San Diego

Playgrounds in San Diego

On holiday in San Diego? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 191 playgrounds in San Diego. That’s 1.4 per 10,000 residents, rank 25 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

The map shows the 191 playgrounds in San Diego, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

191

Playgrounds on the map

1.4

per 10,000 residents

25.

rank in our city comparison in the US

148

different streets

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Streets

Playgrounds in San Diego: on these streets

The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.

Gold Coast Drive (4)
Genesee Avenue (3)
Mission Boulevard (3)
Adams Avenue (2)
Altana Way (2)
Del Sol Boulevard (2)
Ebers Street (2)
Linda Vista Road (2)
Mount Acadia Boulevard (2)
National Avenue (2)
Richmond Street (2)
Santa Monica Avenue (2)
Skyline Drive (2)
Sycamore Road (2)
Toscana Drive (2)
28th Street
39th Street
52nd Street
54th Street
68th Street
Acacia Court
Ampudia Street
Andrews Court
Anella Road
Antigua Boulevard
Arvinels Avenue
Athey Avenue
Avenida de Las Vistas
Bannock Avenue
Belknap Way
Bisby Lake Avenue
Black Mountain Road
Boundary Street
Bullock Drive
Calle Cristobal
Calle Mar de Mariposa
Camino Huerta
Canyon Lake Drive
Carmelina Drive
Carolina Lane
Catoctin Drive
Central Avenue
Central Plaza
Chicano Park Boulevard
Cibola Road
Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
Conch Shell Court
Conrad Avenue
Coronado Avenue
Crabapple Court
Crawford Street
Curry Drive
Cushing Road
Dawes Street
Diamond Street
Draper Avenue
East Island Avenue
Elm Avenue
Fairmount Avenue
Famosa Boulevard
Fanuel Street
Flanders Drive
Florey Street
Friars Road
Front Street
Garfield Road
Gayzes Way
Governor Drive
Grove Avenue
Hidalgo Avenue
Hidden Glen Circle
Highwood Drive
Home Avenue
Hornet Way
Hurlbut Street
Illion Street
J Street
Kelly Street
Kenwell Street
La Cuenta Drive
La Jolla Hermosa Avenue
La Vereda Drive
Landis Street
Levant Street
Levee Street
Lisbon Street
Maley Street
Margerum Avenue
Mariners Way
Martin Luther King Junior Promenade
Mataro Drive
Merton Court
Montara Avenue
Moorland Drive
Mount Etna Drive
Munda Road
New Salem Street
Nile Street
Norman Smith Drive
North Harbor Drive
North Mission Bay Drive
Ocean View Boulevard
Ocean View Hills Parkway
Old Memory Lane
Oriskany Road
Pacific Mist Court
Palm Avenue
Paseo Sea Cliff
Pentuckett Avenue
Pepper Drive
Perez Court
Pittsburgh Avenue
Porto Court
Potomac Street
Regents Road
Ridgewood Drive
Rock Island Road
Rocky Shore Road
Sandy Shore Court
Sears Avenue

… and 28 more streets.

Where the surface is recorded (10 of 191), it’s mostly sand (60%), rubber (30%) and wood chips (10%).

Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the US

Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

City	Total	per 10,000
San Jose	412	4.1
Baltimore	238	4.1
Honolulu	139	4.0
Denver	279	3.8
Detroit	247	3.8
Portland	219	3.4
Chicago	800	3.0
Seattle	227	2.9
Indianapolis	250	2.8
Oklahoma City	180	2.6
Louisville	157	2.5
Charlotte	229	2.5
Boston	160	2.4
Austin	226	2.3
Columbus	205	2.2
Washington	154	2.2
Dallas	249	1.9
Philadelphia	284	1.8
Phoenix	284	1.7
San Diego	191	1.4

Good to know

With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.

With kids, every minute counts: the app shows which playground is closest, how far it is on foot and how others rate it. Check in and your friends see you’re there. Maybe another parent with a kid will come along.

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FAQ

Questions about playgrounds in San Diego

How many playgrounds are there in San Diego?

The aupa map shows 191 playgrounds in San Diego (as of October 2026). That’s 1.4 per 10,000 residents, rank 25 of 35 cities in the US. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app.

Where are playgrounds in San Diego?

The map shows 191 playgrounds in San Diego, for example on these streets: Gold Coast Drive, Genesee Avenue and Mission Boulevard. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.

Which app shows playgrounds in San Diego?

aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 191 playgrounds in San Diego. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.

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