South Beach Park Playground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 3400 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, California
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
public-park
A nautical-themed beachfront playground on the sand-adjacent south end of Santa Monica, with climbing ropes, a roller slide, and a sandpit with a working water pump. Rubberized padding under the structures softens landings for younger climbers.