Happy Earth Day Yelpers! I love discovering my local area and what better way to do that then go on a walk with my dog to a park I haven't been to before. I went on a drive having my eyes set on my usual park until I drove by Julliard park. I will say finding parking was a bit of a maze since I accidentally entered a neighborhood. But once I did find parking, I decided to walk through the park and was amazed of how nice and tranquil it is. Beautiful benches with artwork on them. I couldn't help but stop and look at them all. The grass was nice and green and ready for my dog and I to trek. There's also a bocce ball court for anyone that loves to play bocce ball! There was a nice little bridge I walked on that had a great view of the park as well. I walked the whole park and it was a great workout. I proceeded to walk the rest of art district and found an alley that had a mural within it and it was beautiful. I haven't walked here and taken time to come to this part of Santa Rosa, but it definitely won't be the last time I come through to check it out. read more

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On my trips, I love to spend lots of time walking and exploring outside. This park is beautiful, a great place to relax and enjoy the fresh air. It connects to the river paths and is a quick walk to downtown. They have ponds for ducks around, plus community garden plots, large grassy areas, and a bocce court & club, plus picnic tables and other amenities. I loved the redwoods and flowers throughout, it's clearly well cared for. read more

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Two years after my last review Julliard Park is still amazing. Went there last weekend with my daughter and my dog. It was so hot at my house but the park has lovely old trees that provide lots of shade plus many benches and lots of grassy areas. We just relaxed and talked and people watched. Lots of families with children enjoying the space. The August Sunday free concerts have started and they are always fun. This is a hidden gem in plain sight. read more

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Very nice neighborhood park.We took my brother there the other day and we all enjoyed the park alot.My brother had been there before but his two friends n I had never been.We recommend visiting this park.Its near downtown read more

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I was in Santa Rosa for the day and wanted to stretch my legs and enjoy some nature. After visiting the Luther Burbank gardens across the street, I noticed the blossoming trees of Julliard Park. I found it to be a well kept urban park with a few sculptures, water features, grassy lawns and even a few redwoods. On a Saturday afternoon, the park had a mix of walkers, families, and individuals lounging on the grass and reading. I had read other reviews about unsafe elements but I didn't see or experience any of that. Just local folks enjoying a park on a sunny day. Very clean and I easily found parking. Nice place to bring a picnic, read a book or take a stroll. read more

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Popped by here to spend some time before heading to Spinster Sisters nearby. Plenty of street parking on the West side There's a lot of green grass and open fields with some small creeks. There is a very small playground that I wished had more play structures. Overall, an okay park if you want a picnic or a casual stroll, but not too much to do if you have little ones. read more

Julliard Park - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

A nice sized park near downtown with quite a bit of shade, a walking trail, water pond, playground, plenty of benches for seating, a garden, a large sculpture and bocce ball courts. I had a break in between meetings for work and decided to stop by for a nature break instead of going to a coffee shop for caffeine. There are a few homeless but seemed harmless. I saw some women doing tai chi and quite a few folks hanging out on the dispersed benches all around the park, must have been 15-20 benches so enough to not share! There are sunflowers and roses as well as mature shade trees. A great location for a break when downtown if you are looking for a nature scene. read more

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Absolutely love this park! My client chose this park for their teen daughters picnic and it was lovely. This park has plenty of shade, a great playground and a big g lawn area. We set up our clients picnic near a small pond and it was great to have close vehicle access. The only reason I am not giving five stars is because there are no bathrooms (or if there are we couldn't find them). To see more pics/videos of this picnic please see our IG at Picnic.Potential read more

Julliard Park - 13th birthday picnic in the shade for our client - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

A relaxing park in the middle of downtown Santa Rosa. I go here often when visiting. I am originally from the area and used to have family who lived right on South A Street so have memories of the area. The place has always had its mix of suspect people hanging around but that's just part of being in downtown Santa Rosa. There has been an increase in homeless but with this economy it isn't surprising. Still a nice little sanctuary in the middle of a mid-sized city. read more

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Beautiful. Peaceful open and not huge but a good size. So dog friendly and all dog owners try to be respectful. Definitely will go back many times! read more

Beautiful park, not too small, not too big with plenty of shady and sunny spots. There is a lazy koi lake with a bridge, rose garden and art. It's a lovely place for photo sessions, picnic or family outings. The pups loved it and after their wall decided to enjoy a shady spot under the trees. It was clean, we saw one homeless person who just passed by the park and there was plenty room to social distance. read more

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Julliard Park is a decent sized city park with nice greenery, a bocce ball area, a man-made bridge, creative art, modern sculptures, pond scum (1/2 star off), and a homeless man (1/2 star off). read more

Julliard Park is a sad little spot on Santa Rosa's main thoroughfare. It's right off the newly "renovated" Historic Courthouse Square, and across the street from the Luther Burbank Home&Gardens. It has a rundown look, especially during the drought when its pools were drained. For families, there isn't much, except for a small playground. There's little shade for picnics. The surrounding neighborhood is sketchy with its vape shops&tattoo parlors. The nearby Church of One Tree used to have a mini Ripley's Believe it or Not museum (Ripley was from Santa Rosa), now it is used as an events venue. It's a homeless hangout of sorts&as mentioned before, going to the bathroom alone can be a risky prospect. Santa Rosa has many parks, and safer, cleaner ones. Best to avoid. read more

What a nice walk and the dog loved it as well- loved the color of the leaves since we were there in the fall while visiting family in the area read more

A nice small quiet park. Nice water features and plenty of benches to sit and enjoy the weather and sunshine. There were ducks, art installations, and playground. Lots of vagrants. The bathroom was disgusting. read more

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come here often in the Summertime, sure it's a place where homeless people wander and sleep but they're not bothering me so I don't worry about them, great area to take a nap and relax and chill with friends, cops are often here due to the homelessness, there's the occasional pot smokers but hey what are ya gonna do? I don't bother anyone and they don't bother me! nice shad trees, free concerts are often held here and other events pretty cool. read more

So peaceful with gorgeous trees throughout. Nice mix of sun and shade. Very clean. read more

Julliard Park - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

This park is really beautiful. It has a lovely old style bridge leading up to the entrance, with Lush trees everywhere and a beautiful rose garden and community garden in the back. read more

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I brought a group of kids aged 12-11-10-9-8 and they enjoyed checking out the trees and dry creek bed. The structures are for 2-8 ages, but my Tweens managed to play there for a few minutes. A good park for a 30 minutes stop. Also seems like it would be a great place to picnic. Homeless count = 8 peoe this Sunday morning. read more

Julliard Park - Climbing trees - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Julliard Park is one of Santa Rosa's oldest parks. The property used to be owned by the prominent Julliard family in the 1870's. It's pretty large for a city park, just under 9 acres, with large open grass areas. They hold a free summer music series here every year that's definitely worth checking out. Bring a lawn chair and a cooler & have a good time listing to some local blues bands. There is a bocce ball court that I failed miserably at with some work friends. The picnic tables are first come first serve, so bring your overalls, pick ax & stake your claim like a true 49er. That being said, there is a downside to this park. It is quite often filled with drunks and homeless people sleeping it off on the grass. If falling for a homeless kray, kray is your style, then this is the place to meet and have a lovely picnic. Just don't forget to buy your date a 40 at the liquor store next door...'twould be bad manners. read more

This is a beautiful city park with old growth trees, open space, and a small playground. However, on a warm and sunny weekend afternoon, there were no families here, no other children at all but our own. There were several men in small groups around the park, smoking and hanging out, and one gaunt woman stumbling around near the stone bridge. What a shame, it's really a nice park, but we didn't feel comfortable hanging out here. It's across the street from the Luther Burbank House and Garden, which is a relaxing way to spend an hour. We'd planned to picnic in Julliard Park after visiting the Burbank site, and let our kids run around and play with other kids. Not happening here. read more

This park is such a beautiful park to come and have a picnic lunch at or even just hang out with the kids. The reason I gave this 3 stars is because there is constantly homeless people as well as people you wouldn't trust your 12 year old daughter to be around. I would like to see this park managed with random bicycle safety officers riding through to ensure safety of children. They have music on Sundays during the summer which is always great to go to as well as I was engaged here two years ago sitting on a park bench having coffee with my now husband. with him I come to have a picnic lunch as often as I can, I don't know if I would do that with a girlfriend or not and certainly not by myself. read more

Julliard Park - Picnic work my hubby - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Nothing for kids to do. Older kid playground. Lot of green space and a lot of people just chilling, like a decent amount of homeless individuals. read more

Julliard Park - Parks Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Nice park with lots of runnable space for an active toddler. The playground isn't very well enclosed so you sort have to keep an eye out or just skip it altogether. We were here for a festival and there was still a surprising amount of breathing space despite all the people and booths. There's a lovely little bridge that takes you over a meandering pond (that was dry, due to the drought) and the Luther Burbank Gardens across the way. Plenty of shade from the many trees. Street parking only, so prepare to walk. read more

What a lovely big open Park. What nice wide walkways. What wonderful groundskeeping. What lovely roses. Right in the middle of town. A great place to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful mornings Santa Rosa. Thank you read more

Walked through Juliard Park today. Beautiful place to take Wedding pics.....gorgeous but we did that in 2009. It's pretty here and they have a community garden. Beautiful. And Bocce ball. very cool. and a playground for the weee ones. my advice is go with other people because there some down and out people hanging around, but do go!! read more

Beautiful old historic public park in down town santa rosa with lots of mature trees; a bit of gorgeous natural surrounding for those of us living nearby and not wanting to have to drive! It has a small limited children's area, bocce ball courts, duck pond, permanent art fixtures, large grassy area ( big enough for frisby players, etc.)and some fenced community gardens. The community gardeners trade having the whole park pesticide and herbicide free in exchange for their maintaining weed control, etc. throughout park. During the summer they have wonderful Sunday music concerts. Being as it's a down town park it does have it's fair share of drifters/ folks living " on the edge" at times; so use common sense and a bit of street smarts if utilizing the park as a solo patron. I.e. use caution entering public restrooms if alone; however bathroom safety has improved somewhat since the neighboring Astro motel was recently renovated into an upscale destination. If enjoying with a friend, a dog, a family - I say not much to worry about for safety. 5 stars because I was sad to see over all eating at first 3 stars! I've lived in the neighborhood near this park for about 25 years and my love for park has always outweighed any undesirable issues. read more

Great park in a "blink and you'll miss it neighborhood." Julliard Park was a place, for those of us who grew up in the area, known for hookers, dealers and shootings. Though that was a bit ago, our neighborhood still has its sketchy qualities "astro and comfort" though we have Bocce most days and nights, summer concerts and events, great people, artists, really close to downtown and RailRoad Square and the soon to be Spinster Sisters Restaurant will be a nice addition to our little hollow. As for a rating, 3.5 stars. read more

Nice park downtown. Love to feed the ducks and they have bocce ball courts.....

Beautiful park. Came by today to take a peek at the Japanese taiko drums festival.