So peaceful and lots of greenery! My allergies weren't acting up either (please Lord give me a break). I can definitely imagine having picnics here in the summer or just walking around the entire park. Lots of happy doggos and people walking. There's also set places to play frisbee. Decent amount of parking available right in front. It's giving "August" by flipturn. read more

Hillcrest Park - Mini bridge heading into the park - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

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Frisbee golf!! Our son just gifted us a frisbee golf set so that we can practice because he has a course near his new house. So we found ours at this park! Beautiful course although I am new to this. There is a lake/pond and just being out throwing a frisbee even if it lands nowhere near where I was aiming is calming. I may not be impressive to watch but it's a good time! I will keep practicing- you never know! read more

Hillcrest Park - Frisbee golf course - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

Nice little park in here in the East Bay set alongside a creek and nearby a drive in. I've come to known and visit this place due to my recent exploration in disc golfing. A 9 hole course with a good amount of variable challenges for beginners. From a flat open tee to dodging trees and creeks to a slight uphill tee, you can expect some thinking to decide on your next move. Besides the disc golf course, there's a big field and open space for your kids to roam free or just sit and relax. read more

What a wonderful park to take the kids and enjoy a nice day. There is plenty of space for kids to run around, water spraying devices for hot days! Tons of slides, ramps, stairs for kids to enjoy. What I really loved was how accommodating this park is to kids of all backgrounds and abilities! We will be there again ! read more

Hillcrest Park - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

This park is very kid friendly and quiet and clean they also have a place to the kiddos to use the bathroom the have a lot to do there read more

Hillcrest Park - All the nice things at the park - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

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I like to start with the positives- -fun play structure (the lions den with the spraying water is very creative) -dual swing is very popular, you can swing face to face with your kiddo -Large grass area - bathrooms (albeit nasty filthy) Negatives -not many kids -many shady characters including the dude sleeping under the play structure and the group of dudes doing drugs across the bridge -dirty -although fun and creative play structure, we didn't feel safe so we left read more

Hillcrest Park - Dude sleeping under play structure startled us a bit, otherwise he left us alone - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

Welcome to our back yard. I'm actually not kidding. We live close by, and our back yard is tiny, so we end up here quite a bit. Here's what you have besides grass and picnic tables: One of the best playgrounds in the Bay Area, designed with wheelchairs in mind. A gazebo that's used nearly every weekend of the year. Korean War Veterans Memorial. Baseball diamonds and soccer fields. Model airplane area. Duck pond. Redwood grove. Next door to a horse arena. Not far from the drive-in theater that doubles as a flea market. Easy access from two freeways. The park gets a lot of use, but it rarely feels crowded. Many soccer leagues hold their games here. As mentioned earlier, the gazebo is popular, and I've seen bouncy houses, catered lunches, even live bands here (and my daughter crashes the parties, of course). If you just want to walk, strolling around the sports fields gives you a good long workout, and you can continue west toward Solano Way to make it even longer. Watch out for the shady characters, though. There's more of them here than at Todos Santos Plaza. They're mostly harmless, but they're there, minding their own business (take that, grammar police). Anyway, if you see a little girl feeding the ducks, looking for mermaids, or shooing the geese back into the drink, and her daddy's close by, say hi to us. read more

Hillcrest Park - bridge to the duck pond - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

Hillcrest is right next to Matteo's Dream Playground. Some may say it's one in the same, but this review is not of the playground nearby (which is great too), but of the park itself which consists of a walking path, two huge baseball diamonds, a giant green field in between plus a frisbee park. During Covid, I've been in search of the best places to fly a tiny whoop FPV quadcopter. It's less than 250g which is internationally recognized as toy grade and therefore does not require registration. Regulations are still the same which means no flying over people and not flying over 400'. Looking for places to fly w/o bothering anyone and this place is excellent. Good reference points for flying. No one uses the center section as it would be a long walk to anything remotely accessible or interesting. People generally stick to the perimeter paved walking path which divides the field and the frisbee park. If you're looking for shade though, you won't find much here. If you are looking for shade, go towards the south west corner where there's a lake and a bunch of trees. Nice walking path alongside the frisbee park. Not many dogs here from what I've seen which is nice. read more

Perhaps it is because I am not particularly outdoorsy and we are child-free, but I had never actually chosen this park as a destination. That is, until a few weeks back when I started training for a 5K and using my workouts as an opportunity to go exploring. I enjoy the trail that goes over the bridge and by the little lake -- a big patch of it is tree-lined and shady. I do wish that the track around the soccer/baseball fields went ALL the way around and was consistent pavement or dirt and not a combination of the two. The park always seems well maintained and every time I have run through, at varying times of day, there have been park staff present. read more

My kids love this park. Have a area for small kids and one for older kids. It's a really cute playground. The neighborhood isn't the best and most of the time there are questionable people on the parking lot but other then that it's a fun playground. read more

We have driven by this park many times but have never stopped here to check it out. I was surprised to see how nice it was when we were here for an event last weekend. I had read about the all-abilities playground: "Matteo's Dream" being constructed and opening, but didn't know where it was. It is here, in Concord! The project was to create a play area so that kids who can't walk, see, or hear, can safely play alongside children who can. This playground at Hillcrest Park is beautiful and really awesome. Padded grounds and ramps and lots of places to play. It's a really cool playground and may be a great opportunity to talk to your child about being kind to others, and playing with children who may be a little different. The rest of the park is okay too. There are a couple of restrooms but they are pretty basic: single-person, no mirrors (probably due to vandalism, given the area), but they were clean when we were there. There are also grassy fields for baseball or soccer and picnic tables. We've seen large parties and groups gather here, and around Mother's Day there is always someone set up selling roses and stuffed animals. read more

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Allot of garbage to the left of park. But the disc golf even though, it's small was a pretty fun little course.

Great local park always clean and take the dogs on the daily walks I am up to the park and just absolutely love it. I especially appreciate the special needs all abilities playground and my nephew grow up in that playground and it's wonderful to see children of all abilities playing together also the disc golf course is on point I can't wait to start playing great little spot but I only wish people who reserve spaces there would be responsible and clean up after themselves read more

I'm really shocked this park has 4 stars. The love the story of this park, a place build for a boy named Matteo who is in a wheelchair and blind. It's a park for all kids and I think that's amazing. The park is huge and has tons of stuff, you can tell a lot of thought and careful planning when into this park. The reason I gave it 1 star is because it's always dirty, homeless people all over, and I was shocked to see a drug deal happen by the swing set! The bathrooms are so bad, the homeless have clearly taken these over. It's so sad to see this. I hope the city of Concord tries to clean it up because it would be an amazing park if they did. read more

We love coming here with the kids, they always have a blast. There's so much area for the kids to play, and even on hot days they'll turn on the misting stations.. this place rocks! read more

Perfect place to have a kids party. I reserved the gazebo area that have plenty of tables to seat a party of 75. The only downfall are that the grill is super small and the tables are circular. The tables could hold a lot of food to our liking. There is plenty of shade and grass area between the gazebo and Matteo's Dream to relax and hang out. Most of our guest brand a blanket and laid out. Matteo's dream is an awesome play area for toddlers and kids. There are plenty of swings, rock climbing and tunnels to play around. They even have a little mister. One good thing about this playground is that it is wheelchair accessible. Overall I would come back to Hillcrest Park to host another party. The downfall I would say are that it's really close to a busy street, the bathrooms are a little disgusting and the tables are small. read more

I bring my niece here during our "date" nights. We visit the library, and then come here to play while I give her parents a break for a few hours. This park is especially nice now that it's warm out. It's divided into areas for different age groups, and the park was remodeled a few years back to be accessible to children of all abilities. They have misters, music makers, slides, a variety of swings, monkey bars, you name it. Hillcrest Park is located on a semi-busy street, however it is fenced in so once you're inside, your kid can't just run into the street. Behind the park are soccer fields, a little trail, a few bridges. Great for walking around and exploring. Minus one star for the conditions of their bathrooms. read more

Love this park. Families are always having birthday parties, baby showers & BBQ's. I don't have kids however I use the playground for my workouts when no one is there. It's a very large playground. All it needs is a place for dogs to play. read more

This park is really nice! I had my daughters first birthday party there and reserved the gazebo! I like that they allow jumpers and also they do allow you to get an alcohol permit so you won't have to stress about drinking a beer! It's a very nice playground for the kids and overall the party was great! read more

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Review is for Mateo's Dream only. Really nice, large playground setup. Plenty for all ages and the whole structure is gated and padded so it's safe for kids. Great equipment but it's very dirty and there's trash everywhere. I've seen two bums and a few children relieving themselves in a corner of the playground structure. it's too bad because there was definitely care that went into building this. read more

There are several things I really like about this park: the play structure is wheelchair accessible. How neat is that? there are water play areas in the play structure. Perfect for hot days there are music stations. neat-o there are recliner-like swings meant for disabled kids. amazing there is a low wall around the play structure Things I don't like: the park is next to a busy-ish street. If your kiddo climbs over the low wall and runs across the field, he's in the street not the nicest area scary bathrooms Overall, its a pretty good park read more

The kids area is very cool with a huge enclosed play area. There's a little kids area and a bigger kids area both have water misters during the summer time. There are lots of cool features and it's usually bustling with lots of kids. There are covered picnic areas, baseball fields and soccer fields. There is also almost always an ice cream truck, lol. Overall it's a very fun park. read more

Hillcrest Park - Parks Near Me - Concord, California

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One of the better parks in Concord. It has a pretty big play structure and a misting area for hot summer days. I would like them to fix the slide that has been broken for a little while now, but this is California and we are having problems with the budget. Over all it is a good place to take my kids so they can run around. Their favorite thing there is the tire swing. read more

Very nice and entertaining park with lots of parking great for the kids during the daytime dont really recommend nightime

This park is amazing!!!! Only down side is I have to drag my kids basically kicking and screaming when it's time to go. Expect to be there a while. There is so much for the kids to do and explore. Best park in the east bay I've seen so far. read more

This is a great park and close to other activities in Concord. I will rate this the second best park for children in the bay area. The best park in the Bay Area for children is heather park in Walnut Creek. We live in SSF but worth the drive for both parks. read more

One of the best parks in Concord equipment based. My kids enjoy playing here. We have seen the occasional bums here and there but they keep to themselves. Bathrooms aren't kept up at all, but what park bathrooms are. Overall a nice park. read more

A really nice park with a padded, large space for little kids to play in. I love the added crawl space under the playground for toddlers learning how to walk. Definetly one of the better parks in the area! read more

This park is so awesome! There's a small fence that goes around the children's playing area, and only one exit, which makes it a lot easier keeping an eye on the kids! Also there are nice shaded areas for adults to sit. read more

I took my 2 year old son here today he had soo playing with the water and the music stations. There were some people having a baby shower here and the people at the park were nice. I didn't see any homeless people there. This park is way better than todos santos park! The water at the toddler section didn't turn off though. This is the first time I have been to this park since they remodeled it and they did a very excellent job. read more

This is a real nice park and my son loves playing on the play structure but the City of Concord does not keep up with the maintenance. My real issue is the wasp situation. The play structures are perfect places for wasps to build nests. My husband has called the City of Concord over and over again. Nothing gets done. God forbid a child with a bee allergy gets stung. Plus the bathrooms need a major over hall. They are disgusting. read more

I visited Matteo's Dream Playground yesterday with my three boys. We drove about 45 minutes from San Jose. Lots of space for parking. My toddlers really enjoyed this playground. It has a padded floor, it's shaped like a Castle, separate toddler area, lots of space for running and climbing, swings and it's all enclosed. We spent about 2 hours playing and my boys were so thrilled. Bathrooms are nearby and if in need of a coffee, a drive thru Starbucks is down the street along with other fast food places. Will return when it's warmer out, it gets chilly during this time. Worth the drive for sure! read more

Tried to have my nieces birthday here, my brother came at 6 on the morning to reserve a spot & was already setting up when a park employee approached him & asked if he had a permit. My brother told him he didn't & asked where he could purchase one & then the employee said that the offices were only open M-F. The employee said that the permits were required because its more of an attraction. I'm sorry but WTF do we look like we're trying to attract? That's just plain stupid, this park be doing waaaay too much. They must not know they're not like one of the best parks in the area or like there aren't a million other parks in concord that DON'T require permits. read more