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Dennis the Menace Park


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 74 attractions in Monterey
Traveler Description: Designed by the creator of Dennis the Menace, this park has all sorts of unique attractions.
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Attraction type: Park
Address: Pearl Street and Camino El Estero Monterey, CA
Tel: 831-646-3866

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3 of 5 stars
SassyStu   2 contributions
Berkeley, CA
May 22, 2009

Everything cool has been taken out. The airplane. The high-rise merry go round. The big silver slide. All replaced with the boring, run-of-the-mill plastic equipment that seems so popular these days. I hate lawyers. more

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5 of 5 stars
anmc_1   6 contributions
ojai, ca
Jun 21, 2008

We are glad that we stopped here during our trip to Monterey. The kids ran around for over an hour and never got bored. The locomotive and maze were favorites. more

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5 of 5 stars
alechon   1 contribution
Los Angeles, California
Apr 16, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

Dennis the Menace Playground through the kind referral of a local art shop proved to be well worth the visit. It's a playground fit for both kids and adults. The large train and several variaties of slides keeps you busy and active. The mini maze was easy and entertaining. If you're stay is long and you have some time to... more

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5 of 5 stars
dimesballoons   1 contribution
west covina ca
Nov 27, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

It has been a long time since our family went to the park but it was always the most fun to go. The train in the front with no other way out. Things for kids to do without too much parent interference. I remember seeing a mother get stuck in the slide maze and they called paramedics. Always fun never... more

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5 of 5 stars
eehey   8 contributions
san diego, ca
Aug 13, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

if you travel with kid, this is the place much go. Kids may not care about 17-mile or beach, but they are definitely interested in locomotive. My 6 year son loves this park. We drove from San Diego to SF and spent 1 day in Monterey, I ddid not know such park until I saw locomotive on a local magazine,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Os_ma   1 contribution
SF East Bay
Mar 30, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

My 3yr-old son loves this park! Overall a great place, but the large size of the park, the crowds and the not-your-average-play-structures means parents have to be ready to play too. The fun and sense of freedom your child will feel is worth the trip. My son ditched his great aunt in the maze and gave her a few minutes... more

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5 of 5 stars
dabeastro   2 contributions
fort collins, CO
Mar 6, 2006
8/8 found this review helpful

I grew up in Monterey and this park is incredible. Back in the early eighties it was really cool and today they have totally renovated it (in 2004 I think.) They made the park really safe for children. There is an old locomotive that children are allowed to play on and it is surrounded thick foam on the ground. There... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
San Jose, CA
Jun 12, 2004
2/3 found this review helpful

This park used to be SO GREAT! I was actuallyb wondering how long they would let some of the attractions be there. However they've removed parts of some of the more dangerous things, so it's more for smaller children now than it used to be 0 or so years ago. But still a load of fun! more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
fremont, ca
Jan 5, 2004
9/9 found this review helpful

We have 4 kids ages 1-10, all "Dennis" proteges, and found the park lives up to its name. It is a very fun playground. The parking is inadequate, so park across the street. The other word to the wise is to stick close to your kids: this playground is big, crowded, and has many cool things to play on that... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Santa Cruz, California
Mar 20, 2003
11/12 found this review helpful

Ever since I was a baby, I have always visited Dennis the Menace park with my younger siblings. It is such a unique place, huge, with awesome structures to explore as a toddler, or as a parent, even as a 14-year-old such as myself. Even now, my parents cannot pass by without my little brother, sister, and I pleading to... more

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Dennis the Menace Park Address

Pearl Street and Camino El Estero, Monterey, CA
Tel: 831-646-3866