米勒公司景观设计师在拉斐特公园设计了一个新的游乐场，位于旧金山太平洋高地附近的中心。游乐场是一个以儿童为导向的景观，将自然与孩子的探索，冒险和幻想感相结合。由拱形行人天桥相连的两座巨大的岩山组成了峡谷的焦点，由200吨的俄罗斯和赭石色的石板构成。一座称为“塔”的游乐结构设有一个17英尺高的炮塔，是操场内许多地方之一，提供观察和观景点，包括操场和更大的公园。峡谷内部的中央狭窄场所形成一个自然的圆形剧场，延伸到蛇的头部，一个大型的雕塑石形式，上面是一个露天洞穴，上面有一个鹅卵石皮肤和一个60英尺长的蜿蜒上升的石溪，在多个泵站。
爬行隧道，攀岩墙，绳网，弯曲幻灯片和秋千都有平衡，探索，沐浴，团体和独奏的机会。操场上的金色色调增强了孩子接触自然元素的原始美丽的兴奋和敏感性。
游乐场装修是由该市2008年清洁和安全的邻里公园债券部分资助的公园改造的一部分。另外的支持来自拉斐特公园小组的朋友。游乐场包括一个铺有铜牌的捐助者广场和花岗岩摊铺机，题目为那些为操场改造而贡献的人员。拉斐特公园是邻近居民和城市游客的热门目的地。公园提供一览无余的景观，成熟树林之间的蜿蜒路径，以及受欢迎的狗公园。
Miller Company Landscape Architects has designed a new playground at Lafayette Park, located in the heart of San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood. The playground is a child-oriented landscape that connects nature to a child’s sense of exploration, adventure, and fantasy. Two monumental rock mountains connected by an arched footbridge form the focal point of The Gorge, constructed from 200 tons of russet- and ochre-colored stone slabs. A play structure called The Tower features a 17-foot high turret, one of many locations within the playground that offers observation and lookout points to both the playground and the larger park beyond. The Central Narrows at the Gorge’s interior forms a natural amphitheater extending to The Serpent’s Head, a large sculptural stone form that rises above an Open Cave that is patterned with pebbly skin and slithers into a 60-foot long meandering raised stone Creek, powered by children at multiple hand pump stations.
Crawl tunnels, climbing walls, rope nets, curving slides and swings pose opportunities for balancing, exploring, basking, group and solo play. The golden tones throughout the playground heighten the exhilaration and sensitivity of a child’s contact with the raw beauty of the natural elements.
The playground renovation is part of a makeover for the park funded in part by the city’s 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond. Additional support came from the Friends of Lafayette Park group. The playground includes a Donor Plaza paved with bronze medallions and granite pavers inscribed with the names of those who contributed to the playground renovation. Lafayette Park is a popular destination for neighborhood residents and visitors to the city. The park offers sweeping views, winding paths among mature trees, and a popular dog park.
