Bowers Park is a fairly minimalistic, quiet neighborhood park. There aren't a whole lot of features, but as a result, you won't find a lot of people here making a ruckus! A footpath stretches from the south to the north end of the park, with some redwoods providing shade along the way. There are BBQ grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and a very basic playground. There's ample grassy space to throw a ball around or set up a volleyball net. A small parking lot sits at the north end, but most visitors will have to park on the street. The park connects openly to Bowers Elementary School, providing access to the school's playgrounds, basketball hoops and wallball court. Perfect for when school's not in session! This isn't a destination park, but it's a terrific asset to the neighborhood. read more

Bowers Park - Basic playground - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Not a park I'd have on my go-to list with the kids with its current conditions. There's a parking lot off Cabrillo and Morrison but it's a couple min walk from the parking to the playground itself (which, isn't that most convenient with toddlers). For closer access there's street parking near Barkley Ave. There's a building with restrooms that are not in service closer to the Cabrilllo side and port-a-potties that smell like they haven't been cleaned out in months. The playground itself is nice, with ramps for smaller toddlers, swings, a fair amount of shade, benches, and a grass area. But the walk + horrendous odor and lack of cleanliness from the restroom situation is enough to deter this mama from frequenting here. read more

This is a really nice, small, quaint, well-maintained park. There are picnic tables, a nice lawn, big trees, and a play structure. We hung out for some time, rode our bikes around and a good time was had by all. read more

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Nice park in nice neighborhood. At this point of time, part of the park is under construction for a new paved walkway. Also the parking lot is pretty small so get prepared for that. read more

Bowers Park - Small parking lot - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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A perfectly okay park located behind a school in Santa Clara. Lots of pre-teens running around screaming at each other (I'm not even kind of overstating that), some kids practicing kick-flips, you get the idea. Not much to do in the way of park equipment, sports, fields, etc., but it's a good place to bring your dog or have a picnic on a nice day. I'd like to think there are better parks for both of those things nearby, but I'm not from the area and likely will never be back out here again. If you like grass, you'll enjoy this park. read more

Bowers Park - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

They have a great, brand new playground here! They have a smaller structure with a couple slides for the littler kids, and then a larger structure for the older kids. Plenty of swings and climbing structures and some cool elements you don't see at most other parks. Like a double swing that has a spot for a baby as well as an older child. I've never seen that before, very cool! There is a small parking lot off of Cabrillo Ave, but the playground is on the other side of the park so you may want to park on Shamrock and come in that way. There are plenty of picnic tables as well as plenty of grass for the kids to run around on. They have a drinking fountain with a bottle filler as well as a low fountain for the dogs! The only downside is the restrooms are on the opposite side of the park as the playground (over by the parking lot). read more

Bowers Park - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Sorry Bower's Park (and the Santa Clara County Parks and Rec) for I cannot give you at least 4 stars !!! Bower's Park was a "last-resort" park for me and a few of the people I play sports with one time during the winter season. It is until now, for the Sunnyvale Parks have proven to be much nicer and better-maintained. The grass at the park is patchy and can get pretty uneven during the rainy season. This park has two sections, one near the school and the one near the creek. The space near the creek is much better and the grass is fuller. I like the way the trees are lush in this spot too. The benches are well-located BUT at one time or another I have noticed a few vagrants nearby or right there. Where should they go really, anyway, right? This park has an easily-accesible bathroom but it's a wee bit filthy. There's a parking lot as well as street parking. The park's location is a short drive along Cabrillo Street from San Tomas Expressway. Bower's Park is A-OK. Not note-worthy, but I will come back here in the fall to practice on my photography. read more

Grew up just a couple blocks from this park so I pretty much spent a good portion of my childhood here! There's lot of grass space for soccer, frisbee, football, or just running laps. The playground is still in nice condition- I remembered when they redid the play structure several years ago. I even broke my arm here! Neighborhood is safe. There's a little skate circle where you can find some skateboarding hoodlums but from what I can tell, they're harmless. On Saturdays or Sundays I believe you can watch people fight! I wanna say it's called LARPing but I'm not sure if that's different or not. Otherwise you'll find BBQs, swings, slide, bars, trees, benches, etc. read more

Bowers Park - Playground - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

-Hidden Gem- So quiet on a Saturday nearly the only people there! Definitely recommend for family BBQ or get together read more

Need somewhere to eat lunch and relax. I'm not from Santa Clara. I found this place to be quaint, well kept and had many shaded areas to eat and enjoy nature. I will come back. read more

Bowers Park - Picnic area near playground, opposite of the parking lot. - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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So I met a group of people I play volleyball with @Sports Page and they told me about this park (Bowers) where a BIG group of people play. I got to the park at 1:00pm and played volley all oil like 5:45pm (Got dark). There were like 6-7 volleyball nets set up. The park itself is nice. A lot of grass and it seemed very big. Just like any park no alcohol but I'm sure you can figure something out :) The guys that ran the volleyball Rom & Bill were awesome! The are the Cheapers....you have to come on Saturdays to find out what that means. read more

Bowers Park - Volleyball Saturdays! - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Did not even know this place existed even though its close to my place. It somehow didn't pop up on park searches very well but I'm glad I found it! Came here on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Love the big grass areas and shady trees. Brought my dog with me and she LOVED it there running around and chasing squirrels. Very quiet and peaceful with some picnic benches and some playground equipment. One of my favorite parks right now =) read more

This park is meh. It has tons of grassy space and a tiny play structure area in the back that is easy to miss. There are restrooms and it is right next to an elementary school. read more

sometimes, i jog over and through this park with my son and my jidotgae (korean jindo dog). it's an okay park, but it's not the greatest. it doesn't have a real skate park, just some ledges with skate stoppers on them. of course, this is because the city wants you to use the santa clara skate park that is right on the other side of the adjacent school at the youth center. i'm glad the city has that skate park, but it isn't nearly as good as the sunnyvale skate park and has stupid hours. the park has some nice fields for playing kickball and stuff like that. people should keep their dogs on leashes here. it's not a dog park. there is also a building nearby that can be rented out, but that maybe should get its own yelp listing because it has a different address (2585 cabrillo avenue). read more

Bowers Park - it looks like a fun place to skate (skateboarding). - Parks Near Me - Santa Clara, California

It's an okay park. I think it's a little strange how there's no boundary between the park and Bower Elementary School. I feel like the kids aren't safe with their field wide open to the public and thus strangers. Anyhow, my toddler son and I started going here to play in the playground. The slides and swings are old-fashioned but still work. There's a lot of nature, which I do like at this park. I haven't tried out the restrooms, so I can't comment on this. read more

Bathrooms could use a little love every once in awhile but I assume that's normal for a park. Other than that, I've never had any problems there and it has a huge field if you want to take your dog or play a little soccer read more

Not much to do really but a decent city park. Best part is there are 4 baby swings. Usually I can't get on one in ponderosa park.

This is more for the facility room located at Bowers Park. I rented the room out for a party. You can go down to the Santa Clara Community Center to rent out a select few rooms at certain parks. There is a $50 deposit and you pay $50 per hour. The room has 6 tables (but one is broken) and around 60 chairs. The room is a little outdated but does have a small kitchen and is right next to the restrooms. The park is mainly grass with an old school metal play structure. Not the best for 3 or under. But older kids should fair fine. The creek next to the park is next to go exploring in with kids. Overall I would rent the facility room again. read more

Really nice park with a huge field next to Bowers elementary and Cabrillo middle school.The huge field is great for soccer,frisbee,football,and even could have a fun game of tag. bowers has a basketball court and two playgrounds. At the park there is also a skate park and nearby bathrooms. Once in a while ducks come over and visit but then leave a present. The big area could also be great for events, parties, and bbqs. Really good place to go for a quiet peaceful day. read more