Totland Playground

I live walking distance from this gem of a playground and have taken both my girls there from ages 6 mos to about 3-4 years. Sometimes we still go even though the youngest is early elementary aged and they're clearly the older (est) ones there. This humble small lot is literally a toy graveyard, and excitement abounds if you happen to find one where the batteries still work and it makes sounds/ lights! There's also a small slide, 2 swings, it's totally enclosed, have some bench seating and toddler picnic table, 2 baby swings, turf ground + sand pit, and some shaded areas. (It can also get really sunny and warm.) Street parking is typically easy around two of the lot perimeters. It's one of the few lots where I could let my 2yo kids roam without worrying too much that they'd wander off or get hurt. Yes, there's a little steep "lip" heading into the sand pit (might make for a surprise butt-slide) and you'll still need to watch to make sure your kid doesn't get clocked in the head by someone on the swings. And for sure you may not want your kid eating everything that's there. But by and large it was one of the safest playgrounds and we met up with lots of (adult) friends there to chat while the kids played. We actually got some conversation in!! And our kids made some friends.On the weekdays, a bunch of nannies would bring their kids over and sit, picnic, change diapers on the ground, and chat. Super friendly. I'm so thankful this lot exists for my kids.

Totland Playground gets props for excellent PR. one gets a mental image of a vast area of play space for youngsters. nada. there's a single play structure, a swing, some sand, a "clubhouse". the rest is multi-generational.-trees, green grass, picnic tables. tall trees. something kids might enjoy. realistically, young adults et al. would enjoy these spaces more. just street parking, no parking lot seen.there's some toys on the perimeter of the playground that may be free to use. due diligence suggested to make sure it's safe for the youngsters to play with.seems to be closed during the covid pandemic.

Found this park on a whim! We're from Vallejo but happened to be in the area and found this park on yelp. It's a gated area, looks like a day care or school. Lots of toys laying around for all kids to play with, playground, swings, sand area. My toddler loves it!

A family favorite of ours. We brought our kids here when they were little. Now, we join them with their kids. The water play fountain in the sandbox continues to be a hit.

My son and I went for the first time after a friend suggested the park. We usually go to Tot park in Oakland, Joaquin Miller, or GG park. This was a great option to add to our list! He loved how many friends and toys he had to interact with there!

Large, spacious and clean. There are plenty of activities for kids all ages from tots and to older kids. They have a ton of picnic tables, a bathroom, a huge sand pit with a water feature and overall, it's a great public Berkeley park just a few minutes from North Berkeley BART.As an added bonus, they have a ton of great push carts and toys donated to the park that live there. Overall, Totland is a great park. We schlep here from South Berkeley just for our son to enjoy this nice rec area that has plenty of room for him to run around.

Best play ground for a toddler to hang out in, in the Berkeley area. As someone suggested it is like a graveyard for toys but still my babe loves playing with any type of toy so he doesn't know any better. They also have a great play structure for the littles to play on! Plus ample parking!

Great park for Toya totally fenced in, I appreciate this because my little ions moves fast. It's smaller than it looks on picture's and tends to be pretty crowded. Over all it's clean and we felt safe.

Twin parents unite! This place is really awesome, and I really love how communal it is. This is the perfect place to take children's under the age of two. They can run around and play on the playground sets (which are low to the ground and cater to younger children), and parents can set out a lunch and sit and grass and really make a day out of it.There is one bathroom on the premises, which gets kind of busy but there's no long lines, so easy to get in and out. There's also a sandy/beachy area for kids to play in the sand and with some water.Be aware that this place is in a residential part, so you may have to park on the street within the neighborhood (and allot more time for parking). Definitely will be back to this place, as it's very easy to navigate if you're single parenting or going somewhere with a bunch of children.

This is a lovely spacious park, all enclosed, designed for the under 3 crowd and their parents.There are plenty of baby swings, benches, tables for birthday parties, grassy areas for crawling, and even a bathroom that is surprisingly clean. The slides are very low and safe.We used to go here all the time. My older son was doing something else today, so I took my three year old. He enjoyed the water and sand play area, but he is definitely aging out of the play structure. Toddler families love this park.