Sparqkids San Mateo Laurie Meadows Park

Laurie Meadows Park

Top pick Parent reviewed

Colorful, adventurous playground with tall slides, hideaway nooks, sensory pod, and shade structures — plus connected to Casanova Park over a bridge. A family favorite! 🌈

Big kid play structure
Big kid play structure

At a glance

Overall rating
Google reviews
4.6 · 418 reviews View on Google Maps →
Suitable for ages
Under 2
2–5
5–8
8–12
Features
  • Bike practice
Fenced
none
Bathroom
none
Parking
street
Changing table
no
Neighborhood
Laurie Meadows
Address
111 Laurie Meadows Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403, USA
Website
Official site →
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Alice

Visited · 2 yr old and 3.5 yr old

Laurie Meadows Park is a vibrant, colorful playground that delivers variety and charm in equal measure and is a very popular spot for parties. The bright equipment keeps kids engaged with plenty to explore — tall tunnel slides, built-in shade structures, and some genuinely thoughtful touches like tucked-away hideaway seats and a quiet isolation pod for kids who need a sensory breather.

Worth noting for younger families: the toddler area skews toward older toddlers as equipment sits a bit high off the ground. For younger babies and toddlers, cross the bridge to connected Casanova Park which is better suited for little ones. Unfortunately, the bathroom is a bit of a walk and located over by the Casanova Park side.

The surrounding area adds even more — outdoor gymnastics structures, an enclosed dog park, and scooter and bike-friendly paths through a large field. A genuinely complete family outing.

Quick facts

Shade
partial
Shade sources
  • Trees
  • Built shade structures
Surface
wood-chips
Water feature
none
Separate toddler zone
Yes
Stroller-friendly paths
Yes
Drinking fountain
Yes
Reservable picnic area
Yes
Dogs allowed
Yes

Beyond the playground

Benches
8
Shaded seating
Yes
Picnic tables visible
Yes
Picnic area
Yes
Walking paths
Yes
Other features
  • Dog area
  • Bridge
  • Gymnastics

Equipment

  • Baby swings
  • Climbing structure
  • Climbing wall
  • Regular swings
  • Small slides
  • Tall slides
  • Special swings
Highest structure
tall
Also worth knowing
Sensory pod, special swings under play structure,separate gymnastic park and separate enclosed dog park

Environment

Crowd
Packed
Crowd type
Mixed
Noise
Quiet residential
Cell signal
Good

Maintenance

Equipment condition
Cleanliness
Currently broken
Bridge portion of the big kid play structure is currently blocked off and being fixed.

Hours

  • Monday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Sunday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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