Stopped by Singer Park while visiting Pasadena. Nice little park that had a lot of grass area and a…read morepretty garden. Parking on the Main Street is a bit rough since it's near a freeway exit. So you have to be quick taking out your littles if their car seat is on the driver side. Overall nice little park.

This is a very nice and quiet park near the freeway and the Huntington Hospital. This is also in a…read morenice neighborhood. I come here to walk and hang out during my lunch breaks. It's surprisingly clean for a park. I believe this park is pet friendly but I think they need to be on a leash. I only give it 3 stars because I've seen some sketchy homeless people here hanging out by the bathrooms from time to time. Please keep your children near at all times. There is a large grass area perfect for a picnic date. I've seen teen couples doing picnics and it's the cutest thing. Parking isn't so easy. The residents use street parking. And I know some patients from the hospital/ medical facilities are parking near the park because it's free.

I came to this park usually when I can't find an open court at Grant Park. The tennis courts here…read moreare tucked away below street level, so they tend to be much less busy. Because of that, I can almost always find a court. Parking is generally not an issue either, which is a big plus. The street-level area has a playground, but to be honest, it feels a bit shady. The restroom is also on this level, and from the tennis courts below, you can clearly hear toilets flushing, which is... not ideal. Downstairs, there are two tennis courts and a practice wall where you can hit against the wall or even play handball. Functionally, it serves its purpose well if you're just here to play. This is a park I would only visit during the day. While it's convenient and usually quiet, I wouldn't feel comfortable coming here at night.

Stay away from this park at night. Although I heard it's gotten a lot better due to remodeling I…read morestill wouldn't hang out there at night. Very eerie and sketch.

I came across this park while checking out Pasadena's Family Fun Day. Not sure if they have a…read moreparking lot as we couldn't find one. We parked on the street. Fairly big park. It has a splash pad that looks super fun for the summer, Various playgrounds, and a skating park. Large area. We had fun here.

** Review with a toddler during the summer**…read more Came here with my 3 year old and another one of our family friends and the boys LOVED the splash pad! This was the first time that my son has been to a splash pad, so I didn't know what to expect. I liked that the splash pad wasn't overwhelming with water, and it was young-kid friendly. The structures where the water came from were colorful and fun. My son was skeptical at first, but after he slightly warmed up, he had a blast! Definitely wear water shoes or sandals as the ground is dirty (like any other outdoor place). Parking is limited. I couldn't find the park parking lot so I parked in the library which was a small lot. Not sure if it's just street parking otherwise. I like that there's lots of shade over the playground. On a hot summer day, the shaded area was perfect! The playground is also kid-friendly, ages 4-9 I think. It was a bit challenging for my 3 year old, but he managed. The park also has a dedicated skating area and basketball court, which I appreciated. Only downside is that there were some groups BLASTING non-family friendly music out of their boom box. It was VERY loud and disruptive. We left the park early because of it.

This park is so darling and was so perfect for a last minute change of venue bday party for my lil…read moreone. Initially we were to hold her bday party at a different park in Pasadena but we found out last minute that the parking lot would not be accessible to the general public due to a huge event. First of all, let me tell you a lil trick to finding this spot. You need to turn onto Wilson from California to find this spot at all. There are a pair of black gates to drive through to get to the park portion of the area. I love how enclosed this park is and how secluded it is. It feels like such a darling little secret garden. The play structure is especially for the smaller kiddos but even the 6-7 year olds that I was entertaining had a fun time on the structure. The bathrooms are open and they are clean considering this is a very public park. But, let me tell you this . . . this isn't a city owned park. This is one that is owned by the school and is more private. Therefore, I think the conditions of the park are that much better. I wish I had taken more photos of the park itself but I was just so busy organizing the party materials that I didn't have the chance to do so. I love the amount of space that there is for the kiddos to run around. There is more than enough space to throw frisbees and to play catch. Some friends of ours, their sons were playing soccer and practicing tee-ball. There are more than enough space for all of us. There was another family here preparing to host a birthday party. Luckily there were no park reservations between us and there was more than enough space here for both parties to go on simultaneously. There are tons of trees and lots of shady areas as well as others that are so flooded with natural sunlight that it gives such nice "filters" for photos. I know I was able to get lots of photos taken and they were so w. onderful because of what the natural light lends to them. I am so glad that we'd found this spot. I'd love to come here and picnic but spend the afternoon playing. We brought out one bubbles, balls of different kinds as well as side walk chalk. We had a blast. There are BBQ pits and sinks here, as well as 2 restrooms. I love that the restrooms were so clean and well kept. There was no urine stink or any of that. I still brought my own roll of paper towels, small bottle of soap and some sanitizer but I'm even more happy that I didn't really NEED those things. So if I hadn't thought to bring 'em on my own, at least the park had what would have been necessary. Parking is a tad tight but there is plenty of it. If you drive allllll the way down the parkway there are some spaces right in front of the park as well. Honestly I have nothing negative to say about this park. There are ants but let's keep in mind, this is a park. It is outdoors. LOL. I was shocked people wanted to complain about their being ants out there. Haha. I felt completely safe at this park and I was so glad that I wasn't the only one who felt that way. We invited several other little families who were at the park to join us in eating pizza and to celebrate our lil one's bday with us. Everyone was so friendly and so social. It was a lot of fun and this was the perf venue for her bday. A reminder, use your internet browser to search tournament park. If you use YELP, you will not get quite the right directions to the park. So, be sure to use your internet browser to find the better directions.

Clean and quiet park. Lots of families here. I just attended a birthday party and it was perfect!…read moreThere were other kids celebrating their birthdays too and there was plenty of room for all the activities. We had a centralized location with picnic tables and benches but we literally felt like we had the whole park to ourselves. Highly recommended for small kids. Reservations are a bit confusing. Additionally, your reservation is not marked but you can call staff at the park if there are any misunderstandings. People were generally good and I never had to call park staff.

Since this past May 2023, I have picked up the sport of pickleball. It all started with my eldest…read moredaughter high school leadership academy that organized a pickleball tourney to raise money for a couple families who were in need of some financial support. So grateful my daughter was part of a good high school that supported their students and communities. I have since found a few parks that have either dedicated pickleball courts and/or tennis courts that have pickleball court lines. I have even found one park where you need to bring your own net, but the pickleball lines are present. Anyway, Farnsworth Park has been my go-to park for outdoor pickleball play lately. It has 4 beautiful dedicated pickleball courts and one tennis court with pickleball lines (bring your own net). People here are nice and friendly. It's not too competitive. Everyone just want to play pickleball and have some fun. This park is huge and lovely. Tons of picnic area. Lots of trees with great shade. Baseball field, basketball courts, children playground area, amphitheater, and so much more. I love this park! I wish I live closer to this park so I can come here to play pickleball and enjoy the rest of the park more often. I'm only here on the weekends when I can make it. Maybe when I get a place of my own later on, I'll consider living nearby or as close as possible if I can afford it LOL. Anyhoo, this is a must visit park!

Okay Altadena Park with amazing views, tons of green grass, hills, trees, playgrounds, fields,…read moretables, courts and an amphitheater + recreation center... I see you!! This little big park really surprised me, not just with its street and lot parking, but with its layout and abundance. I came here on a date night to see an outdoor performance of Cabaret (one of my top 5 favorite musicals), which was amazing!! We went to support our pal Avery who was in the show... Check out the Altadena Music Theatre for upcoming fun stuff including more Cabaret nights: https://www.altadenamusictheatre.com/events + sites like Eventbrite, Goldstar, and LA Weekly (to name a few). I was yesterday's years old before I knew Farnsworth Park existed let alone was a park with an Amphitheater, plenty of seating for concerts, plays and productions which I'm told they've had a large assortment of in the past. The park overall is very clean, easy to navigate and has plenty of public restrooms though they seem to close them around 8ish/9 which is understandable though should have some flexibility in the late spring and summer months, especially for performances + school will be out which means kids, families and everyone will be out later. If you ever have a chance to drive up to this lush green hidden gem encompassing Mount Curve Avenue, Marengo Avenue, Lake Avenue and Concha Street with various addresses off each street (all going to the same place)... Then soak it all up.

I grew up a few blocks from this park, and attended kindergarten across the street at Jefferson…read moreelementary. Back then in the early 80s, the whole area was very different: "The Park" was the only designation Jefferson Park had, and there was a 24/7 basketball game happening on the court. It wasn't the only action happening in the park, however. An older kid tried to sell me pills in that park when I was 6.... I ran all the way home down the alley cause I was scared! There also used to be one of those huge metal rocket ships in the park and I got held hostage there once by some punk who wouldn't let me down. Had my first kiss in that park in kindergarten (Heather)... Had my first fight in that park (Vincent). Another time we were there, two guys ran across the park shooting at each other. We sort of stood there like idiots, thinking it was like watching a bad episode of the A-Team. Times have changed in east Pasadena. The whole neighborhood is significantly better, housing prices are stupid-high, and the park is now more likely to host an evening softball game or a pair of stroller hottie mamas than a gang fight. There is play equipment and picnic facilities. A smallish softball field is usually in use by some softball league. Watch your kids and dogs, here. People speed on Villa.

This is our park of choice when we go out for a walk. The giant tree over the picnic tables gives…read moreperfect shade when we bring dinner with us, and the kids love the playgrounds. It's also a good size field for them to run around. Is it a world-class award-winning park? No. Is it a wonderful neighborhood park? Yes.

Great neighborhood park. There is a small exercise area available. There's a large field. Along…read morewith a playground and public restrooms. There are benches under the pergola. These benches have been used for small birthday parties/get togethers before but are typically used for regular seating areas. There are usually soccer matches on the weekends so the park does get pretty packed for that. Other than that the park is typically not as busy as other park but nonetheless still as fun. There is no parking lot but street parking is available. There is also a good vendor on the weekends when there are soccer matches. They sell bacon wrapped hot dogs, corn, raspados, candys, and much much more. There is several trees for shade throughout the park.

I've been coming to this park since I was a small child. I grew up down the street from it on its…read moreNorth side and remember way back when it had a wooden playground and the bottom had little compartments so you could use your imagination and play house. Literally made sand pies and played house with my cousins on endless occasions. My grandparents live right in front of Charles White on the South side of it. I've crossed this park more times than I can count just to visit them. Family football games on Thanksgiving as a kid were hilarious. I've run through their sprinklers at night just for the hell of it. My mom grew up in front of this park with her 7 siblings and still I come here to walk my dogs, bring my younger cousins, & get some exercise in. This park's look has changed and now has a pergola, fancier (& probably safer) playground and even offers doggie bags to pick up after your fur baby. It continues to be a staple for our family and I'm sure it will for many years to come.

This is a nice, clean, 0.9 acre mini park that's popular with families and walkers. There's not…read moremuch to it but it has some picnic benches, a long grassy area (great for throwing balls or frisbees) with a concrete path that goes around it, and a children's playground with swings, a jungle gym thing with a slide, and a drinking fountain. The trees and gate make it feel safer and more secluded but it's right next to the freeway and a busy street (Colorado Blvd.) It's definitely a neighborhood park, not a destination park. You can rent the park if you have an event. While you're in the area, check out the mansions on San Rafael Ave. and grab a coffee and a bite at Little Flower Company.

Super cute little park. Enough space to scoot around and have a picnic on the grass…read more Kids can practice soccer but nothing crazy. Definitely for toddler. Love that it always has enough shade with all the trees. Downside is that there is no restrooms. You're practically away from everything and it's more residential than businesses. So a not so good place if you're potty training or don't live in the area.