Cottonwood Creek Park
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 95 N Vulcan Ave, Encinitas, California
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
public-park
Kids can splash in the creek and scramble over climbing boulders and a rock wall in addition to the playground here, a short hop from Moonlight Beach. Walking paths and basketball and tennis courts fill out the park.