Sun Valley Park is good for what it is. It's probably the nicest park in the Southend (if you don't count Iroquois, which I don't), but that's not saying a whole lot.
The positives...
* It is pretty good size, honestly. It has a lot of room for dogs to run around, for you to walk/run/bike... It has a massive field for flying kites or doing whatever you do in a field.
* It has a basketball court that can get busy, but it usually isn't. It only has one court. So that means if you just want to shoot around and there are people up there, tough.
* It has an 18 hole golf course. Not a very good course, but it's a municipal course. It will scratch your golf itch.
* It has a good walking path that zig-zags around the park.
The negatives...
* With recent news of people in the Southend finding needles from druggies, you have to be careful. I've not found any at Sun Valley, but heroin is big in the Southend, so watch where you walk.
* They don't have any tennis courts. The other review says they do, but they don't. They tore them down.
* There is really nothing special about the park. You go and it is basically an open field with two gazebos and some little league baseball fields. That's it.
It's fine for what it is. Walking dogs and going for a jog. Anymore than that, I'd probably go somewhere else. read more