A newish park in Alameda with a smooth loop for skating or biking. PRO TIP: Hit a U Turn after going forward for ten minutes on the bike loop if youre with kids age 8 and under. If you dont, you may end up carrying a scooter and a child like we did. Now that we have learned, we do half the loop and then hit the zipline, giant slide, or swings. Plenty of space to play in the newly designed playgrounds. Jane Sweenys vision for this old railyard is now one I can appreciate. There appears to be plenty of gazebo space for multiple parties with plenty of distance between. We stopped at the nearby In and Out drive thru on the way home. Everyone was happy.

Love the non plasticky construction, native CA trees and shrubs, open setting. Hard to beat this playground!

The park integrates nature and play structures. Kids will be able to balance on tree logs, go down a 10 foot slide, ride a 50 foot zip line, and play on slides, swings, sand pit and a jungle gym. There are picnic tables and a nice running trail. Theres plenty of parking and people can host outdoor events. Enjoy some outdoor fun in Alamedas new park.

People were not social distancing! Children were at the playground plating. The caution tape had been pulled of the play structures. No one had on masks except me and like 3 or 4 other people. The park itself is nice and my nephews party was nice... I was just disappointed in the close proximity of everyone...

First time there the kids really enjoyed them selfs.

Beautiful Park fantastic play area, nice shaded areas to lay out a blanket and picnic or snooze

Love this place. Such an amazing park and trail. My kids enjoy it so much. It has a zipline, sand area, toddler/baby park, a huge slide even adults can fit on, tire swing, climbing structure, large chimes, and CLEAN BATHROOMS.

Great park to bring your kids!

This is an awesome park the facilities are excellent and theyre up to date and clean. Theres a restroom and a water fountain and a little poop bag dispenser for your pets. Overall a great park. Theres also a little bike track with a trail separate. Great families too

Great park for all ages and also an awesome place for family get togethers. Plenty of space for everyone

This is my new favorite park! Its really peaceful, parking is a breeze in the parking lot, there is a well kept bathroom, water fountains and the kud play area seems to be well maintained. My daughter loves the zip line that she can do all on her own. Water play, sand, big stainless steel slide, spider web swing for 4, climbing structures...safe, no traffic, clean, what more can you ask for. Love it!!

Kids loved it. Has a fun zip line. very natury with tree stumps to jump and parkor for the kids. Very clean and well kept. The locals are very nice and friendly.

So much space! So many options for fun and creative play! Water, sand, jumbo slide, zip line, musical chimes, swings, bike path, climbing structures, picnic tables, giant stumps and rocks- this park has it all with easy access to Oakland and the Island.

Great park. Cool slide. Good sand pit with a little stream for kids to play with water and sand. Also has a small kids playground and a zip line.

Best park for kids when its below 90 degrees. There is no shade at this park near the play structures. None! There is something here for all age levels. Zip line, sand, swings, big slide, trails for bikes and scooters. Super fun.

Great for biking, good recreation area. Fabulous for birthday party

Absolutely great park!! Lots of activities

Awesome park for picnics, biking, scootering.

I love this place! Its like a miniature Golden Gate Park!

Cute new park.Zip line is awesome.

Very accessible, well designed, conveniently located, large open space, well maintained community park. Free parking lot. Water fountains. Bathrooms with air dryers. Multiple refuse containers - recycling, composting & trash. Wide paved & unpaved trails for walking/running, biking. Comfortable seating areas throughout. Covered pavilion with large picnic tables. Multiple large, accessible playground areas, Zipline. Native, natural landscaping, swales for rainwater collection. Well lit.

We love this playground! There is a big playground for kids 5-12 years old with a big stainless steel slide, huge tire swing, web climbing structure, xylophone, logs to climb on, large sandbox with water fountain, a special swing that slides on a rope on another end(I dont know what its called.There is a fenced playground (swings, slides, etc) beside it for younger kids with a picnic bench and table.There is a restroom easily within reach of these play areas.A square paved area where you can keep biking or scooting around, while the parents can sit on many benches around it as well.There is a roofed area for having a party for maybe 100pax (?) and a large grassy area in front of it. There are actually many grassy areas everywhere too for a picnic, for playing catch, to set up a tent, etc.There is a small pavilion.This park is very accessible. From the parking lot, there are no steps so you can roll into the park, and the walkways are well-marked. There are many paved paths to access the different areas of the park. There are concrete and rugged paths. They are perfect for walking, jogging, biking, scooting, skating, etc. You can go further out or you can go around a smaller area. There are slight and steeper inclines.The park is already way awesome as it is, and we look forward to when they develop the rest of the space!

This is one of my favorite parks to take my kids in Alameda. Unfortunately its a new park so all the trees are still small and the park hardly has any shade. If your kids love to play in sand and make a mess with water then I recommend bringing an extra outfit, the sand/water table can produce large puddles

Love the playground and trail space for walk or ride hikes. Need more tables tough Big space and multiple activities for kids

Its just what Alameda needed! Lovely bug playground, extensive bike and walking trails... My son thanks Jean Sweeney for pursuing her vision for all those years.

Lots of parking plenty of space to walk hazzard free, but still social distancing

Nice park in Alameda overviewing SF, wide open spaces as well as focused areas for kids to play

Cool new park in Alameda. Not a lot of shade, so hot days out there can be pretty brutal. Definitely bring water. It looks like it has a cool group picnic/party spot too, which we will get to try out at a 1-year-old birthday party in a couple of weeks. Cool equipment and set up, though. Our little girls had a blast.

Son loves this place... Nice open space and fun for everyone also tables in the back... And walking trail

Fun unique things to do at this park, giant slide, zip line ... Not too many mature trees so shade is a little hard to come by and sand in the pathways gets slippery for little ones.

Wow! Even though this park is in its infancy, it is great. Great playground, already a beautiful space and only destined to get better.

Very nice park, well kept bathrooms, clean environment. Very nice park play areas!

Not too crowded on a Friday afternoon.

Super fun and creative playground on the east side of the park. Need to explore the rest of this expansive park our next time in Alameda.

Took the dog. he loved it

What a great park to spend a couple hours with my granddaughter! Lots of fun stuff for the kiddos to do and enjoy. Nice, long walking trail. Very popular place on a Saturday...

Nice and big. Kids and adults can bike or walk. Nice play structures. You can do family BBQ on weekends or just simply put your blanket and relax.

Nice park but relatively small

Its so nice here. The new playground is great. Its not quite finished yet. But the playground is done. As is the walking path and the bike path. I love that they will not be building any houses right at the park like they did with the little park by the water. We need MORE open spaces!!

So much fun, not to many regulations, just clean safe fun!

Great new playground with a zip line, sand pit, and tot lot on a long stretch of bike/walking path. Plenty of picnic tables and a clean public restroom, too. It can get busy on weekends, but theres usually enough parking.

Great park for the kiddos!

Some areas are still under construction this is a beautiful Park and its going to be even more beautiful when its finished.

Fantastic time had by all

Nice low key walking trail. Has a nice park at the beginning of trail

Its a beautiful place

Fun playground with neat play structures. Not a lot of trees so being sunscreen.

Nice historic land that has been converted into a family park. We only visited the playground area. It has a well-designed playground space, zip line, cycling track, large sandpit, wide slide and hill, plus restrooms.My only concern is that kids of different ages and sizes go down the same aluminum slide and most adults are just watching. I saw a lot of close calls with a larger kid about to slide into a smaller kid who didnt have time to leave the bottom area.

Well done! Could use some doggy waste bag stations. There are none for some reason. Twice Ive picked up dog poop from the sidewalks. (Not my dog). Park is so popular that trash receptacles are overflowing. So needs more attention to that. Congratulations on a beautiful, well designed park. Hopefully the next phase has an off leash dog park. We noticed that there is a section of hydroseeded wildflowers right by the parking lot. Lots of California Poppies coming up. Some other flowery goodies also. Cant wait to see this turn into a flowery meadow.

THIS. PARK. IS. SERIOUSLY. AMAZING. Im so happy that Alameda completed this project and that its now open! I had heard of it during construction phases but didnt realize it was open now, we chanced upon it when we were in the area and im glad we did. They really outdid themselves. We visited on Wednesday 5-22-19.First, about the essentials: plenty of free parking, a nice bathroom, lots of places to sit and chill or tables to picnic. Its all nicely built and all seems sturdy enough to last.Theres something here for everyone of all ages. A sweet sand pit with a button-activated water stream feature for hot days, an enclosed play area for the younger kids with everything from kiddie swings to a typical traditional playground structure with slides and lots to climb around on, a giant slide with a little climbing section next to it, spider web-like climbing rope structure, a huge bike trail, cool chimes/xylophone instrument with little attached mallets to play with, lots of green grassy open space to play all kinds of games on, a neat huge swing, lots of trees, cool logs and obstacle course-like features to jump around and balance on.There is a zip line that is apparently going to be fixed very soon-- according to a family I was chatting with, who then directed me to the parks website, replacement parts for the broken pieces have been ordered and Alameda will be fixing it to have it operational again ASAP. So we will definitely be coming back soon and hope to be able to check that out.I took a short video clip but unfortunately there doesnt seem to be a way for me to share it here. Next time we go Ill take a few photos to post.My family has been to lots of parks l over the bay area including a number in Alameda. Its very hard to pick favorites since they all have things to love. But, if I had to choose one, this park would definitely be a contender for the top. Go check it out. Next time we go were bringing the kids bikes, our little mini shade tent, and a picnic for a proper daytrip adventure.

Wonderful playground,clean,well maintained , and my kids have great fun

Amazing place. Huge park that is always packed. Has great equipment and happy kids.

The zipline is one of my kids favorite. This park has several unique ckimbing features, like giant logs, a boulder scramble, and a structure on a hill with views of SF. Cons: its windy and there isnt much shade.

Very nice park for kids to play, the playground isnt big but very clean. Its usually not crowded but it depends on the time of the day.

What a treat to have a wide open park in Alameda. Great playground and zipline for the kids. A nice walk. Park will take years to fully develop but thank you to the late Jean Sweeney for making this possible.

Busy on the weekends, but plenty of fun things to try! giant slide, climbing equipment, music area, little kids area, water hole in the sand. Bike path, walking path. Be aware the parking lot is pretty small!

Lovely park nice landscape amazing slide cool zip line and wonderful place to bike or skare

If you’re up for a bike ride, a walk, or play time with your kid - this is the place!

1st visit ever...on one of the hottest days of the year, it was still a JEWEL of a park...!!!

Great creative park!! Currently no shade, though I expect the trees will eventually provide shade.

Lovely new playground with a zip line, bathrooms an cool sand/water play area.

Super fun park. Huge slide, fun things to climb, a sand area & a little park for smaller kids

So far its a trail Street for about a little over half a mile where you can walk or ride your bicycle and its pretty nice

Yes, the park is nice. But my gosh, for the people who live by the park, I am going insane. People are yelling, screaming, skateboarding, playing loud music past 12am.This was the main reason I was against this park in the first place. Alameda has plenty of parks! I have been here for more than 18 years and it has always been quiet and nice people who walk their dogs occasionally.But now we have to listen to these extremely loud people all night and day. There needs to be a curfew or something because I cant even open my window anymore at night because its so loud!

God spot too chile

The great new perks base, a lot of people on the weekends bathrooms in water fountains period plenty of room for the kids to run around and death-defying playground toys.

Nice bike trail, but poorly conceived entrance/exit on Sherman. Park is fun for kids and the zip line is a big hit!

A very nice park and open space in Alameda.

Great biking path

The mini-zipline was fun. Such a nice space to play and hang out.

We love this park! There’s a fun spot for toddlers as well as big kids, lots of things to do, bike trails, and clean restrooms.

The park is not finish yet but so far a good trail to take your family and pets. I hope they will install some waste bags station, it will be really convenient since there a lot of pets.

Fantastc play area, but not a single spot of shade. Makes it hard for down times and hanging around for too long at a time.

What a great park! Amazing playground with lots of places still left to explore.

Alamedas newest gem. More tondo but nice playground and cycle track

Great park, cant wait till it gets finished.

Very spacious and lots of outdoor wildlife

Best park ever!!! Many level park, tons of kids. Has a bike path, walking path.

This is a really excellent kids park with a variety of wonderful installations.

Fantastic park for toddlers and older kids! There is so much to do for everyone.

Great serenity and warmth and sunshine

Still in progress, but a great 20 minute walk, end to end.

Great for kids of all ages. Large walking/riding trail big kids playground and little kids playground, Giant xylophone,Bathrooms and a zipline! Do you really need more?

Wonderful huge space nice park and all new

Love the park! Often crowded though.

Great play structures including a big metal slide, a zip line, and things to climb on

New park that just opened after a long development period. Several play areas, tables, and paths for biking and walking.

Quiet open space, good for kids, good for bikes.

New park with best play structure in Alameda. Still some construction needed on actual park.

Beautiful park for the whole family

It will be nice to see when its completely done.

This is an awesome little park, a very unique playground!

Alameda’s new park is a big hit with my little guys. We will be packing our bikes to ride the trail soon!

Great park with a Zipline for kids.

Awesome! Cant wait until its finished!

Great for riding bikes!

Great place!

Awesome brand new Park, but boy is it crowded!

Great New park for the kids and while family.

Great place for kids to run, jump, climb, be physical.