Adventure Playground is a classic place to play for Berkeley kids. Earn a hammer by cleaning up found nails. Then hammer away until youve made your own Lost Boys fortress. Beautiful beach front, marina location with great park and nature center. Watch the boats launch from a breezy picnic table.

Really awesome experience going to Adventure Playgroud with my 6 years old boy. He use magnetic tools to find the nails, use hammer and other tools, then also work on paints. There is also an amazing zip line and we were lucky as it was for 6 years and old. The small boat in the middle looks fun and he enjoying it. The old piano was awesome addition for music. Everything here is rusty and old but very unique experience and the place is also really cool and friendly.

The highlight of my childhood. pure ecstasy running around building and giggling, scratching that itch for freedom that all kids have. such a rarity nowadays to let kids have objectively dangerous fun, but a necessity i believe and you kid wont wanna come back inside or pick up an ipad as long as this place is an option. god bless adventure playground!

Kids really liked it. Lots to do! Love the creative choices to cut, paint, play...excellent venue w. open air & view of bay, sailing, etc.

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), its a great place for kids to experiment.The zipline there is an icing on the cake!All the staffs & volunteers Ive met are so friendly and dedicated. Ive 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. Its now much harder to find this sort of kids playground in US.

Great for the 4 and up set! Not for the overly protective parent as there are nails, saws and lots of opportunities for splinters:) I liked that they had a system for earning your nails and tools by picking up old nails/splinters you find! Make sure everyone has their tetanus shot;) it was really cool to see the older kids plan and then build something, and hilarious to watch the younger kids saw right through a handrail

So amazing! The kids find scraps or dropped nails, and trade those in for tools and new nails to build new editions onto the park. There is also an amazing zip line. Plenty of opportunities for volunteer work.

Went here with my siblings and I was amazed by how they actually created the place using junk yard materials, my only concern is that I saw many little kids walking around with giant sharp saws and cut pieces of block and hammering nails which were extremely dangerous the painting the blocks and walls were fine but giving little kids saws? Anyways had a great view of the bay and the water and was overall pretty fun. Cool zip line even tried it myself, although wished there was a staff there to give those kids a hand.

A small park where you can paint, build, zip line, etc. Dont bring your kids here wearing their Sunday dress as they might get them dirty. Its a fun place next to the Bay and park.

Indescribably awesome. Terrifying at first as a parent - kids running amok work hammers, saws and buckets of bucket. This collaborative creative self constructed playground/art installation is truly not to be missed

Adventure playground really is unique. The freedom it affords kids while still being perfectly organized is astonishing. You need to see it. Kids swarming around, painting, building and playing all at the same time.

This place is awesome for kids who love to play outside and be creative. Its the ultimate DIY fort with a cool zip line and a lady selling ice cream from her cart!

Best playground in east bay! Its a highly interactive, creative experience best suited for 4-12 year olds. Build your own structures, paint, frolic. Good for a 2 hour visit.

Came in a sunny February Sunday and expected lots of people, but it never felt packed. I was surprised that the zip line had at mist 5 kids waiting at a time, so kids could keep going back for more. Maybe more kids were into building that day, as all the tools were out a couple of times.

Cool and really energetic place. The kids are all with smiles!!

Awsome park to discover

The kids had a blast here and we are planning to return soon. It basically looks like a giant junkyard w/ boards and planks and makeshift towers. But the kids absolutely dig it.

This is a great build and explorer in real time park. Your kids will love the zip line and real tools for whatever they can imagine.

Really good place for kids theybwould love it . Iam 30 years d and i love it lol

We WILL be back. Old School playgrounds are the best.

Best place to let your child use their imagination, its awesome! So much hands on activities to do! Ive been taking my daughter for years! plus, the staff is super friendly.

Unique place in the bay area! Kids get to take risks, work with tools and paint. Make sure you put old clothes on your kid. We started coming here with my youngest when she was 2. Not for overprotective parents

Great place for children to be children. Awesome playground built by the people who love it. Children can collect nails with a magnet on a string and turn them in. Then they can use Janet and nail and wood to make something to take home. Theres also a zip line

Awesome playground! Lots of wooden forts for kids to explore. Kids can also search for nails and get rewarded with paint to use or pickup a hammer to fix loose panels. Theres also a super cool zipline for 6+ yr olds and a spider net web to climb. The small boat in the middle is also a favorite. Awesome adventures indeed!

Visited for the first time in June 2019. Had a nice picnic at the park, and then took our toddler to play on the playground. Theres also a big tree with low-hanging branches thats fun for the bigger kids to climb. And then the main attraction is a large fenced-in area where kids can hammer, saw and paint, and a long zip line that they can ride from platform to platform.

Absolutely amazing place for kids where they can build or extend any existing playground elements. Paint, saw, , nails, magenta for collecting nails and few more tools for fun! Must go with all ages of kids

Some of my fondest childhood memories from the 80s. I moved away and can’t believe it’s still there. Take your kids, they will never forget!

The staff should do a better job babysitting for the kids so that parents can look at their phones

I wish I had visited as a kid. Nightmare for helicopter parents

Very fun free-range park. Unfortunately it doesnt allow playing with fire as the park in Wales does.

Go build something. Go play. Enough said.

A really fantastic place for kids and adults. We enjoyed a lot.

Went with my nephew and a great time was had by all. We built a ramp, he rolled down the hill in a large barrel, explored a boat, balanced on ropes and found secret ways. There was so much to do the zip line was only done once.

LOVED this playground. My son had a blast here on the zip line and with all the tools, places to hide etc. A great time for kids. I wouldnt bring super young ones here as it can be a little dangerous... But thats kind of the point for the 5 and up crowd.

Best place for kids

An adventure park on the Berkeley marina. Its a place where kids build things from wood and other scraps. Kids actually get creative by using hammers, nails, and cutting wood... this takes them away from cell phones and movies....The views are beautiful since its in the marina. You can have a nice picnic or use the grills located in the park to grill on the beach. Its a well kept park.

Currently closed cause of the Covid 19 health epidemic

Must visit.

We Love this placeMy two year old daughter loves tools they have plenty of materials to build onto the play structure. Painting is also available for use threw out the park.

Kids love this place. It was my first time and we were early so there were no signs telling us what to do ... but my 3 year old figured it out.

Lots of structures and great location right by the Bay (and next to the Berkeley Marina where you can easily watch windsurfing and small boats in classes, a cove/ beach, another traditional playground rt next door and great walking paths!)

A surreal, anti-establishment playground. The Adams family would have given this a place thumbs up. Walking around it made me chuckle. Clever use of discarded objects. I wish they could periodically rent it out to paintball enthusiasts and taggers to give it much needed color. I gave it 4 stars because some of the climbing areas were repetitive. I could see them getting more creative.

So cool. Much more interesting than typical playgrounds. Dont bring your kid here if you are going to freak if your kid gets a splinter.

Very original playground. Our girls loved it but with so many old wood and nails sticking out you need to be careful with the kids.

I love it here. I have found memories of this place from childhood. Lots of fun and great playground for the imagination.

This place is so much fun I wish they had one in the Bay area closer but definitely worth the drive

Fascinating free playground. Great for children aged 4-12. Children can use real tools and reclaimed wood to build to their heart’s content. Play structures built from donated wood are also fun. Zip line is a blast.

A rare opportunity for kids to explore unrefined play structure, build stuff with their own hands and get (really) dirty doing it. Parental oversight recommended.

The Little Rascals and Peter Pan’s Lost Boys have nothing on this place! Amazing, magical, and educational. I loved the opportunity to show my kids how to use tools and use proper tool etiquette (and I can’t believe it’s free). What a great environment for kids to grow, create, and imagine.

A true gem. Kids get to saw, hammer, paint and play. Dress them in clothes that can take a beating and have fun!

One of my very favorite places to take kids ! I enjoy it every time !

One of the treasures of the Bay Area. My daughter absolutely loves this place. Its somewhat hard to put into words exactly what this place is but children can paint, build, create and explore to their hearts content. Theyre able to earn tools and learn how to use them all in a very open ended environment with little to no preconceptions as to what theyre supposed to do. And while first time visiting parents might wonder just how safe this place is for their children, Im happy to say that in talking profesionally with the folks that run the playground, injuries beyond your normal childhood cuts and bruises are exceedingly rare.

Fun and slightly dangerous playground for kids wanting to try their luck with light carpentry, exploring with abandonment and proving their tetanus booster can work on overtime. Fun!?

Cool reminds of child hood memories in Sam fransisco

This is free for kids to use tbere imagination to create and play and adults have fun as well

Excellent playground where the kids can actually participate in building new parts of the park.

My 2.5yo loves “knock knocks park.” It’s definitely for older kids, but exploration is fun. There’s also a sand playground with swings and the such next door.

Grandkids loved the play area. Climb the rope nets. Play on and in old boats (smaller fishing boats). Find nails with magnets to earn the use of tools. Parents are kind of useful for helping with the tools. They have hammers, saws and clamps to earn for nails found. Paint seems to be a finger paint watered down. I felt reminded of how we used to build forts in our younger days. Every town should have a place like this for kids. Oh yes, they do have a splinter station and bandaids there too. So play pirates or builders. Parents need to be present and sign a waiver. Thanks to the volunteers that watch over that place too.

Fun experience for my kids! So much to do!

Most unique and wonderful place. Open-ended creativity, invention, imagination and cooperation are all fostered here.We kiddingly refer to this as danger park as its full of all the things most adults are constantly warning kids away from...hammers, saws, nails, sharp edges, dripping wet paintbrushes... its fantastic! Wear play clothes, and bring an open mind.

Horse Trekking with two kids. The younger kid enjoyed the pony trekking while myself and the older kid enjoyed the Codys Trek. The 30 mins ride round the property included uphill and downhill. Our guide Sinead was informative and friendly and the scenery was magnificent.

My kids love it here alots to do kept the kids busy while i took pics

Kids love being here . zipline is fun

This place is exactly what I wanted as a child - freedom to paint, hammer, build, play, and imagine, all with the most beautiful view of the bay. They have inexpensive drop in for the kids (free if parent is present, $10 if child will stay without parent up to 3 hours I believe), which I will probably try at some point.

Cool and unique. Our kids loved it.

Amazing. Play structures made by volunteers, kids and families. Find 10 old nails and borrow a tool, or get a container of paint. Build fantastic structures, roll down a hill in a barrel, ride the Zipline (ages 6 and up). Be sure to wear old, durable clothes because you WILL get dirty! Old school childhood fun like before we wrapped our kids in bubble wrap!

Great place to let the kids burn some energy and free ! We spend a few hours here after getting a slip for our boat. My 3 and 6 loved it and cant wait to return . They have hammers, nails , saws , paint all for the little ones to be adventurers and creative. Come check it out

What a great place for kids! Not a lot of structure so they can explore and learn on their own

Great place for kids to be kids. My kids loved hammering and nailing. They also liked painting the structures. The zip line is really popular also. One of the uniquess parks that I ever been to.

Different kind of playground, for creatives and full of energy kids. You can create or destroy with the tools the place gaves you.

Adventure Park was a lot of fun for kids. The zip line for ages 6+ was fun for my daughter. The Berkeley Marina had a perfect wind to fly our kites. There were picnic tables and bathrooms.

So fun. kids were so excited to help paint and build. Left there Mark in the park and had a blast on the zip line.

Best. Playground. Ever. for free-spirited kids, and parents who can relax while the kids get dirty and have their imaginations running on full speed. My granddaughter spent hours sawing boards, hammering nails and zip-lining.

A good place to play and build things

Fantastic park where we hammered, used saws and metal detectors! The entire park is one large fort where kids (& parents) can build, paint, play, relax & have FUN!

Quite a terrific experience for a playground

Where kids can be kids - leave the bubble wrap at home

Cant believe this place is 100% free! Amazing fun for school age kids. You start by earning tools (hammers, nails, saws, paint) by returning dangerous items like loose nails, wood splinters, or trash. Once youve earned your tools, there are dozens of in progress kid-built forts, structures, and vehicles that can be added to with tons of scrap lumber available throughout the park. Very fun and creative outlet for kids to build a fort or anything else out of wood that theyve dreamed of.

Very adventurous..

I love it its the best place to take kids my kids range from 5 to 12 and they all had a great time and I use to go with my sisters and brothers when I was young and we loved it....

Its a fun place to take your children and also for parents wr get to watch them have fun. Wear old shoes and clothes because a lot of dirt and they also can paint.

Hangingout during the day,watching the,squirrels all,so during night-time,get a good,View...

My kids love this place. It has a zip line, they can roll down a hill in a barrel, a play house with slides, paint their pictures on walls and hammer things. Make sure you wear good protective shoes and watch out for splinters and nails.

Awesome place, how they get away with what they offer I dont know. All I have to say to the parents is that if your kid hits his thumb with a hammer, please dont sue, lets keep this place open.

I love adventures

Most incredible public play ground ever. Kids and grownups get to build the playground with supplies people donate. Kids earn nails and tools for finding pieces of wood and nails in the sand.Such a great experience for all. And the kids LOVE the zipline

Kids get to let their imaginations roam free and play with hammers, nails, saws, and paint to build whatever their brains can devise. Plus, there is a zip-line that ends in a pile of dirt. What could be better?

Delightful Berkeley ramshackle fixture. Sign the waiver that promises you wont sue them for anything, then unleash your kids on a playground built of salvaged materials. If you clean-up some rusty nails, splinters or other dangerous stuff, theyll loan you a hammer, or handsaw, or a tub of paint. Take those tools a help build the park. Its wonderful to give kids a chance to explore and live a bit dangerously, all in the spirit of creative, collaborative play. Youll get dirty, covered in paint. The staff is very supportive, helping the kids accomplish their own goals in safe ways. This is one of the most Berkeley places out there.

Really nice place, would be perfect with more trees and cleaner water in the bay, sometimes you can feel the smell of boats fuel burning.

Great place for children they can build and play the Zipline is the best for 6year old

Great playground, with punch of activities

Very unique place for young kids to experience working with real tools. Its not your usual kid proof playground, so you need to keep your eyes open. But that is what makes it so special. If you want a regularplayground, theres one right next to it.

An awesome park for kids.

My daughter (7) was so shocked by the sight of this playground she completely froze. After about 10 minutes of walking around she realised how much freedom and responsibility kids have here in comparison to an ordinary playground where usually kids are overprotected. I knew she would love this place ad she is an extremely creative kid. My son (5) has autism and at first he too was just trying to grasp what is going on around him. Soon he started looking for nails to get some paint (you get tools by trading in lost nails). They happily painted and hammered away for 3 hours. What fun!

A year ago, I took my daughter to this playground. I thought it would be a great experience for Diane, but once we got there, we had to pay, AND sign a waiver! We walked into the park and she went on a slide, and her pants got stuck on a nail. Then, she went on the zip line. While riding the zip line, Dianes foot got caught on the ground, causing her to trip and fall. I tried to argue with the staff, and explain to them that need to have more safety precautions, my daughter never would have gotten injured... this didnt work. They were extremely rude, i was ticked off by the fee, and my son and I left feeling incredibly upset. Do not recommend.

A wonderful playground that reminds me of third-world country playgrounds that I used to frequents as a kid. Do not know what or how this place bypasses safety codes, but Im glad it exists. Children and parents alike get to make their own contribution to the place by sawing, hammering, painting, and installing their pieces. Will always come back!

More then a park its a learning experience in the best way

Great place but bring your own tools

Very original, kids and grown up loved it.

Nice place for kids to play