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Excelsior Playground

579 Madrid St

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About this place

Excelsior Playground is a neighborhood recreation space with age-separated children's play areas, courts, a ball field, clubhouse, and picnic tables.

Highlights

  • Play areas for different agesA gated sandbox and soft-surface play area serve younger children, with separate equipment intended for older children.

Context from Excelsior Playground — SF Recreation and Parks · Reviewed

Location

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What is listed here

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Playgrounds and kids

  • Children's Play Area

Picnic

  • Picnic Area
  • Table

Sports

  • Ball Field
  • Baseball Diamond
  • Basketball Court
  • Softball Field
  • Tennis Court

Recreation facilities

  • Clubhouse
  • Community Rooms
  • Indoor Recreation Area

Visitor services

  • Bench
  • Drinking Fountain
  • Restrooms

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • Persia Ave & Madrid StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 29
  • Persia Ave & Naples St0.1 miles away
    • 29
  • Persia Ave & Paris St0.2 miles away
    • 29

Muni rail and streetcar

  • San Jose Ave & Santa Ynez Ave0.6 miles away
    • J
  • San Jose Ave & Ocean Ave0.7 miles away
    • J
  • San Jose Ave & Santa Rosa Ave0.7 miles away
    • J

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Official services

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Balboa Park

Outer Mission · Neighborhood Park or Playground

0.7 miles away

Source details

This destination combines records published by the City of San Francisco into resident-facing information. Technical identifiers are included for verification.

Contributing San Francisco records

  • Excelsior Playground — property ID 29

Amenity evidence

  • Picnic Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Table — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Children's Play Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Clubhouse — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Community Rooms — Listed without a quantity
  • Indoor Recreation Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Ball Field — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Baseball Diamond — Listed without a quantity
  • Basketball Court — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Softball Field — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Tennis Court — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Bench — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Drinking Fountain — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Restrooms — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified

DataSF datasets

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