Free parking is available on Cabrillo Boulevard and on side streets. Paid parking is available in the parking lot at Garden Street and Cabrillo Boulevard.
Paid Parking Schedule
- May-September/Daily from 8am-10pm
- October-May Weekends only (weather permitting) from 8am-10pm
- Travel Access .5 mile from Highway 101 and Garden Street exit.
When we think of this park, we think of the shipwreck playground and the big wide slide that attracts kids of all ages. My kids (2,6,8) played on that slide for a very long time. There is also a creatively made "cave" which has pinpoint holes in its sides which lets in the sunlight through colored glass. It was fascinating for our kids to explore, and for us parents too!
The path around this park is beautiful to walk and a carousel ride at the end is rewarding and relatively inexpensive.
Carousels always make vacations feel special for the kids. A open area with a fountain is fun for the kids to run around then take a short walk to Chase Palm Park. Climbing, wood structure, sand and across from the beach. A short walk park on Cabrillo Blvd to Stearn's Wharf and the skateboard park.
In May 1998, the ten-acre north side of the park opened with a totally festive antiquecarousel (enclosed in its own pavilion, nominal fee, open daily); a kids-only (toddler through age twelve) Shipwreck Playground with a rubberized deck; grassy knolls and picnic tables; restrooms; a snack bar; and an entertainment zone. Adjacent is Skaters Point, a popular beachfront 12,000-square-foot concrete mecca for skateboardersopen dawn to dusk.