Long known as Cerritos Regional Park, the park was renamed Don Knabe Community Regional Park…read moreNovember 30, 2016, in honor of former Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. The 84-acre park has been serving the community for almost 50 years, providing tennis courts, a skatepark, playgrounds, exercise equipment, public pool, indoor courts, 2 fishing lakes, basketball courts, BBQ/picnic areas & the Cerritos Sports Complex. For my recollection, my first acquaintance with Don Knabe Park came by way of participating in the Annual Youth Fishing Derby. Kids are given the opportunity to compete with other registrants to catch the largest catfish. Bait is provided, and fishing tackle is first come, first served basis. As a teenager, I became more interested in fishing, and tried my hand at largemouth bass fishing w/ lures. On my first outing, a caught a decent-sized bass. I've seen much larger sized bass caught, too. The CA Dept. of Fish & Game stocks the lakes with rainbow trout (colder months) & channel catfish (warmer months). For trout, I've been lucky using small spoons, while catfish is simply bait & wait with smelly bait of choice. For such a large park, the parking is absolutely free! Which, along with proximity, is why I frequent Don Knabe Park over others. One complaint I have, is there can be duck & other waterfowl landmines (aka poop) all over the concrete walkways next to the lakes, if the groundskeepers aren't timely at keeping up with the power washing to clear the walkways out. Cerritos' own Central Park, Don Knabe Community Regional Park is an out of doors haven, for those looking to increase their daily steps, play their sport of choice, or wet a line and see if the fish are biting. It's a great resource which I take full advantage of, and hope to continue visiting for many more years to come. Highly recommend!

A large park with all of the standard amenities plus a lot more. I saw folk fishing, there's a…read morelarge sports complex area, and so much open area for whatever event you're looking to hold. We did our Cub Scout bridging here and it worked out perfectly! A playground, sitting area, water, and bathroom near by, along with enough room to have all of our events spread out without impeding any else's experience. In all this is a really nice park, and I'm certain we'll be back in the future. :)

Swimming pool, gymnasium, basketball courts, tennis courts, soccer field, baseball diamonds,…read moreetc...what's not to love! It's open on all entry points from Bloomfield or 195th street in Cerritos. Which also means you can walk around and work out to your heart's content pretty much at all hours. Be aware of West Nile virus warnings during the summer though, especially after dusk. A man-made lake is in the center of the Regional Park complex. It is stocked for fishing (license required). (I saw at least three persons fishing at night!) The most wildlife I've encountered are persistent ducks and the occasional squirrel, but I've heard of coyote sightings.

I rent a soccer field here every week and I'm very happy with it. The fields are nicely kept and…read moremaintained grass is nicer to play in than most parks. The staff is always helpful with reservations. Only reason I didn't give a five star is that it's not available for rent online. I have to leave work early to arch time to come rent it but for now that's ok it's all for the love of soccer.

Such an awesome park! I usually skate in LA but a friend invited me here and when we showed up…read morethere were already a couple other bladers there which was so sick. Really cool vibes, nice flow and obstacle selection, and really clean and well maintained park overall. Can't wait to go back!

I love this park- I try to come daily. All types of levels come here. Very community orientated and…read moresafe. Everyone allows turns been coming here for 15 years and it's my fav.

This place is great! There is a solid train theme going throughout the playground area but it also…read moreprovides a nice variety of structures geared towards different ages. Bathrooms are clean enough and decently well stocked. Parents can grab a seat on one of many benches and there is good visibility as the kids run from area to area. There are baby and regular swings, and one big flat disk that you can lay down on. There are also spider web ropes for climbing. The softball fields are great for running the bases in between games, or flying a kite in the outfield. We tend to come in the evenings when it's cold so we haven't had a chance to use the splash pad but the structures in the area are still available for climbing. Solid choice for running off some kid energy.

It's a really nice park with a lot of activities that you can partake in. Huge train themed…read moreplayground for the kids, splash pad, tennis courts, basketball, baseball field, etc. Also, a lot of exercise machines all around the park for you to use. Nicely maintained and very clean and it's a really nice place to hang out, have a picnic, or just go for a walk or run. If you are at the park to watch a baseball game, just be careful parking in the overflow parking lot along the first base line. Lots of foul balls getting hit over there which came close to hitting cars.

Nice small cozy park. The splash pad was great not a lot of kids and very clean. To start it there…read moreis a button to press on top of the red pole in the middle of splash pad. This was a nice gem in the middle of residential area. Has a skate park that was closed but looked very clean. Most the people I saw visit I believe are in the community as they walked to the park.

Broken glass, garbage, missing equipment, not much parking. The hours on the parks & rec website…read moreare not accurate.

It's one of the small parks in the City of Cerritos. It an intimate spot. Close to Norwalk but…read morewithin the northern part of Cerritos City's border. It has a basketball court, sand filled volleyball grounds, aa children's playground, one pergola and rectangular grassy area.

This is my childhood park!…read more Although it was always a sketchy park with high school students, college students, and adults always coming here to smoke and do extracurricular activities, it definitely has its perks. First off, it was walking distance to my house and a lot of my neighborhood friend's houses. We would come here after school and chill and hang out until sunset. We'd do this every weekday and would never get bored. Before the protective layering was added, the jungle gym was on a bed of sand. When I was in elementary school, my friends and I would get water from the fountain and make water falls from the slide after making a sand castle at the bottom of the slide. One time we found a crow and decided we should bury it super deep and dig up the bones years later. We also thought it would be dope to do a time capsule type of thing and wrote a letter and put it in a Tic Tac case and buried it super deep. Well skip a few years and they add the soft layer on top of the sand! So long crow bones and hidden note! Besides that we would play football, kickball, kick ball, and baseball on the field. We flew kites when it was windy and played with Stomp Rockets as well. We held fight clubs there and play Body Shots and Dead Arm. On the court we would play basketball games of 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 21, Horse, and Knock Out or Lightning. We also would skate and do tricks past the half court line. Too many good memories here.

Veterans Park is an excellent neighborhood park that is close to many homes and major streets…read more This park has a water refill station, clean bathrooms and a nice community feel to it. I would recommend this park if you are looking for a place to spend time with your family or just be outside in peace.

The playground is most fun for kids about 4 and under. Any older and they would most likely be…read morebored quickly as there isn't an area designated for more challenging climbing. There is ample parking and an open restroom. It's a nice place to bring food and have a picnic.

Very Beautiful park for all needs with sports, walking running paths. Nice park area. Parking is…read morenormally easy.

. Bustling place for some free open-play pickleball. + 8…read morewell-lit courts. - Overcrowded. Min 2-game wait on each court. That's 8 paddles per paddle rack. (One rack per court.) I walked laps and laps around the 8 courts seeking the shortest queue. Nope, every rack had at least 8 waiting players. - No barriers to prevent ball-on interference between the 4 adjacent courts. - Restrooms & water located far from the courts. + Decent restrooms though. -- Unfriendly, uncourteous, unsafe ambience: - People seem irritable there. Easily pissed off. - People disrespecting the queue system, cutting ahead of others who've been waiting a long time. - I mentioned my opponent's courtesy violation and he got offended. I could cite the pickleball rulebook, but I was afraid he might hurt me afterward, so instead I fled the vicinity at the earliest safe opportunity.

I love this park to go on walks with my dogs. There are usually kids playing sports on the weekends…read moreand evening here. The park is generally very clean and I feel safe going on walks by myself here. There is a play area for kids as well as a hand ball court. I dislike the tagging that is sometimes here, but that's about it. Pretty nice park.

Very cool new playground equipment, with lots of rope fixtures, like a big climbable sphere! Picnic…read moretables, basketball hoops, handball walls, and a little amphitheater. Four stars because of all the people--not great for distancing, but not terrible!

Great park with plenty of parking Tennis courts available…read moreOpen spaces Plenty of green and lots of walking areas

Pickleball courts (located in Court #5, they are lines ontop of a tennis court) are able to be…read moreplayed at but note you need to bring your own portable net!! Unfortunately many who came to play like us just adjusted and played with the tennis nets on the courts. It would be nice if a portable pickleball net was kept here like other parks, but it seems priority is for tennis here (amounting to around 8 tennis courts total here). Needless to say, I like the maintenance at the park here. There were also gated courts for concrete soccer, which was interesting. Lots of gnats flying around the area, but could be due to local weather. Overall a good park to play pickleball but highly recommended once again to have your own net for an optimal experience. * Reservations for courts are able to be made according to the rules sign