Garfield Playground

Garfield Playground: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Garfield Playground

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Garfield Playground — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.70406, -122.18464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garfield Playground

• Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline · park · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Casa Peralta · fort · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Plaza Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of San Leandro · church · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see
• Oakland Zoo · sanctuary · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Park · park · Alameda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Knowland Park · park · Alameda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Chabot · lake · Alameda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hayward Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Castro Valley Community Park · church · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Anthony Chabot Regional Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Basilica · church · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach · beach · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Japanese Gardens · park · Alameda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Upper San Leandro Reservoir · lake · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · church · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Eden Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Garfield Playground

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Garfield Playground

• Plaza Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see
• Oakland Zoo · sanctuary · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hayward Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Anthony Chabot Regional Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Eden Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area · sanctuary · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Five Canyons Open Space · sanctuary · Alameda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Piedmont Recreation Center · sanctuary · Alameda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Garin Regional Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~18 km · Must-see

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