Beautiful park with a playground and several benches that have BBQ's. This park has a huge center…read moregrass area for throwing together a neighborhood soccer game, football or if you just want to fly a kite!!

This park is a hidden gem for families with young kids and even older kids. It has a clean and well…read moremaintained playground, and a large field for activities such as ball games, flying kites, etc. The neighborhood where it's located is quiet, serene and clean. Lots of street parking is available on Paulson Rd. just next to the park.

Nice clean park in a residential area. No bathrooms unfortunately. Still a good little kid park…read more Has a basketball court.

My kids absolutely love this place! Safe and clean environment, and so much to do, lots of space.read more

Very nice park, very nice location & seems safe. It next to the rascal bike path. The Grass is…read moregreen one of the best grass and nice trees. Plenty of parking, accommodations for gatherings. Restrooms need help, nice trail around it.

I am fond of this place, for sure. It harkens back to my childhood. I just wish it was better kept…read morein the creek area. There is way too much pollution in there. I will say that all the play stuff is new and better kept. It was more aesthetically pleasing in my youth because the play area was made of wood- that I miss. My temptation is to grab some trash bags and go down there - please beat me to it.

Came here for a softball tournament they have 3 fields lots of trees bring your chairs and tents to…read morestay cooler came on an extremely hot day 100+ weather having a shaded area was nice and trees were helpful. Bathroom is disgusting though need update to restrooms just dirty and no one attends to them while we were there no toilet paper and paper towels everywhere. Too many bugs and flies around the grass area bring bug spray or you'll get bit.

I went to Joe Herb Park on 3/15/18 around 12pm as I was conducting business for work in Merced. I…read moredecided to walk since it was only a 10 minute walk from the area I was in. This park is right next to Golden High School and near by San Miguel Rancheria Market. The park is very huge and there is something for everyone, big grassy areas to kids play grounds and bath rooms. I saw a lot of people going for walks and walking their dogs. There was a few teenagers roaming around as they were on the lunch but mainly it was empty. There are a lot of garbage cans so you need to go out your way to litter. If I am in the area I will definitely return. I felt safe, very pretty and peaceful. A great way to get some fresh air, take the kids and BBQ.

I am a member of MDOGS and I love Merced Dog Park. Ther are forms to fill out if you want to become…read morea member of MDOGS. It's very inexpensive and if you join for 3 years you get a cut rate. If you do join you are welcome to come to all of the meetings and give input in what you think should be done with the park. I saw a comment that a user didn't like the perimeter fence and I agree however that is all the city would approve. Since it is so close to the creek it has to be open so water can flow through if there is a flood. I know it seems silly to me as well. Everyone is supposed to pick up after their pet and we try to keep the dispensers full of bags but sometimes we run out before we get the new shipment. It is expensive to buy the bags but they are biodegradable so worth the extra cost. We hope you have fund raisers in the future, the problem is there is a very small number of people who want to be active in the group. We are hoping to have an event in February, not to raise money but to educate people about the cost and responsibility of dog ownership and the importance of spay and neuter. The City of Merced, Department of Public Works is the agency that is basically in charge of and responsible for the upkeep of the park. Any issues with fencing, gate latches, ground maintence etc. should be directed to them. MDOGS is only required to keep the poop bag dispensers full. My dog Muffin and I welcome one and all to the park. Bring your dogs and have fun.

Went to the dog park today with my dog. For clarification sake, my dog is a lab heeler mix, she…read morefocuses only on her ball and me and avoids other dogs while she's there. There were two other owners there this morning between 7:15am and 8:15am. One of them was a medium height with two dogs, both huskies, one white and the other a brown and white color. The owner was on his phone the entire time with his dogs not paying attention to his dogs. The brown/tan one went after my dogs rear flank while she was going for her ball. Even after he stayed on the phone the entire time not paying any attention. Be aware if you see this one. The second owner is an older man I'm guessing 50s to 60s. His dog is a brown and black with tons of grey around the face. His dog went after my dog as she ran after her ball. I told him I didn't appreciate his dog going after mine. During each of the subsequent times he walked around the park his dog continued going after my dog. The lack of awareness of his dog and mindfulness of other people in the park from this man was appalling. After we left the park I noticed, once we got home, that there was blood on the blanket my dog lays on for her after park nap. (See pictures below.) Its a deep gash caused by one of these two owner's dogs. I'm avoiding this park after this incident because my dog is a senior and doesn't deserve to be bitten when she is minding her own business. If you see either one of these owners here I would steer clear.

Such a FUN place!! It was a good find and affordable tickets. Veterans and kids less than 3 y/o get…read morein free (Yayy). The only ticket we paid for was my husband's and that was only $8! My son loved it. He ran everywhere, fed the fish, dug for bones, so many things! Ms. Natalie did the group play when we were there, she is so sweet and professional. We will definitely keep Fresno discovery in our family's activity rotation. Thank you

We met family from Sacramento here today, we're from Bakersfield. We have never been here before…read more It was a great deal at $3/person, since it's the 1st sat of the month. We spent about 3 or so hours playing & exploring. It's really meant for younger ages,probably up until about 10-11. My son is going to be 11 next week & loved it because he loves dinosaurs, digging & science. Not sure i would go out of my way to go back, only because we don't live locally but if we lived in fresno I would consider getting a membership. They have a lot of great programs throughout the week which would be great for school field trips or homeschooling co-ops.