Lots of courts that were recently resurfaced. Active regular players and the Roeding Park Tennis Club promote a community of players at all levels. read more

Beware. There is a couple here when I went with about 10 or so dogs. The small dogs were all in the big area so I went in the other area first. They seemed ok so we migrated so my dogs could play with other dogs. Their dogs were mean. Scared my dogs and went right after them. We went to the other side away from them and they kept a distance. Then tried to leave and one ran up to me and bit me. Broke skin so I went to the disgusting restrooms and cleaned it then had to ask the owner if that dog had shots. He said yes but I'm doubtful. It's a nice dog park but too bad you can't use it safely. Also many owners clearly don't pick up after their dogs inside which is also unfortunate. A hard pass next time we go through Fresno for a dog park stop. read more

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This park is the best kept secret!!! Storyland is such a fun spot for little kids and the zoo is better than a lot of more well known zoos.

It's all within the zoo playland and story land, parking is a hit or miss but there's so much to do here. My kids had a blast. I will be returning:) read more

This is the park that has the zoo, Rotary Playland, and Storyland. It's a large, regional park that has been around for decades. I came here as a small child, and we know that was in another century. There are tennis courts, dance and roller skating pavillions, picnic areas, horseshoes, and even a dog park. Lots of parking and lots of area to walk. If you drive, there is a $5 admission fee. Also fees for the zoo and Storyland. read more

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Why can't Fresno just stop being so nasty? Wish I could give 0 stars. Homeless everywhere and you couldn't pay me to use the restrooms.

This poor park has such great potential and is really easy to get to from anywhere in Fresno, but do yourself a favor and go to the zoo then go home. The park is almost unusable except for the small area right next to the zoo and storyland, because of all the homeless people in the park. The play structures, park tables, benches, and bbq pits are all a mess because of the homeless population that are all over. The park could be extremely beautiful with its large trees, lush grass areas, and water features, but you just can't enjoy yourself and that is a real shame. read more

Roeding Park has the beauty of a municipal park that has been around a long time, but the problems associated with being a municipal park. There is a small theme park and Fresno County's only zoo located within the park boundaries, large trees that provide lots of shade and grass that is well kept. There is also a very beautiful arbor that has been the host to many weddings and celebrations. My main issues with the park are security and cleanliness. I don't begrudge homeless people the desire to be in a beautiful, shady area during the scorching summers, but I wish there was more security to help keep tourists and visitors feeling safe. Also, the bathrooms are atrocious and should be cleaned hourly by a professional staff. read more

This is a beautiful park...lush grass lawns, mature trees, winding roads with plenty of spaces and features to discover and explore. It could be better though. It seems that areas are regularly over-watered, resulting in serious mud puddles even in the middle of summer. Maybe this is a form of deep watering--I'm no landscaper--but it results in quasi booby-trapped lawns. Also, the minimal lighting at night makes the park potentially very dangerous after sun down (especially with the park open until 10:00 PM each day). We recently visited the Chaffee Zoo during a sold out special event and had to park near the Olive Avenue exit. Most of the walk was in near black-out conditions--we had only the lights from our cell phones to light our path for ourselves and our little one when we returned to our car. Not only could we not safely scan and be aware of our surroundings, but it was very difficult to make ourselves visible to passing cars. We look forward to further exploration of this gem of Fresno, but during daytime hours only. read more

My personal experience of living nearby is that this is a decent park to get some exercise in. It's certainly not as nice as Woodward, but it's one of the larger Fresno parks with a few unique attractions - Fresno residents owe it to themselves to at least experience a major piece of the city. It's usually packed with large, noisy families on weekends and holidays, but I don't begrudge them, they help pay for maintenance. I just avoid it then. It absolutely will be hard to find good parking if you drive in those days. The rest if the time it's a great place to jog, bike, or just walk around. It's large and twisty enough that you get about a mile each trip between Olive and Belmont. The tennis courts are usually available, and there's always room to play some ultimate or catch. Heck, they even have a leash-free area for dogs. The zoo and Playland are still interesting and evolving to this day, though Playland is obviously no magic mountain. Not gonna lie, sometimes there's bums and seedy people in cars, maybe dealing, maybe just drunk. The PD seems to do a decent job of keeping it from getting too bad, but it's definitely worse after dark, with no lights whatsoever. I just wish that all the trashy families who come in would clean up after themselves, kind of stupid to dirty up your own extended backyard. The more neglected areas in the back could use a cleanup, but they do have a certain appealing solitude about them. I'm not a big fan of the idea of the zoo expanding in there, but the zoo really does need more space too. I hope some of the character remains. Overall I'm positive on the park and I think it benefits the community tremendously despite a small but highly visible bad element. read more

Have no problem of paying entrance fee to the zoo, but do not like the requirement of having to pay also to get into the park, just to go to the zoo. Oh.....I forgot....it's Fresno read more

The park has a lot of history but is pretty outdate. Don't get me wrong, I love the olive trees there to take photos but the roads are very narrow and need repair. It definitely could use some TLC. It's sad to say because I have fond memories of the place. read more

Back in the day growing up as a child I enjoyed this park. I'm just moved back to Fresno California this park is not safe for anybody with children sorry I was there this weekend with my nieces and nephews there was homeless people everywhere and there was no police around there were young teenagers smoking marijuana I give it a one-star I wish I can give 0 star this park is not safe I would not be coming back here not even to the the zoo you pay $5 to get in but you're not safe read more

This place is the worst! We drove all the way from NE Clovis to come here to use our Groupon for Storyland. Nowhere on the Groupon does it say that Storyland is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. So after filling up the car with gas, stopping to buy sandwiches for a picnic lunch, and paying $5 to get in, we were really disappointed that we couldn't get into storyland. So we decided we'd have lunch on the grass under a tree and then play on the play structure. First, we had to move away from the two creepy homeless guys hanging out by the restrooms, then we had to dodge all the trash and runny poop (dog's or human's? We're not too sure), so that we could lay out a blanket and eat our lunch. Then afterwards, we went over to the play structure where my son tried to climb the rock wall but had difficulties because several of the sets were missing. Then he tried to play with some kids who totally ignored the fact that he was there. We decided we would scrap our $5 and go to our park at Clovis and Alluvial where he could play with nice kids, and there would be shade and no trash, and safe equipment. On our way back to the car, my son noticed this poor, dead squirrel that someone hit in the road and threw over into the planter box. My question is, what is our $5 paying for? Isn't it supposed to be for maintenence of the park? All the other amusement areas like Storyland and the zoo require an additional fee and they are kept up very well. I'll never go back to this park again and I'm requesting a refund from Groupon for these vouchers. Had a great time at Dry Creek Park for free! read more

Overall the experience was nice with the family. The zoo was a plus a lot of animals for the kids to view plus you can feed the giraffes. Parking was a mess, crazy lines to get into the zoo. read more

This park use to be okay a few years ago but now its in pretty awful shape especially with the zoo construction going on in the south side of the park. As I arrived there was an entire homeless encampment just outside the Olive avenue entrance and there's homeless people all over the park asking for money ruining what could be a peaceful vibe. There use to be small 2 small lakes but unfortunately they are now gone to make way for the zoo expansion. Also there's trash everywhere, graffiti, and broken equipment (the monkey bars and pull up bars were practically falling apart making them totally unsafe). I guess the only good thing about this park are the tennis courts and playgrounds but you can go to any other smaller park and find that for free (vehicle entry to this park is $5). Sad to see that this park has gotten so bad especially since its the only big park in south Fresno. So to conclude this review I say stay away and drive a few miles north to Woodward park. read more