San Francisco

Playgrounds in San Francisco

On holiday in San Francisco? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 110 playgrounds in San Francisco. That’s 1.3 per 10,000 residents, rank 26 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Playgrounds in San Francisco

The map shows the 110 playgrounds in San Francisco, 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.

110
Playgrounds on the map
1.3
per 10,000 residents
26.
rank in our city comparison in the US
10
different streets

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

Streets

Playgrounds in San Francisco: 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.

  • 43rd Avenue
  • Clay Street
  • Corbett Avenue
  • Geary Boulevard
  • Gonzalez Drive
  • Illinois Street
  • Lawton Street
  • Leland Avenue
  • University Street
  • Webster Street

Where the surface is recorded (13 of 110), it’s mostly rubber (46%), sand (38%) and wood chips (8%).

Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the US

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

CityTotalper 10,000
San Jose4124.1
Baltimore2384.1
Honolulu1394.0
Denver2793.8
Detroit2473.8
Portland2193.4
Chicago8003.0
Seattle2272.9
Indianapolis2502.8
Oklahoma City1802.6
Louisville1572.5
Charlotte2292.5
Boston1602.4
Austin2262.3
Columbus2052.2
Washington1542.2
Dallas2491.9
Philadelphia2841.8
Phoenix2841.7
San Francisco1101.3
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 Francisco

How many playgrounds are there in San Francisco?
The aupa map shows 110 playgrounds in San Francisco (as of October 2026). That’s 1.3 per 10,000 residents, rank 26 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 Francisco?
The map shows 110 playgrounds in San Francisco, for example on these streets: 43rd Avenue, Clay Street and Corbett Avenue. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows playgrounds in San Francisco?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 110 playgrounds in San Francisco. 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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