valencia Street, talking jovially to an imaginary child. I dip my head under the big water dropping thing and get my hair wet. Then me and my imaginary child head out to Dolores Park.

My mom recommended me to this park and when I went there with my son. I like it because it’s baby and toddler friendly. I like it better than Dolores Park because Dolores Park is more made for big kids. If you only have a baby or toddler. I recommend this park. More to do for them.

Wow! I can’t believe this park isn’t in Unilocal.Maybe because it’s kinda undercover, right next to mission pool. This place is great. We love to go there whether it’s for 20 minutes or a couple hours. We go so often it’s like our backyard. The swings are in good condition (unlike Dolores Park) and there isn’t usually a wait. They have different play structures for the different age kids. And the train is a big hit with my boy. The only draw back for which it gets minus one is the sand, sand, sand everywhere. It’s forced me to get over my sand issues, but it’s annoying. Oh — and there is no shade on super sunny days, but there is good wind cover as it’s nestled in between some buildings.