If it were left up to our kids, summer would probably be endless, with warm temperatures and water play every day of the year. But, with the mercury falling, it’s time to shift gears from surf to turf, and usher in a new season of sandbox fun. We’ve done the sifting for you, and have found the Bay Area’s most stupendous sandboxes. So, stock your trunk with buckets, shovels, diggers and dump trucks— and maybe a dust buster—because the parks on this list will have your little one getting down and dirty across the Bay.

Julius Kahn Park, The Presidio

With views of the bay that will take your breath away, this is one sandbox that hits all the notes for both you and your little one.  Sand play features and spinny-seats amid gads of grain all within the setting of the pristine Presidio.  You can smell the eucalyptus already, can't you?

West Pacific Ave. & Maple
San Francisco, Ca
415-561-4323
Online: nps.gov

Photo: Heather Rodgers

What sandboxes do you and your little digger love to play in? Let us know in the comments below!

—Heather Rodgers

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