I came to this park usually when I can't find an open court at Grant Park. The tennis courts here…read moreare tucked away below street level, so they tend to be much less busy. Because of that, I can almost always find a court. Parking is generally not an issue either, which is a big plus. The street-level area has a playground, but to be honest, it feels a bit shady. The restroom is also on this level, and from the tennis courts below, you can clearly hear toilets flushing, which is... not ideal. Downstairs, there are two tennis courts and a practice wall where you can hit against the wall or even play handball. Functionally, it serves its purpose well if you're just here to play. This is a park I would only visit during the day. While it's convenient and usually quiet, I wouldn't feel comfortable coming here at night.

Stay away from this park at night. Although I heard it's gotten a lot better due to remodeling I…read morestill wouldn't hang out there at night. Very eerie and sketch.

Too empty it didnt even feel like a real park. I can't bring myself to rate a park lower than two…read morestars because I believe they are necessary

Quiet and beautiful park. Took my puppy here to socialize her. Very peaceful. Beautiful trees.read more

I love this little park…read more I have been to it a bunch over the years and I always enjoy sitting on the lawn after grabbing a drink at Bean Town and reading a book. The shade and privacy is plentiful :) There are little festivals and art exhibits here often, , which I totally love. The people who frequent it are kind and talkative. It's a great place to relax or to take your family for a nice little picnic. Enjoy!

A cute park in the small town of Sierra Madre. They have bathrooms and a few benches. It's fun to…read morewalk around and relax. They also have a small playground which is quite for kids, if your kids like climbing trees, there are a couple that are good to climb. Occasionally, they have pretty fun concerts. If you don't wanna go at a crowded time, try not to go on Fridays at around 3-6 pm on school days. The kids from the schools around walk on Fridays to Downtown Sierra Madre. Friday is usually the most crowded, but on other days, there are still some people but not as much.

Since this past May 2023, I have picked up the sport of pickleball. It all started with my eldest…read moredaughter high school leadership academy that organized a pickleball tourney to raise money for a couple families who were in need of some financial support. So grateful my daughter was part of a good high school that supported their students and communities. I have since found a few parks that have either dedicated pickleball courts and/or tennis courts that have pickleball court lines. I have even found one park where you need to bring your own net, but the pickleball lines are present. Anyway, Farnsworth Park has been my go-to park for outdoor pickleball play lately. It has 4 beautiful dedicated pickleball courts and one tennis court with pickleball lines (bring your own net). People here are nice and friendly. It's not too competitive. Everyone just want to play pickleball and have some fun. This park is huge and lovely. Tons of picnic area. Lots of trees with great shade. Baseball field, basketball courts, children playground area, amphitheater, and so much more. I love this park! I wish I live closer to this park so I can come here to play pickleball and enjoy the rest of the park more often. I'm only here on the weekends when I can make it. Maybe when I get a place of my own later on, I'll consider living nearby or as close as possible if I can afford it LOL. Anyhoo, this is a must visit park!

Okay Altadena Park with amazing views, tons of green grass, hills, trees, playgrounds, fields,…read moretables, courts and an amphitheater + recreation center... I see you!! This little big park really surprised me, not just with its street and lot parking, but with its layout and abundance. I came here on a date night to see an outdoor performance of Cabaret (one of my top 5 favorite musicals), which was amazing!! We went to support our pal Avery who was in the show... Check out the Altadena Music Theatre for upcoming fun stuff including more Cabaret nights: https://www.altadenamusictheatre.com/events + sites like Eventbrite, Goldstar, and LA Weekly (to name a few). I was yesterday's years old before I knew Farnsworth Park existed let alone was a park with an Amphitheater, plenty of seating for concerts, plays and productions which I'm told they've had a large assortment of in the past. The park overall is very clean, easy to navigate and has plenty of public restrooms though they seem to close them around 8ish/9 which is understandable though should have some flexibility in the late spring and summer months, especially for performances + school will be out which means kids, families and everyone will be out later. If you ever have a chance to drive up to this lush green hidden gem encompassing Mount Curve Avenue, Marengo Avenue, Lake Avenue and Concha Street with various addresses off each street (all going to the same place)... Then soak it all up.

This park is so darling and was so perfect for a last minute change of venue bday party for my lil…read moreone. Initially we were to hold her bday party at a different park in Pasadena but we found out last minute that the parking lot would not be accessible to the general public due to a huge event. First of all, let me tell you a lil trick to finding this spot. You need to turn onto Wilson from California to find this spot at all. There are a pair of black gates to drive through to get to the park portion of the area. I love how enclosed this park is and how secluded it is. It feels like such a darling little secret garden. The play structure is especially for the smaller kiddos but even the 6-7 year olds that I was entertaining had a fun time on the structure. The bathrooms are open and they are clean considering this is a very public park. But, let me tell you this . . . this isn't a city owned park. This is one that is owned by the school and is more private. Therefore, I think the conditions of the park are that much better. I wish I had taken more photos of the park itself but I was just so busy organizing the party materials that I didn't have the chance to do so. I love the amount of space that there is for the kiddos to run around. There is more than enough space to throw frisbees and to play catch. Some friends of ours, their sons were playing soccer and practicing tee-ball. There are more than enough space for all of us. There was another family here preparing to host a birthday party. Luckily there were no park reservations between us and there was more than enough space here for both parties to go on simultaneously. There are tons of trees and lots of shady areas as well as others that are so flooded with natural sunlight that it gives such nice "filters" for photos. I know I was able to get lots of photos taken and they were so w. onderful because of what the natural light lends to them. I am so glad that we'd found this spot. I'd love to come here and picnic but spend the afternoon playing. We brought out one bubbles, balls of different kinds as well as side walk chalk. We had a blast. There are BBQ pits and sinks here, as well as 2 restrooms. I love that the restrooms were so clean and well kept. There was no urine stink or any of that. I still brought my own roll of paper towels, small bottle of soap and some sanitizer but I'm even more happy that I didn't really NEED those things. So if I hadn't thought to bring 'em on my own, at least the park had what would have been necessary. Parking is a tad tight but there is plenty of it. If you drive allllll the way down the parkway there are some spaces right in front of the park as well. Honestly I have nothing negative to say about this park. There are ants but let's keep in mind, this is a park. It is outdoors. LOL. I was shocked people wanted to complain about their being ants out there. Haha. I felt completely safe at this park and I was so glad that I wasn't the only one who felt that way. We invited several other little families who were at the park to join us in eating pizza and to celebrate our lil one's bday with us. Everyone was so friendly and so social. It was a lot of fun and this was the perf venue for her bday. A reminder, use your internet browser to search tournament park. If you use YELP, you will not get quite the right directions to the park. So, be sure to use your internet browser to find the better directions.

Clean and quiet park. Lots of families here. I just attended a birthday party and it was perfect!…read moreThere were other kids celebrating their birthdays too and there was plenty of room for all the activities. We had a centralized location with picnic tables and benches but we literally felt like we had the whole park to ourselves. Highly recommended for small kids. Reservations are a bit confusing. Additionally, your reservation is not marked but you can call staff at the park if there are any misunderstandings. People were generally good and I never had to call park staff.

Great neighborhood park. There is a small exercise area available. There's a large field. Along…read morewith a playground and public restrooms. There are benches under the pergola. These benches have been used for small birthday parties/get togethers before but are typically used for regular seating areas. There are usually soccer matches on the weekends so the park does get pretty packed for that. Other than that the park is typically not as busy as other park but nonetheless still as fun. There is no parking lot but street parking is available. There is also a good vendor on the weekends when there are soccer matches. They sell bacon wrapped hot dogs, corn, raspados, candys, and much much more. There is several trees for shade throughout the park.

I've been coming to this park since I was a small child. I grew up down the street from it on its…read moreNorth side and remember way back when it had a wooden playground and the bottom had little compartments so you could use your imagination and play house. Literally made sand pies and played house with my cousins on endless occasions. My grandparents live right in front of Charles White on the South side of it. I've crossed this park more times than I can count just to visit them. Family football games on Thanksgiving as a kid were hilarious. I've run through their sprinklers at night just for the hell of it. My mom grew up in front of this park with her 7 siblings and still I come here to walk my dogs, bring my younger cousins, & get some exercise in. This park's look has changed and now has a pergola, fancier (& probably safer) playground and even offers doggie bags to pick up after your fur baby. It continues to be a staple for our family and I'm sure it will for many years to come.

There are a lot of things to do that your kids won't get tired of…read more There's a baseball field. Basketball court, the playground, and some bathrooms. It's a nice park, but the only downside is that there's not too much shade to sit in, and there are a lot of holes in the grass.

This park is a pretty nice park and i always go here with my friends. Even though the bathrooms are…read morereally nasty, the rest are nice like 2 batting cages 3 baseball fields 1 basketball court and 2 tennis courts. The also have a pretty big playground and a giant field to play soccer or football. There is many activities you can do there and its a pretty good park if your nearby and looking for a park to go to. (Other than the bathrooms) if you dont need to use the bathrooms, then youre fine.

This .75 acre park, hidden in a neighborhood roughly where the estate section of SouthPas meets the…read moredownwind Double Double Neighborhood of San Marino's In N Out, Eddie Park feels like playing on a rich neighbor's lawn while they're on holiday in Europe. The park was once the large lot home of the Eddie family, donated years ago and converted into a public park. I worked a few blocks away at East West Bank Corporate Offices for over three years, and never knew this was here. The expansive lawn with mature trees now features a small play structure, an outdoor brick patio/barbecue area with ample shade, a walking path, swing sets, and the original house-- effectively converted into a rentable space for birthday parties, Girl Scout activities, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. While not elegant, it has a certain historical charm... If you're into old local architecture, you can relish the old leaded glass, brick fireplace, and original concrete driveway. Neighbors seem to have gotten used to the kids and out-of-towers, but there is a palpable annoyance felt from a few, regarding us visiting Arcadians and Pasadena-folk from over the steering wheels of their respective Range Rovers. No matter... We had a good time, and besides, this public park is so off the beaten path, I can't imagine anyone knows about it. ...Well, except my 2700+ Yelp friends, now. Lemme know if you need directions.

I love Eddie Park. Why would I like a little tiny neighborhood park? Because I can go there most…read moreweekends and there is NO ONE there. My kids can run, play, scream and I can see them in every corner of the park without worry. Plus, Garfield Park is WAY too crowded. Eddie Park is like 1/2 block square. There are two swing sets, one for babies, one for big kids. A small but nice play structure which is also, yay, shaded. A big expanse of grass for running and some trees to climb too. All in all, this is the best park in South Pas-far from the maddening crowds.