Rio lindo is a nice park with a pavement loop at toward the edges of the park. Run/walk around it 3 times and you've completed a mile! There are also bbq pits, a full basketball court, a tennis court, and playground equipment. There's also some strength training/workout equipment for the outdoor park fitness enthusiasts.
During the weekends, there are several families bringing canopies and having parties, get togethers, and so on. It can get packed at the park with all the activity going on, the delicious BBQ smells almost luring me off the path and crashing a stranger's family's party for a bite or two of their al pastor.
The two crappy (pun intended) things about this park is the restrooms and all the dog poo left about. The restrooms are awful and gross, but no one really goes into beach or park restrooms thinking they will smell delightful and will be sparkling clean and stellar I guess.
Dog poo is everywhere around here, although free doggy bags are available 80% of the time. My husband and I have separately taken our dogs for a walk, then went up to pick up their poo, and inadvertently grabbed some other dogs poo. I almost barfed, which I then would have had to clean up, too (those bags are handy). It's like a minefield of poo - on the path and the grass - so watch your step.
There's plenty of parking at or near the park (in the neighborhood), so you won't have to walk very far to reach the actual park.
There's also a stand for library books from freelittlelibrary.org. You can take or leave a book inside. Not sure if it's only for kids, but reading the books is free to everyone! And sometimes there's a guy with a cart selling snacks, an ice cream truck, and an eloteman wandering around here, so you won't go hungry. Top-notch park! read more