It’s starting to warm up here in San Diego, and for many that means BARBECUES! If you want to go to a park with a bbq grill, you’ve come to the right place! You can search our database for parks in your area with barbecues or DELUXE barbecues, or scroll down to learn how to search.
Here are just a few parks with deluxe barbecue grills that I have visited (I hope to visit more soon!):
Civita Park
Civita Park in Mission Valley has a several areas with large barbecue grills and picnic tables. It’s an awesome spot for a bbq!
Adventure Park
Adventure Park at Poway Community Park in Poway has a large pavilion with six picnic tables and a large barbecue that can be reserved.
Pacific Highlands Ranch Park
Pacific Highlands Ranch Park has four (4) gazebos you can reserve, and they all have large bbq grills. All the details on the park – including information for reserving space – can be found here!
Mast Park
Mast Park in Santee has an incredible new playground, and a large gazebo with deluxe barbecue grills!
Food Safety Guidelines
Hosting a party at a park means it’s a little more challenging to keep cold stuff cold and hot stuff hot. Please keep a few basic food safety guidelines in mind:
- Keep cold food cold: Cold food should go in a cooler with ice. at 40 °F or below to prevent bacterial growth. Pack your meat while frozen so it stays cold longer.
- Use coolers wisely: put drinks in one cooler and perishable foods in another. Keep the lids to your coolers closed as much as you can. Having signs on your coolers is helpful too (so people don’t keep opening the meat cooler looking for beer!).
- Don’t cross-contaminate: Be sure to keep raw meat securely wrapped and totally separate from anything that might be eaten (cooked food, produce, etc.).
- Clean fruits and vegetables: Wash your produce the night before and allow to dry on a clean towel.
- Cooking Your Food: Cook food thoroughly and keep it hot until it’s ready to serve.
- Separate raw / cooked food: Don’t reuse platters or utensils that you used for raw meat.
- Don’t keep food out: Once you’ve served it, it should not sit out for longer than 2 hours, or 1 hour if the outdoor temperature is above 90 °F. If it does — toss it.
Hot Coal Bins
If you’d prefer to bring your own barbecue grill to the park, and you just need to know which parks have hot coal bins for safe disposal, I got you!
Search for Parks with BBQ Grills
If you’re looking for parks in San Diego with barbecue grills, you’ve come to the right place! You can search our database and add criteria to find a park with restrooms, playgrounds or parking lots.
Example:
There are 9 parks in Central San Diego with barbecues and bathrooms. I found this by searching for the bbq tag, and then selecting “Bathrooms” under amenities and “Central” for the location. You can refine the location even more by clicking the plus sign next to a location to show subcategories (Downtown, Mission Valley, etc).
