The park was packed today, but why do dog owners think it's okay to bring in their dog(s) in the little kid park? I'm a dog owner and have common sense! read more

I love this park. Truly I do. I have so many fond memories here as a child and now I'm creating more memories with my children. That's why I want to write this review in hopes that as a community we can maintain and even maximize the things we love about this park. The small play area is due for a remodeling. Graffiti throughout, broken structures, broken fencing, and trash. The basketball courts have uneven pavement so I can only imagine what could happen when the older kids or even adults are playing. Even the bathroom, while better than before, some of the items aren't stocked or the fixtures/appliances don't work. Hopefully some things can be repaired soon, but overall the park needs some love poured back into it. read more

This small park has a baseball field, a basketball court, two kids' play areas a gazebo, a few tables, and BBQ pits. The bathrooms are okay. There is no dedicated parking lot. I was amazed to read a review complaining about people taping off parking spots so people could not park. I usually park on the street or at the Senior Center across the creek. There is no dedicated parking lot. I come to this park during the summer when the lunch meet-up group moves outdoors for our monthly lunch. Most of the other times I walk through the park for a few extra steps before I follow the trail next to the park to the bay. read more

Fernandez Park - There is a basketball court - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

Fernandez Park is in the middle of downtown Pinole and just across the street from where they have the Saturday Farmer's Market on the corner of San Pablo Ave. and Tennent Ave. There's a plaque indicating that the park was a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Fernandez in honor of their son, Bernardo Fernandez, and all other sons who fought bravely and gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII. The Fernandez clan is a prominent family from Pinole and were originally from Portugal. They founded a wharf and shipping business that started in the 1850's. Their mansion is at the end of Tennent Ave. near the railroad tracks and Bayfront Park. There's no date on the plaque, so I'm not sure how old the park is. However, it looks pretty modernish and in good shape. It's clean, well kept and manicured. There's plenty of free parking on their lot as well as street parking. There's also a community center complete with restrooms, water fountains, picnic tables, 2 playgrounds (one for older kids and the other for toddlers), an outdoor basketball court, a baseball/softball field, benches, BBQ grills and a gazebo. It's on 6 acres of land right next to Pinole Creek Trail. There's free poo bags for the doggies, so there's no reason to pick-up their excrement. It gets busy during the weekend with plenty of activities, and I've noticed a bunch of older men playing softball on Sundays. It makes me want to pick-up my gloves and bat and ask if I could play with them. It's probably a league, so I might join and sign-up one day to see if this old man has still got it. There's a very sad history that happened in this park in the summer of July 30th, 2005. A known gang member was attending a BBQ party across the street hosted by a fellow gang member, who were identified as Sureños. When he spotted three young men at the park wearing red, the color of their archrival, the Norteños, he mistakenly assumed they were rival gang members and opened fired on three young men murdering two innocent lives. They were only 18 and 21 year old young men. The names of these victims are honored by two plaques bearing their names and the location of where their innocent lives were cut short by this senseless act of violence. The murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. It's an unfortunate history of the park, but it's a lovely park nonetheless. read more

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Never thought I'd review a park, but here goes. I grew up near this park and came here all the time. I can honestly say it has been massively improved since I was a kid. There is now a large play area for kids, and a smaller one for younger kids. There's the usual large grassy area, perfect for picnics. There's also a grill area and plenty of tables spaced around the park. The baseball diamond hasn't changed much in decades, but there's not much to change. There's also a full basketball court. The Senior Center is also just across a foot bridge at the end of the park. Plenty of street parking and also a couple of adjoining parking lots for nearby businesses. So it's easy to visit the local bakery for some snacks and drinks and then go enjoy them in the park. When you think of a park, this is the kind of place that should come to mind. read more

Fernandez Park - Veteran's memorial for the town at the entrance of the park. - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

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Playgrounds closed for maintenance per sign. No note on when it will be back up and running again. read more

Fernandez Park - Playground closed for maintenance - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

Review #098 - 2019 After grabbing our drinks at Jamba Juice, we decided to make our way over to this park since it's the closest one to my sister's house, that has both a basketball court for the boys and a playground for the girls. The playground is actually pretty limited as it's quite small compared to many places that I've taken my daughter to. The boys said the basketball court is just ok because the ground is not completely even. They do have a big baseball field for baseball players. The bathroom is pretty nasty so unless you really can't hold it, I wouldn't recommend setting foot inside. read more

Theresia D. invited me to watch her first game with the Sugar City Sinners. The game was at Fernandez Park, in Pinole. Daddy-o (that's what the kids call him) and I arrived shortly after the game started and found parking adjacent to the field, on the street. There was pretty nice seating on each side, for fans to cheer either team. Theresia struck a double on her first play of the evening! Boy was I proud! She's a chip off the old block, the daddy-o block that it. What is nice about this park is that they have public restrooms that are open while the game is in play. I didn't use them, but it was comforting to know they were there. I didn't see any other parking, so I imagine it could get pretty hard to find parking if the park was crowded. Since I was at a tuesday night game, I didn't have to worry. read more

Fernandez Park - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

A hidden find for me... a place to start the tan after a dental appointment in the area. One wouldn't readily see it from cute historic SP Ave while driving. But hoofin' it, one wouldn't miss all the peals of laughter. This is a great place to sit and enjoy the sun... lots of benches and tables adjacent to small park. Best to be totin' a bambino or tot with ya, because there are many little structures and play things to naturally wrest them away from you, and you can get a breather!~ phew****.. there, i just said it for you. =) Read a little while sipping on a lemonade before starting the hot journey home. Driving a darker car during 80F days... don't take much pleasure from the +15 degree interior. thank goodness I couldn't afford leather. PS Fernandez was the very first medical doctor in Pinole, of Portuguese heritage! Yay for rich history!!!! read more

This is a well-manicured park that is great for your little ones. It's historically had a ton of activities throughout the year - tree lighting festivals in the winter, jazz festivals and other events in the summer. There are beautiful manicured rolling lawns, a big kids playground, a little kids playground, baseball fields, and basketball courts. It's also centrally located near the Pinole Community Playhouse, Anjee's Dance Etc., Moondoggies, Pear Street Bistro, and other Old Town Pinole places. I would HIGHLY recommend against going here at night to walk a dog or anything else. This was a highly irregular incident for the area, but my classmate was shot and killed here in 2005: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/03/BAGD7E23381.DTL. It's was a very rare incident, but remember that you are not too far from Richmond, San Pablo, and some other areas where gang violence takes place. read more

This spot is much more for children than adults. The rope structure looks really cool. I would've loved it as a kid. I was looking for a more tranquil setting in nature, not so much an open space with dozens of children running around. This definitely isn't the place for a spiritual high with friends. read more

Fernandez Park - Someone's pet lamb, Billy. Such a sweet guy. - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

I am a fan of this park. I live in Hercules where there are several parks but prefer to come to Fernandez park because: 1. Enclosed toddler play area for my little toddler. There is also a picnic table and sometimes we'll have lunch. 2. Located nearby bakeries, farmers markets, coffee house and restaurants. All within walking distance. 3. It's a Mecca for pokemongo players. Yes I am guilty of playing that game. It does get packed on really nice days especially with parties on the weekend where the entire perimeter of the park is reserved for a private party but so far haven't been bothered by it. Folks who come to the park are pretty friendly. read more

I have never been to this park until I went with my boyfriend who likes to play basketball here on the mornings. I didn't know what to expect so I came here with an open mind. The park was smaller than most parks I have been to but it was still cute. There is a basketball court, baseball court, toddler playground, older kid playground, bathrooms & a cute little walking trail. There are also benches to watch kids play or have a picnic. The park seems to be clean but the bathroom you can tell are really dirty and smell really bad. There isn't trash or anything but in certain areas there are places where you can smell urine - I know gross but there are a lot of homeless people who probably sleep here over night and wonder around. My favorite part of the park was the walking trail. Early in the mornings, during week days it is very quiet and you can usually find one other person walking on the same path. On the weekends you can see more people walking around, either way they all seem to be nice people, walking their dogs or jogging with their kids. At the end of the path there is the train track and a bridge that crosses over to a rocky path and more of a path to walk along. Over all a cute little spot. Just could use cleaner bathrooms and sanitized areas. read more

I live next to this park and some Saturday they have party's and they play music loud and it's really getting annoying and this park is the worst park I ever been in there is no swings for my kids there's only for little kids and this park needs a lot of remodeling read more

Big kid play area with large rope tower, enclosed toddler area, yucky bathrooms, and picnic tables (albeit in poor condition). There were 3 separate parties going on when we were there on a busy Saturday afternoon, parking lots were full but there's plenty of street parking on Tennant. OK stop if you're in the area, not worth a special trip for the playground. read more

Love Fernandez Park! Great for family BBQ's and has a nice path to Bayfront Park. It's also nice to come on Saturday mornings and go to the farmers market right before taking a stroll along the path. There's also great little play structures for kids and a few restaurants and businesses up the stairs from the play structure. Depending on the day and time parking can get full in the parking lot but there is street parking and other parking nearby. Watch out for the skunks when walking at night! There are also a lot of stray cats that like to run around the path. read more

Fernandez Park is a staple of my childhood. When I went to St. Joseph Elementary and Middle School, our class would typically hold our end of the year celebrations here, because it was within walking distance, had a good amount of space to have our water balloon fights, and allowed the parents to barbecue. Since graduating, the city installed a smaller structure for the smaller kids and updated the one that was already there. The park itself is smaller than other parks I've been to, but it's still a nice park. I think the basketball courts should be updated, though. The park is pretty hidden when you're driving along San Pablo Ave. You can see it, though, if you walk into Fernandez Plaza, which is where you can also park to gain access. Other than that small lot, your other option is to parallel park along the side of the baseball field. I don't come here to play in the actual park area anymore, nor do I shoot hoops here anymore either. I do enjoy going on my morning walks along the trails in the back though. Everyone there is friendly, and my dog enjoys the walk there too. read more

Wonderful, safe park for children nestled in the heart of Pinole. There's a Tot park for children 6 years old & under, as well as a larger park for older kids. There are ample benches & picnic tables for adults. Shade for the hot days. Restaurants are nearby. Street parking as well as two public parking lots. Great place to take the kids read more

Fernandez Park - Made it to the top of the rock - Parks Near Me - Pinole, California

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The tot lot at this park is great. It's fenced in, has a big kid swing, a toddler swing, a see-saw and the play structures are actually toddler size! It's nice that there are things to do that are low to the ground, like crawling through a tube, playing tic-tac-toe, playing the chimes, looking in a mirror, spinning blocks, etc. There are even a few picnic tables in the tot lot and there's actually shade! The big kid area had a HUGE rope jungle gym. Don't think I would have been brave enough to give it a go...but a lot of kids sure go for it. Lots of other fun stuff in that area, too. There is a large open field, a basketball court, bathrooms, picnic tables, horseshoes, an area that you can reserve with a BBQ pit and even a little league field. There's a stage/gazebo area and even a bridge that you can walk across to look at ducks swimming in Pinole Creek. Maybe you'll even see an egret or two. Love it! A great place to do a Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony! It's also within walking distance of lots of good downtown Pinole things like the Farmer's Market, Tina's Place and the Bear Claw Bakery! Definitely recommend this park. read more

This park is fairly big has a little gated off playground for babies/ young kids can play on and no dogs can get in with the gate closed in the process of them playing. Very big area has baseball field right by it, and basketball courts right by a big open field. Then theres the biggest part of the park which has a bunch of things that young growing kids can play on. I used to love this park when i was little!! They sometimes have car shows and other things in the park also !! So you just have to figure out when its best for you to visit & get out of the visit what you actually wanted read more

Average park & lots of shade & sun... Trees, playground & a few picnic tables... It's a regular park, but nothing is superb. I do love the odd play structure. I once came here with my adult friends... and we played on that thing in the middle of the night and it was hilarious and fun. This is a place you go to be nostalgic and bring your kids to in order to reminisce on the days you were younger. The running track is not well paved, but people always seem to be out here, especially having a picnic. It's a great place to eat a quick bite, because there are so many awesome spots in the area... the Saturday Farmer's Market, The Bear Claw, and other things! It's a solid, aight park. Great for a picnic and some play. Love always, Renee from The Bay read more

It's great to bring the smaller kids, but the basketball court is trash. The blacktop is terrible, there are no lines and the hoops themselves are terrible. Any park around has better courts. For being in pinole you would think they would be up to par. read more

I live across the street from the park and I would say 75% of the time when you try to go to the park people there roping off extremely large areas of the park and putting chairs in parking spot so people can't park there last I checked public parking is public parking any public park is a public park my neighbor called the police because she wanted to have her grandsons 5th birthday party there and asked a gentleman to share a part of his spot that he roped off he basically told her to f*** off and so did the police.. read more

I love this place. I have twin 2 year old boys. It's not easy for me to watch them at other parks because it's open and nothing keeps them from running out of reach. This park has a small area that's gated just for toddlers and smaller kids. Makes me feel so much at ease read more

A nice community park with great options for the kids.

The park is pretty small. It's clean no trash laying around. It's extremely close to stores which is good.

Nice big park with two playgrounds. One for little kids and one for big kids. The small one even has a closing gate to keep your little ones inside, now if you could just get others to keep it closed.. The only problem I have with this park and it isn't the park's fault, is that almost every time I have been there people have been walking the paths in the park smoking. I am not sure why people insist on smoking where children play but it is not something children should have to come in contact with. There are also public restrooms which come in real handy and aren't always available in parks. read more

Definitely a community asset: well-maintained, little sign of gang or lowlife presence, and often a lot of activity, especially around the playground, and on weekends during picnic season. For anyone into watching and/or feeding ducks, there are usually dozens of them in Pinole Creek, crossed by a bridge from the park--and the Pinole Senior Center, across the bridge, has date-expired bread (hey, ducks aren't fussy!) for a recommended 25-cent donation. For railfans, the park and bridge are good train-watching spots, with the busy BNSF main to Richmond crossing the creek on a wooden trestle at the north end of the park. Walking trails about a half-mile long connect the park to the Bay Trail along both banks of the creek; the one on the Pinole side (la rive droite, comme on dit) paved and lighted. Several of the better restaurants in Pinole are within a block or two, with Taqueria Sanchez actually overlooking the park. read more