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    4.5 (48 reviews)

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    Sunil R.

    Our quest for new parks brought us here. This is not really a park to visit and it is geared towards the folks who live in the complex, we had a hard time finding parking. Once you get here, it is a nice park. It is new and well maintained. There is a playground, a nice lawn and it is a decent size. There is a paved path that goes through and around it but it was too crowded to go for a run. Clearly, the folks who live here love this park based on how crowded it was. They were partying like it was 1999 and there were 3 parties going on when we were there. It was nice to see people out and about though I still worry about it.

    Basketball courts and street parking only
    Christine T.

    The cutest little park that is tucked away between Cisco and Crescent Village Apartments. Regardless of the season, you can always count on seeing dog owners and parents of small children using the amenities. The grounds are well kept, the bathrooms are clean, and occasionally the doggy poop bags are replenished. Because the park is tucked away you don't get too many transients so the park is mainly occupied by the nearby residents of the several apartment complexes. I currently reside nearby so you get to see familiar faces and everyone is extremely respectful of the park and the rules. Along the River Oaks and Crescent Village cross street is a basketball court and tennis court. Both are usually occupied but everyone is extremely courteous and dropping in for a game is never really out of the question. Throughout the park there are several benches, recycle and trash bins, as well as water fountains. Feel free to picnic at nearby benches and tables. I would suggest NOT to use the grass as dogs do their business and there are some owners that don't do a great job of cleaning up. If you are looking to bbq/grill, this park is not for you. There are no grills so make sure your food is ready to eat if picnicking. Don't forget to clean up too!

    Laura B.

    Aahhh...let's just pretend I'm wallet-endowed enough to live here, where a 1-bedroom apartment starts around $2,900/month and the Google bus stops at the corner every 5 minutes, and I'll give my honest critique of this park... Beyond my wistful tech-nerd fantasties, this park is gorgeous. It's safe, clean (yeah, even the bathrooms), and fun. The fields are green, the playground gets shade from well-placed trees, and there's plenty of friendly dogs out for a stroll with responsible owners cleaning up after them. If I lived in the area, I'd be here all the time. This is the ideal place to read a book, throw a frisbee around, or let the kids loose on the playground. Check it out!

    Anna H.

    Neat clean and green, with all well maintained, nice jogging track round of half k.m. It has nice restrooms. One can enjoy picnic as there are plenty of sitting arrangements and tables. Also there are two tennis court and one basketball court. Elegently designed for young and playgroup children. Specially georgeous eye pleasing look in the afternorm sunshine and weekends. a number of children playing in groups and families make the park alive .

    Jackie C.

    This park has everything and very clean! -Large children play area -Nice pathway for people to take a walk/jog (gravel or concrete) -2 tennis courts -small basketball court -tons of benches and tables -large grassy area (for dogs, picnic, chilling, flying kites, etc) I like this park a ton because its an awesome place to take my little pup to run around! This place has a pretty large grassy area for dogs to run around.There are a good handful of frienfly pet owners that bring their pets out before the sun sets. The grass is groomed well and there are plenty of benches for owners to rest while keeping an eye. On downside is that they don't have water fountain for dogs (regular fountains at tennis/basketball area) Good place to take pets, children, family time, or for a stroll or to do outdoor activities.

    Allen C.

    This park is less than a year old. A nice little area for outdoor activities - tennis, play area, bbq. It seems odd, in this economy, they are adding more and more buildings when there are still so many vacant ones. I don't think we have enough parks and open space as it is so I'm really glad to see this hidden greenery.

    Facundo M.

    We always have tons of fun at this park. Games are quite safe and people is super friendly. This is also a great place for pets or to have a family picnic

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    What kind of park has a zipline?!? THIS ONE. Two seating options, one with a harness for toddlers,…read morethe other for older kids (I even saw adults using this). The park also offers a fun and inclusive space for children, with climbing structures, sturdy cement slides, swings for both toddlers and older youth, a see-saw, merry-go-round, trampoline, and spongy material making up the ground's surface. The occasional squirrel, lizard, and butterfly too. As an adult simply looking for a place to relax while waiting for my car at an auto shop nearby, I was pleasantly surprised to find this park accommodating. Dirt and concrete trails weaving through the garden, lovely vegetation in spring, and a good amount of picnic tables and benches scattered throughout. Also, a shady area with fake grass and seats made out of smoothed-out logs and tree trunks, as well as adirondack chairs where I was able to hang out and nap while I was there. It wasn't too crowded or crazy on a Friday morning, though it got busier as it neared noon time. In addition, the place offers a parking lot and clean restrooms for convenience.

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    4.7(724 reviews)
    4.9 mi•Rose Garden

    Such a beautiful place to visit. We parked on the street…read morenear the fountain entrance. The first thing that struck me was the beautiful fountain and how quiet it is here, in the background someone was playing and accordion " the atmosphere was so serene" There are park benches under shady trees also there are a bunch of benches around the fountain, behind the rose garden there is a big field of grass that you can sit on and have a picnic. The roses are so beautiful and many smell to the delight of your senses. Such a great place to stroll around, read, I have a cup of coffee, enjoy the wonderful smell sight of the roses and or have a picnic.

    This was our first visit of San Jose. We have an amazing International Rose Garden in Sacramento…read more It's part of the capital park. Along with the roses it's filled with memorials. Our family has a couple there as memories of our love ones. Compared to the Municipal Rose Garden- San Jose, our rose garden is tiny. Soon as i read a review on yelp left by one for the many yelpers I follow, I knew I had to see it for myself The yelp review only has the cross streets, which makes it difficult to plug it into your gps. I googled the rose garden and only got the cross streets. I then plugged Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose, CA to my google maps it pulled it right up with the actual address: 1649 Naglee Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. This made me so much more comfortable being able to find it without having to drive around. Google took us right there to the front gate. There are actually 3 main gates to get to the garden and it backs against a green belt so you can park anywhere along there and ease your way in. Parking is all street parking in a suburban neighborhood. Most of the homes have roses in their front gardens. Lots of them have roses lining their driveways. There are 2 public restrooms that were actually open on a Sunday in September. We were there Labor Day Weekend 2026. The men's and women's restrooms are not next to each other. They are by opposite gates. The bathrooms are your typical park bathrooms. Not the cleanest, made of cement and metal toilets. They have doors on the stalls that lock and they had plenty of TP. They have this odd metal gadget that dispensed soap if you push on the lever. I was happily surprised that the bathroom had soap as most park bathrooms lack soap. I was happy they had a cleanish bathroom. This park is the perfect place to take romantic pictures. If you are a professional photographer you need a permit and I belive it costs $100 for that permit. There is a sign in the park with a phone number for professional photographers to call, so there is no surprise for them. Talking pictures, there are many arches that are perfect for standing under and having a friend taking your picture. It looks so much better if you have someone take your picture as then you can see the whole arch. I should have asked someone to take our picture instead of just taking the selfie. We did get some great pictures. Some were not so good as the sun was in our eyes and we were squinting really bad. We took our time exploring the roses and really enjoyed ourselves. One thing I didn't notice was the iconic smell didn't vape though the rose garden. That is where the Sacramento Rose Garden excels in. They have many aromatic roses that wafts through the garden. The nice thing about this garden being so large is you can take pictures without having people in your shots as there is so much room to move around in. In addition to roses, there are also redwoods cluster in the garden. It almost felt like you are in a redwood forest if you stand in the middle of the grove. The Municipal Rose Garden was worth the stop. I'm so glad we made the time to stop by and allowed time to just wander and explore the many varieties of roses. One thing they didn't have were signs so you know what each breed of roses you are looking at, the Sacramento Rose Garden has signs so that is another difference. While we were there a park ranger and a volunteer were busy pruning the rose bushes.

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