Washington Park — Attraction in Burlingame

This park has become a disaster. Insanely overcrowded. Its wild and frantic and loud. from chatting with a few people and looking at kids wearing labeled school clothes it seems its mostly people from other cities taking over the place. The playground had no less than about 200 kids playing Making it difficult for things like getting the swings especially when you have large hordes of teenagers taking them over and doing stunts they can break the swing or hurt smaller kids. There’s also a handful of feral children that seem to have no parents around. Kids that lack manners or kindness or boundaries or just kind...

Everything is great, the play structure is awesome and at night many high school kids go to have some fun and just to let some energy out by feeling like a small kid again. The only problem I have is the recreation center right next to it. It concerns me how there could be people in offices just WATCHING kids play. Call me paranoid (because I kind of am), but that just feels way too creepy for me. I’ve been going to this park since I was 3 years old and I used to love all the trees that I could climb on, it used to be so fun but now there’s a creepy building next...

I usually include Washington Park in my walks around this area of Burlingame. I especially like it on weekdays when it’s less crowded. There are several fun events and gatherings here throughout the year. My favorite is the annual Bark and Brewfest fundraiser for the Peninsula Humane Society. This park is a great place to picnic, hang out, meet friends, and spend time with the family. There are several athletic facilities, a massive playground, and a giant, modern, and very busy...