Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Adventure Land Playground - Berkeley

The amazing thing about the Bay Area is that there are truly endless things to do. From restaurants, to parks to hikes, to museums, to.... anything.  I have lived here for sixteen years and there are so many places I've never been to.  Relatively recently I discovered Adventure Land Playground in Berkeley.  Info here.  Right by the Berkeley Marina, off of highway 80, plenty of easy parking and it's FREE.


Welcome.... Read all the signs.

Ropes to climb on, swing on, step on...
Structures built by kids.
Adventure Land is run by the city and it's basically a playground that has been built by kids out of scrap wood and scrap anything.  The structures are always changing, depending on what someone decided to add or take down.  The deal is, if you collect 20 nails or a splinter wood or trash, you can turn it in at the "front desk" for tools like hammers and saws, or a bucket of paint and a paint brush.   With that you a go to town and start building and hammering where ever you want.    What kid wouldn't love that?




A few steps away there is the rocky shoreline and a bit of beach, depending on the tide.  Also adjacent to Adventure Land is a big grassy field and a proper playground.

Looking for tide pools...


Watching squirrels.
Check their hours before you go... Nothing more disappointing then showing up, with kids in tow and realizing that it's closed for whatever reason.  I've done that.

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