The playground is amazing here! Great structures for all ages and love that it has trail access and…read morea large field. The downside? You can barely use the equipment by 10 am. My baby got burns on his hands from touching a metal slide at 10:15 am. It was 72 degrees out. All the slides, stairs, and climbing equipment was too hot to touch unfortunately. Also, there are no bathrooms. We really want to love this park but so hard when you can't use it after 10 am.

This is definitely one of the nicer, newer parks San Diego has to offer. The kids I work with…read moreseemed to really enjoy this park and the different climbing structures. Lots of options for littles and older kids. Downside: I had done research a week ago and people had mentioned that there was a porta potty available. After visiting the park today, it turns out they took the porta potty away so make sure to use the restroom before you bring your kids to this park.

We enjoy this renovated town park a few times a month or more. It's kept up, tidy & has roses &…read moreJacaranda Trees caressing the upper portion. Large Children's Playground with shaded seating for caregivers. Scoutie, my ever present fur babe , loves the sniffing potential here. H/Cap & ample parking, two restrooms near water fountain. Huge Tennis Courts past the creative playground. Appreciate this humble, pretty neighborhood park.

This park has plenty of parking, clean restrooms, gazebos, walking trails and 4 pickleball court…read morethat are lit up at night, the community is great and the park is always kept clean. We love playing pickleball here

A hidden gem. In the middle of a heavily developed area that has plenty of small, manicured parks…read moredesigned around baseball diamonds and jungle gyms (there's nothing wrong with those!) this is the opposite. Twenty-nine heavily wooded acres - large enough to feel like you're in the wilderness, with a small creek (which would probably be bigger if we weren't in the middle of a 6 month drought), and a few lighty groomed trails. It was literally empty at 1:30 on a hot Saturday afternoon. It was hot out, but under the shade of the huge trees it was very comfortable, extremely peacefull.

I found this park as part of my goal to find local parks and trails amid the COVID-19 outbreak to…read moreget some exercise. It's a 29 acre natural preserve park with out equipment nor restrooms; but it does offer a small creek that meanders through the park. Also, the park has a mature eucalyptus grove, a trail that finds its way around the perimeter of the park, and wild grassy open areas. It's not a maintained open area. You can bring your dogs for a walk. The trail is not very long and it's pretty easy, accept when you have to cross near the creek. It's nice to see these open spaces between communities.

I cannot say enough positive about this park. My parents took me here and I took my daughters here…read more There are different places to climb and swing within the park. In fact, some of the same bars have been here for many years. The trees are what make this park. Very well manicured and lots of shade to enjoy an amazing day. I love parks! I love Eucalyptus Park!

Came by here to eat our food from Valley Farm Market on our group get-together with Yelp Elites S &…read moreM. You would have to take quite a turn after seeing the sign on Bancroft if you are driving from the Valley Farm Market. Parking spots looked quite limited as there was only one way in and then one way out. The table we got was perfect for us to enjoy our BBQ ribs, chicken, and salads under the eucalpytus trees. But would say some of the other seating areas were pretty much in the sun, so wish there was a bit more shade to those closer to the parking lot. The area looked very family friendly, lots of shade, and the grassy areas looked perfect for dogs to run around. I read in another review that dogs aren't allowed there but don't think I saw the sign during our visit there, so might have missed it. The dogs that were there that day were quite friendly and no one seemed to mind. There were two pavilion areas towards the left of the park which were well shaded where parties can be hosted. Bathrooms are nearby the higher elevated one. Overall looked like a decent park.

Rolled into the La Mesita Park not knowing where the pickleball courts were and ended up at Jr Seau…read moreSports Complex up the hill. Went back to the park proper, made a left towards YMCA and recognized the blue, green painted courts below eye level parallel to the freeway. Almost went to Big Rock in Santee this morning which has eight dedicated pickleball courts but more players. La Mesita on the other hand, has the same number of pickleball courts, four of which are newly resurfaced. They have a smaller crowd which means shorter wait times, some good shade, but adds four miles to my drive - a small price to pay to feed my quasi-addiction. It only took 2.5 hours to meet my minimum daily game quota of four challenging matches and I didn't encounter any aggro ball smashers. This is the ninth East County pickleball venue I have played at and can easily become one of my favorites.

Came to La Mesita to play some pickleball during the holidays! The courts were semi full, with two…read morecourts in the back free. The people were very friendly and we had a lot of fun games. The parking was a bit of a struggle with the YMCA still in session. Other than parking, it is a great place to stop by and play a few games while enjoying the scenery!!

I was first introduced to this park many years ago when I came for my first swimming lesson as a…read morechild. After lessons, my brothers and sisters and I would go play at the park many times. Visiting the park as an adult no doubt brought back fond memories. The park still offers that green open space with mature trees, but new is the terrific community garden. I thought that was very cool. The playground equipment is closed for repair, as of this review, and they offer a small fenced off dog park area. Their plenty of parking and good restroom facilities on sight. The best part of this park is definitely the open space and hills and such. They still offer swimming lessons during the summer. This park brought back some good memories.

I was at this beauuutiful park for the La Mesa Earth Day Fair. It was a free community event…read morefeaturing eco-friendly vendors, a kids' zone, food trucks, and a clothing swap. I learned a lot from the vendors who provided some type of educational demonstration like composting and sustainable gardening just to name a few. The City of La Mesa did a fantastic job with putting this fair on...very well organized.

Restful shady trees and green grass. Good choice for family bday gathering, bbq, or picnic with…read morebaby Conure Marlo. Conure approved.

I came here on a Saturday evening with my family so the kids can play on the playground and…read morealthough we had a great time, this wasn't the place for us. The park is small but has what is needed. There are BBQ areas and picnic tables as well as some grass and a small playground. There is also some parking available in a lot but you can also park on the street. The playground is fenced in which I really liked but it also has to be fenced in because this park is right on the street, and it's a busy one with a lot of speeders. I was very aware of the closure to the playground ensuring everyone who came and went closed it behind them and if not going to it immediately to make sure it got closed. The playground equipment is small but had some slides the kids liked and a few swings. There are also 2 stationary play cars my boys loved so much. Although the boys had fun here we won't come back because of how close this is to the road. If we aren't in the playground area and we wanted to have a picnic it would be a constant worry and I wouldn't be able to let me kids get more than an arms reach away from me. There are better parks to go to.

Large park in a wonderful community. With lots of playground equipment, basketball courts and…read morebaseball/softball field, etc. surrounded by beautiful large pine trees that offer the feeling of being surrounded by nature in a forest. Great place to explore and collect pine cones, leaves, sticks, etc.

My family and I had a great time here during some playground explorations…read more The park is in a residential area and it gives it a great welcoming feel. There wasn't a parking lot but there is plenty of street parking and I had no problem finding a spot to park right across from the playground. The street it is on was pretty slow so we had no issues or worries about crossing the street but we also could have parked on the other side if we did. The park is pretty sizable. There is a great amount of grass you can picnic on, hang out at, play, whatever you decide. There is also basketball courts to ply on and they aren't right on top of other areas so you really can play and not have any worries. There is also a playground that has both a toddler area and a big kid area. There are also some picnic tables built in near the playground area. While we ran around the grass and basketball area a bit, the main reason for our visit was for the playground. I loved how big the toddler play structure was. It gave a lot of space for my kids to run around and not be on top of other kids. There were also some really great slide options on this structure. We also played on the big kid structure which was a great combo of climbing and normal structures. My toddler stayed on the half that he could easily handle and skipped the climbing. The slides on this structure were awesome and really fast. There were no problems with him playing with the big kids either. There are also a few random playground pieces like the swings, some game areas, and monkey bars. The playground bottom is wood chips which is incredibly common but not my favorite for playgrounds. It is hard to clean up, it often pokes and hurts us at some point as well, and not that great when you fall on it. There are no bathrooms here which is okay for us now but I will have to remember for once we start potty training. The last negative to me is the lack of extra shade on the playground equipment. There are some great trees that offer shade and the playground structures have tops on a couple of the areas but those tops are more decorative than function and it is currently hot and sunny out! I wished my kids had been in more shade and it made the slides really hot. Overall, we had a lot of fun here and we know we will be back but the lack of shade is big for us and our fair skinned kids so we will wait for fall/winter to come back when we do t need the shade as much.