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4.4 (31 reviews)

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on the walking path with my son!
Lindsay F.

We now bring our son's car up to the walking path. He loves it! The terrain is smooth enough for the car's crappy plastic wheels lol. Can't wait to ride bikes with him someday on this path as he continues to grow up.

Basketball
Travis P.

This park has two tennis courts as well as two full basketball courts. Bathrooms are clean and looks relatively safe. Not a huge park but has pretty solid amenities.

Walk path
Edna S.

Came across this gem last year and I love it. The walk path to the park is so beautiful. There is so many trees and flowers around and well kept. Doesn't matter the time of the day is always so relaxing to take a walk here. Be careful you make come across some deers from time to time but they mind their busibThe park is very nice and clean. The community takes good care of this place. Thank you .

The walking path.
Joseph W.

A nice little park along the Duarte walking path. The park has basketball courts, tennis courts, playground and restrooms. It's a nice area to spend some time with family and friends.

Ben A.

When I first got married, my bride and I lived in east Monrovia, and happened upon this park walking our dogs down the Royal Oaks walking/jogging/biking/horseback-riding path. The park is at the eastern end of the path, and is a rational turn-around point for joggers and dog walkers. The park itself is well maintained and generally self-policing with lots of families and regular sheriff patrols. There are picnic facilities, a play structure for the kiddies, tennis courts, basketball courts, a small "rec center" and restrooms. Across the street, the park continues with a few covered tables and an expanse of grass for soccer, running wild, or playing fetch with your canine companion. Royal Oaks is marked 25 mph, and there is a pretty wide berth of green space between park and street, but watch your kids-- children can be fast, and so can cars on this street, despite traffic enforcement. As a bonus for walkers, runners and bikers, try challenging yourself by going up La Loma Ave between the two parks. It is a steep dead end street that will definitely get your heart pumping. There is a great view at the top on clear days, and it adds some nice cardio to the otherwise flat Royal Oaks trail. This park (or Encanto park about 1/2 mile east) is also a good bathroom stop if you're biking the San Gabriel River trail.

Vic C.

This little park in Duarte is nice and generally fairly maintained. There is a nice playground with swings, a few dirty benches, a few grills and a little gazebo with picnic tables, 2 tennis courts, a rec center and a basketball court. (There are also bathrooms here, next to the basketball court) Great place to bring little kids, have a picnic and maybe even have a little outdoor birthday gathering. This place is also a nice place to walk your dog. But this place is not very safe to go to at night. Throughout the year, a handful of city events take place here, including the route 66 parade celebration, 4th of July fireworks and the Halloween carnival. There really isn't much else to say about this place except that it's just okay.

You ball?
Zach H.

Neat little park with a couple basketball courts and tennis courts. Nice grassy areas for leisure and they even hold special events at the park just check website for more info.

Nice bed. Store had friendly environment. Brian was very patient to explained to us about the bed and how Todo the fixture well.

Nice basketball courts
Sherri Lynn R.

Great park for those that like to play sports, are looking for a large area of grass for your pets to play, or just a place to hang out and picnic. Came on a Saturday afternoon, and pretty much had the whole park to ourselves. We brought our 2 dogs as 3 parrots, laid some blankets out and brought our basketball to shoot around. Soon the park started to liven up, parents were playing tennis with the kids, kids came to play basketball, and parents and kids attended a party of some sort. I never saw and scary or suspicious people, and people we met were friendly. The bathrooms were very clean, with seat covers, toilet paper, and even mirrors. There were lots of places to sit in the sun, as well as in the shade. We will definitely be back with some tennis racquets! Update: played tennis at night and it was great, except the wiring for the lighting needs to be checked. Sometimes we had to play with the switch, other times the lights would come right on. Switch for the bball courts work just fine.

Cori T.

Love this park. It's quiet, clean, and it only takes me 2 minutes to get here. I can take my 1 year old on walks without feeling cramped. There's trees lining most of the way so it has nice shaded areas while walking the trail. And there's not usually many people there, so my kid can play in the playground without having to take turns.

Aileen E.

Nice little park in Duarte to take your kids for some playtime. Enough playground equipment to satisfy your little ones for an hour or two of play. There is a grassy area to run around in or just plop yourself down for a picnic. There are also a couple of basketball courts, tennis courts, and poles set up for a volleyball net. There is also a building on site, which I think houses community classes. The day we were there a karate class was going in. Overall, pretty well maintained. Would be a nice place to also park your car if you wanted to walk/bike/run on the trail.

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It's a nice and clean park but the playground should be updated . I like how everything is close to the tables.

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I love this park, it has a great playground for the kids and a awesome trail that I run all the time.... so relaxing and peaceful.

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Love this park its always clean and there are two sides one has the playground basketball courts and tennis courts.

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