Best Boise parks for toddlers

52 City of Boise parks have playground equipment built for toddlers, ages 2–5. With a little one, two things decide the trip as much as the equipment does: is there shade, and is there a restroom. Both are shown for every park below, and the shortlists pull out the parks that have all three.

52 parks with toddler equipment Ages 2–5 All playgrounds

Shortlists for little kids

Fully fenced

The whole play area is enclosed, good for a kid who bolts.

Pioneer Tot Lot · 2.5

Shade and a restroom

Toddler equipment, tree cover and a bathroom on site.

A splash pad in the same park

Water to cool off a few steps from the playground.

Soft, stroller-friendly surfacing

Bonded rubber under the equipment, not wood chips.

Newest equipment

Most recent install year on record.

Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex · 2026
Castle Hills Park · 2025
Veterans Memorial Park · 2025
Fairview Park · 2025
Hewett Park · 2024

Help us map the fenced playgrounds

A fully fenced playground is what parents of runners ask about most, and the city does not track it, so we verify parks one at a time from parent reports. So far Pioneer Tot Lot is fully fenced, and Julia Davis Park is fenced on most sides. Know another fully fenced Boise playground? Tell us and we will add it.

All 52 parks with toddler equipment

Every Boise park with playground equipment built for ages 2–5, ranked by Parent Score. With a toddler, the shade and restroom columns matter as much as the ranking.

#	Park	Area	Shade	Restrooms	Score
1	Camel's Back Park	North River	Leafy	Year-round	9
2	Cassia Park	Central Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	9
3	Castle Hills Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	9
4	Franklin Park	Central Bench	Some shade	Year-round	8.8
5	Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park	North River	Leafy	Year-round	8.8
6	Phillippi Park	Central Bench	Leafy	Seasonal only	8.8
7	Ivywild Park	Southeast	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8.5
8	Julia Davis Park	North River	Leafy	Year-round	8.5
9	Owyhee Park	Central Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8.5
10	Peppermint Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8.5
11	Ann Morrison Park	North River	Some shade	Year-round	8.3
12	Baggley Park	Southeast	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8.3
13	Hobble Creek Park	West Bench	Some shade	Year-round	8.3
14	Molenaar Park	West Bench	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	8.3
15	Catalpa Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
16	Eagle Rock Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
17	Manitou Park	Southeast	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
18	Shoshone Park	Central Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
19	Sunset Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
20	Veterans Memorial Park	North River	Some shade	Year-round	8
21	Williams Park	Southeast	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
22	Winstead Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	8
23	Cypress Park	Southeast	Leafy	Seasonal only	7.8
24	Elm Grove Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	7.8
25	Willow Lane Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	7.8
26	Fairview Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal only	7.5
27	Florence Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	7.5
28	Jullion Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal only	7.5
29	Morris Hill Park	Central Bench	Leafy	Year-round	7.5
30	Sycamore Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	7.5
31	Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex	West Bench	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	7.3
32	Memorial Park	North River	Leafy	Seasonal only	7.3
33	Redwood Park	West Bench	Some shade	Year-round	7.3
34	Borah Park	Central Bench	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	7
35	Fairmont Park	West Bench	Leafy	Seasonal + portable	7
36	Skyline Park	West Bench	Leafy	None	7
37	Helen B. Lowder Park	Southeast	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	6.8
38	Liberty Park	Central Bench	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	6.8
39	DeMeyer Park	West Bench	Some shade	Seasonal + portable	6.5
40	Comba Park	West Bench	Leafy	None	6.3
41	Hewett Park	West Bench	Some shade	None	6.3
42	Bowler Park	Southeast	Full sun	Year-round	6
43	Pine Grove Park	West Bench	Some shade	Seasonal only	6
44	Simplot Sports Complex	Southeast	Full sun	Seasonal only	6
45	Willow Lane Athletic Complex	North River	Some shade	Seasonal only	6
46	Mountain View Park	West Bench	Some shade	Seasonal only	5.8
47	Nottingham Park	West Bench	Leafy	None	5.3
48	Gordon S. Bowen Park	North River	Leafy	None	5
49	Kroeger Park	Southeast	Leafy	None	5
50	Boise Hills Park	North River	Some shade	None	4.5
51	Stewart Gulch Park	North River	Full sun	Seasonal + portable	4.3
52	Pioneer Tot Lot	North River	Full sun	None	2.5

Common questions

What are the best Boise parks for toddlers?

Camel's Back Park, Cassia Park, Castle Hills Park, Franklin Park, Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park rank near the top: each has equipment for ages 2–5 plus shade and a restroom. The full ranked list is above.

Which Boise playgrounds have equipment for 2-year-olds?

52 parks have equipment classed for ages 2–5. Each park page states whether the equipment is built for toddlers, big kids, or both.

Which toddler playgrounds have a splash pad nearby?

Franklin Park, Ivywild Park, Ann Morrison Park, Molenaar Park, Fairview Park, Borah Park, Fairmont Park, Comba Park, Bowler Park — these pair toddler equipment with a splash pad, fountain or pool in the same park.

Are any Boise toddler playgrounds fenced?

A few are. Pioneer Tot Lot is fully fenced, and Julia Davis Park is fenced on most sides. The city does not track fencing, so we verify it from parent reports; the fenced-playgrounds note above has a link to add one.

Guides

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Parks by area

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