Maruta Gardner Playground at Bonita Cove

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department

This large Mission Bay playground features a pink roller-coaster-style ropes course and slide that nods to Belmont Park's Giant Dipper next door, plus a separate tot lot and a wide mix of swings including baby, tandem, group and ADA swings. Lifeguarded bay water, fire rings and a beach rinse-off shower round out a full day out.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

What's on site

Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records step-free access, toilets on site, drinking water, benches, parking at this playground.

Underfoot. Surfacing is sand.

When to go

Comfortable weather in San Diego runs roughly January to December.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There are 3 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 14 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• Civita Park — 5.7 mi · San Diego · toddler, accessible, shade
• Tecolote Shores North Playground — 2.2 mi · San Diego · accessible, restrooms, parking
• Waterfront Park — 5.5 mi · San Diego · splash-pad-nearby, restrooms, parking
• Tecolote Shores South Playground — 2.2 mi · San Diego · accessible, shade
• NTC Park at Liberty Station — 3.1 mi · San Diego · toddler

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