I love this park so much. Large, spread out and safe. Interesting landscaping and immaculately well…read moremaintained walking paths, not just a flat and huge park. Great equipment in the various play structures for little to older kids. Nice shady areas and thoughtfully placed seating. Excellent community center with classes for toddlers to senior citizens. Safe and clean restrooms. Plentiful, safe, free and convenient parking. Of course, the park also offers the gorgeous peaceful views that draw visitors and residents to PV.

Fred Hesse Jr community park is an excellent park to walk dogs are just casually take a nice stroll…read morewith a loved one. We used to bring out two little boys Louis and Teddy to this park long ago when they were younger, they both recently passed) so we decided to bring their nephew Onxy here for a nice stroll around the park. Great park with nice friendly, considerate people walking their kids and their pets.

Lovely neighborhood park! This park is a hidden gem - you need to be careful when driving by to not…read moremiss it. Great place for a kiddo party. Be careful on the grassy fields as there are holes from the gophers. Nice trail around the park to walk around. - Large grassy field - Play area for kids - Benches - Parking is easy Love this park, will be back!

Great little hidden gem to take the kids and/or for a seclude picnic. Huge grass area to lay out or…read moreplay with a 1/4 mile paved walkway for scootering, biking, or skating. Large playground with swings and a supersize slide. Bbq pits. And spectacular view looking over the city... and, squirrels.

This playground is perfect for little kids. Super safe structures, and the slides aren't made in…read moresuch a way where the kiddos go down super fast. The playground set isn't super run down like some that you find in Torrance. There is a sandy area by the playground. My daughter had to use the restroom and it wasn't the worst public bathroom - didn't even smell. This park also has a huge soccer field as well. Lots of parking, including shaded parking, which is great in the summer. Other parents are friendly here. Would definitely come again, especially with my toddler. The playground set is probably a little young for kiddos 6+.

The good: I discovered this park yesterday! This park is…read morenestled in a neighborhood area so it is generally peaceful. There's a huge grassy area for soccer and other sports. The playground is small/medium sized. There are swings, slides and climbing areas. There are a few picnic bench areas. The parking lot is shaded with a lot of trees. There was a restroom area close by the swings. The swings are pretty high up. The park area is surrounded by fences from the backyards of people's homes. The bad: There are dirt patches and sandy areas so be prepared to get dusty if you have little ones like I do. The interesting: The parking lot was full when I came on a Monday evening.

What a cute park for my kids! It's very shaded and clean. Bathrooms and library are a plus.read more

Cheap summer fun for anyone! Nice area. Large. Walking running options. Lots of grass. Picnic areas…read moreand building for summer activities and programs. Small play ground and tucked away.

Great neighborhood park with a lot of amenities, including playground with swings, basketball,…read morebaseball, and picnic areas. Walking trail around the perimeter is about a quarter mile. Much nicer grassy area compared to Entradero. It's also a reclaimed water park so no access to drinking water. No bathroom either, but I feel most people who go here would just walk home if needed. Adjacent to busy Del Amo but park is spacious enough not to feel the main road

Very tiny park with lots of sunshine! I love the simplicity…read more I walked with my dogs and it's clean and so quiet although along the Del Amo Blvd. Only one missing star is for no bathroom.

This park could be cleaner and I wish there was more of a focus on keeping the wildlife healthy and…read morenative. Instead it's industrialized mowers. However, this park is made better by its large size and the adjacent library. It's scenic and has old trees and barbeque pits. There are some riff raff types in the park and I can imagine it wouldn't be a perfectly safe place at night. But it's near a major street and basically safe. Come here to get some Zen, have water and food and relax.

This morning, a kid was riding an E-bike on the walking pathway inside Victor Park, almost…read morecolliding with me. It was a very dangerous and frustrating experience, and I plan to take a photo of the rider if this happens again. The park clearly has signs prohibiting biking on the pathways. Under Torrance's local ordinances, riding a Class 3 E-bike here is illegal and subject to fines. Even Class 1 or 2 E-bikes (and traditional bicycles) are only permitted on designated bike paths or roadways, making it illegal to ride them on sidewalks or within the park's walking areas.

Stopped by at this little park on our way to another park. It's cute with a small playground which…read morehas monkey bars, slides, a climbing wall, and swings. Only two benches with one facing the sun. I didn't explore the rest of the park but I'm sure there's a large grassy area beyond where we were. We parked on the street next to the playground. Very convenient

Sur la Brea park is a pretty decent park! They have a little bit of everything and I often see…read morefamilies that come here or picnics/ birthday parties take place here. It has a restroom in the middle of the park - not the cleanest or most private but it's there for emergencies. There is also a reservable meeting room next to the bathroom. There is a single basketball court and people often play there after work hours. There are two tennis courts. One is usually converted into 4 pickleball courts and there is open play on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings. My wife and I like to walk around this area and it feels pretty safe, even at night. We don't run into any homeless people and there are a good number of people walking their dogs. The only thing is there an area where they do oil pumping/drilling and it can emit a not-so-great smell

UPDATE 1: Review #10 2026-024…read more Since my decade old review, Charles H. Wilson Park is due for an update. Major Changes: 2005: Annenberg Tree House 2009: Fitness Zone 2012: Turf Training Facility 2018: Children's Playground & Splash Pad 2024: Community Sports Complex's Roller Rink 2025: Tennis Courts LED Lighting Current Project: It was announced in 01/2025 that 8 new dedicated, lighted, & ADA-accessible pickleball courts will be built near (north) the existing courts. Early 2026 completion expected. Amenities: * Amphitheater * Basketball Courts * Batting Cages * Electric Car Charging Stations (PlugShare) * Farmer's Market (Tuesdays & Saturdays) * Fitness Course 0.91-mi. * Fitness Zone * Futsal * Horseshoe Courts * Indoor Sports Center * Live Steamer Trains (1st Sunday, 3rd Saturday) * Paddle Tennis/Pickleball Courts * Picnic & BBQ Areas (bouncer accessible with permit) * Playground * Restrooms * Roller Hockey Rink * Sand Volleyball Court * Softball Diamonds * Splash Pad * Sports Center * Tennis Courts * Tree House Donated by The Annenberg Foundation, the 2.5K sq. ft. Tree House was designed by Treehouse Guys, LLC & is the 1st universally-accessible tree house in a CA public space. The "fresh air gym" includes kinetic exercise machines, intuitive adjustable resistance machines, & calisthenics station for body weight exercises. I love this outdoor gym but the OCD in me has issues with not spraying down (sanitizing) equipment after use which is common for indoor gyms & it gets really dusty/dirty particularly after raining. Batting cage operator Tyler Sports, Inc. helped turn the defunct skatepark into a 10K sq. ft. artificial training facility for futsal & baseball/softball fielding; there's 2 netted pitching tunnels & 2 turf sports fields. This helped minimize non-rule abiding soccer players from practicing on the tennis & pickleball courts, & damaging the nets. Futsal is a fast-paced, scaled down version of outdoor soccer. The children's playground was part of a citywide initiative to modernize aging play structures & swing to meet current safety standards. I love the intricate "Spherical Spider Web" rope-based climbing structure! There's a smaller rock climbing wall for the younger set or kids who prefer to be closer to the ground. The only iffy equipment is the Stand-Up Seesaw; I've seen some kids accidentally falling or intentionally crawling underneath the seesaw while in motion. Yikes! That same year a splash pad was added to replace the defunct pond (which I miss dearly... I loved our local ducks!), turning the community's eyesore into a spot to cool off during spring & summer, using recirculating water system to conserve water (yeah, that means don't drink the water!). L.A. Galaxy & TUDN partnered to refurbish the rink's floor surface with Sports Court Defense tiles that are designed to be a safer, shock-absorbing surface, & better support sports: roller hockey, roller derby, pickleball (6 courts), futsal (3 courts), etc. LED lighting was added to the tennis courts for reduced operating costs, improved visibility (that would be me for my old fart eyes), & energy efficiency. I officially tried pickleball for the 1st time this year at YEE Badge Day at PowerPlay Pickleball (refer to Review #953), & I'm hooked! So I am especially excited for these new lighted courts... woot, woot!! The farmer's market has grown so much that they expanded to the small lot west of the softball field nearest to Crenshaw Blvd.; most of the food vendors are located there in addition to the ones near Dee Hardison Sports Center. I met Mel while taking a pic of the horseshoe courts; he's registered with the City to maintain the courts & was doing some upkeep when he spotted me. Mel's so thoughtful & generous with his time... I learned Ted Allen horseshoes are the best (unique finger grips for consistent throws, expertly designed for balance), about the Flip or Turn style (he prefers turn) throws, differences between kid & adult horseshoes, court clay, etc. Ted broke many records to his 10 world championships as well as holding them, including 72 consecutive ringers -- wowza! He even demoed a couple of pitches for pics & hit 2 ringers... what a surprising moment for writing this update! Charles H. Wilson Park is a 44-acre family-friendly, recreational hub that truly has a l'il something for everyone!

Went here for a park show. Redondo Beach Ballet of performing arts. The art show was cute. Boys…read moreand girls of all ages performing. There is plenty of parking on the North West side. This park is spacious. Has picnic tables, aquatic facilities, basketball court, pickel ball and a good outdoor stage presentation facility for events. Place fits over a 1000 people at this outdoor event venue. Bring your pop up tent and your fold up chairs to feel comfortable. With that said, my #1 gripe about this park, only two unisex toilets available! Who would put a 2 person bathroom with a cipher code that can accidentally lock. These two bathrooms is stationed like a miniature hut stationed by the entertainment area. Who ever engineered these bathrooms should be reprimanded. It was a dumb idea for cipher codes to be implemented. One bathroom was accidently locked with no one in there! Terrible idea. Over a 1000 people and only as two restrooms nearby! If you had to use the use restrooms.. you have to walk in the other side of the park where the picnic area is located. It is quite a walk! Walked or wait 30 minutes. Overall, its comfortable park minus the restroom situation.