May Nissen Park — Attraction in Livermore

a review from @amom2kidsandapark

May Nissen Park had all the sports spots- tennis, basketball, softball, swimming, horse shoe, large group picnic areas with bbq, a dog park, a preschool, a public library & the most colorful playground I’ve ever seen! 😍🤩 Under the canopies of gigantic flowers is an almost completely gated foam floored playground! There are 2 sides to this playground with a giant sandbox & sidewalk games in the back. One side is geared more towards smaller kids with bucket swings, a roller slide, tunnels, teeter totters, rocking ride on toys, spinning cups, an updated merry go round, plus a smaller structure. The structure is accessible but the elevated sidewalk through the middle or via steps, ladder, or climbing wall. There are 2 double slides plus activities mixed into this structure. The other side is made more for bigger kids & has a 4 person teeter totter, swings (standard & chair), a great hill for running up & sliding down (bring cardboard!) plus the play structure. This structure is also accessible via the elevated sidewalk & other steps, ladders, & climbing walls. It has one spiral slide & plenty of ramp space plus a rope railing board base bridge. Along the side of the fence is exercise equipment & a musical area (mallet instruments, drums, & a human powered sound machine...it played actual recorded music ... cool, but do I really wanna hear Old McDonald had a Farm while at the park? Not really). I really really liked all the color at this park. We jumped around on the big color mounds & hopped from circle to circle on the sidewalk games. There is a parking lot right near the playground but it was full because they were doing vaccines in the parking lot. I’m sure without vaccines the parking would be great. ( TIP: if it’s full when you go circle around to the cul de sac on Bernal Ave. It ends right at the entrance to the playground (a tad close for a road & a playground opening but it’s a cul se sac) On the other side of the parking lot is another small play area w/climbing activities. There are...

This is a really, really nice park. I actually have not seen anything like it. It has a stage area with built in instruments and seating for kids to actually (or pretend) to be hosting a concert. There is a this gadget box "thingy" that plays popular nursery rhymes when you turn it. I should have taken pictures. The only reason I give this park 4 stars instead of 5 is because there was no diversity amongst the kids at play. All of the children look at my son and stared without attempting to engage him. A few even ran to their parent with fear in their face. The kids literally played around him as they appeared to be having a ball and when he attempted to engage, they ran. However, after he seemed to pick up on "not fitting in" he navigated the park on his own and still had a good time. We stayed roughly 3 hours and he still put up a fuss at our departure...he wanted to stay. This park is phenomenal. Great for kids, just needs parents who welcome diversity and encourage children to be kind and...

Wonderful park!!! I daresay best in Livermore. Has restrooms, VERY big playground, with rubber surfaces. Rincon library and May Nissen pool next door - you can spend all day here in summer, just bring snacks and food to picnic. Has four basketball courts, and on the other side of the library (next to the parking lot) a third playground, grassy fields, and a dog run. Unique features are a musical station with nursery songs on a spinning wheel and xylophones. Finally a very large sand box between the library and the park. Has shaded and sunny areas, for any weather. Not very windy on cooler days. Just the...