Potrero Hill, San Francisco

Jackson Playground
(415) 554-9527   Arkansas Street (between Mariposa and 17th St.) goCityKids review: "This large, sunny park takes up an entire block and has a ball field, a tennis court, basketball court, sand play area, picnic tables, and a small recreation center. The playground is adorable with pitched roofs on its brand new state-of-the-art equipment, and the little picnic tables are clean and usable."
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McKinley Playground
20th St (at Vermont St.)
Listed as a Top Playground by the SF Chronicle: "It's hard to beat the location of this park -- a bucolic, balmy square set atop snaky Vermont Street (the real "crookedest street in San Francisco"). Surrounded by gorgeous Victorians and pretty pocket gardens, the park feels a million miles away from the concrete jungle. McKinley features two play structures for big and little kids, and an all-sand floor (its 1999 renovation preceded some of the current high-tech playground materials). A full spectrum of slides -- corkscrew, tube, wavy -- offers nice variety, and there's a grassy area outside the fence for kicking a ball around."
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Potrero Hill Recreation Center
(415) 695-5009   801 Arkansas Street
goCityKids review: "A park, playground, and recreation center perched on top of Potrero Hill. Neither the ball field nor the playground are anything special. What is notable is the rec center, which holds a modern indoor basketball court and offers an impressive range of afterschool activities, including basketball, tennis lessons, arts & crafts, flag football, Spanish, and theater."
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