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Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground

850 Sacramento St

Children play in an urban playground on a clear blue day. Major features are a large structure with a curved yellow slide and a dragon-shaped play structure.

Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Playground in Chinatown

Photo by Michael Baker · CC-BY-4.0

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About this place

Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground is a half-acre Chinatown park whose play equipment, public art, clubhouse, courts, and pathways draw from Chinese and Chinese American cultural traditions.

Size
One half acre

Highlights

  • Mythology-inspired playCustom equipment includes a climbable water dragon around a two-level tower and a phoenix bridging play zones for different ages.
  • Maiden's Dress muralJulie Chang's clubhouse mural combines a peony, red knot, bamboo lines, and other traditional motifs connected to Chinatown's cultural heritage.

History

Opened as Chinese Playground in 1927, the park was renamed in 2006 for Willie Wong, a Chinese American basketball player at the University of San Francisco from 1948 to 1950.

Context from Willie “Woo Woo” Wong 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

Sports

  • Basketball Court
  • Multi-use Paved Area
  • Tennis Court

Fitness

  • Adult Fitness Area
  • Adult Fitness Court/Course

Recreation facilities

  • Clubhouse
  • Indoor Recreation Area

Visitor services

  • Bench
  • Drinking Fountain
  • Restrooms

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • Sacramento St & Stockton StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 1
  • Stockton St & Clay StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 30
    • 45
    • 91
  • Stockton St & Sacramento StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 8
    • 8AX
    • 8BX
    • 30
    • 45
    • 91

Muni rail and streetcar

  • California St & Stockton StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • CA
  • Chinatown - Rose Pak StationLess than 0.1 mile away
    • T
  • California St & Grant Ave0.1 miles away
    • CA

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Official services

Programs and reservations

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Official information and coverage

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About this page’s coverage

Based on City of San Francisco open data

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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

  • Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground — property ID 139

Amenity evidence

  • Adult Fitness Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Adult Fitness Court/Course — 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
  • Indoor Recreation Area — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Basketball Court — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified
  • Multi-use Paved Area — 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

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