De Anza Playground

There are two separate play areas here, which honestly makes a bigger difference than you’d think — the little ones aren’t getting trampled by older kids, and everyone’s actually having a better time because of it. Slides and tunnels keep the younger crowd busy while the bigger kids migrate toward the basketball court or spread out across the grass field. Pack a cooler, because the BBQ area and picnic tables make this the kind of place where you end up staying way longer than planned. The shade trees are doing real work on hot San Jose afternoons, which anyone who’s survived a South Bay summer will appreciate.