My daughter is playing club soccer, and this park is on the rotation for her league. We have visited twice; once for a tournament, and a second time for a regular league game. On both occasions, the soccer fields were well-maintained, and the restrooms were, by comparison with other parks, OK. And I'm going to go off on a tangent here: if my bathroom at home, or at the school Where I work, we're at a restaurant... We're as disgusting as this park bathroom or just about any park bathroom, I would not put up with it. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the vast majority of public park restrooms are so disgusting. Granted, this one was better than some, but still completely unacceptable, even for this relatively affluent community of Walnut.
But anyway, this is primarily an athletic park, with a small playground area for the kiddies, and what seems to be a shared parking lot with the adjacent school. When I was here for the tournament, parking was a joke... Most people, me included, had to park a couple of blocks away in the nearby neighborhood. Not really a big deal, unless you are infirmed, super-elderly and/or non-ambulatory... Then there are some hills and curbs and distance, and you're going to have a bad time.
Parking was better this past weekend November 2022 for a 9:30 am game. This really is not a "take a picnic" kind of park to be honest. There is a grassy area kind of off by itself behind a hedge on the eastern side of the park, which is probably your best bet if you're looking for a little bit of quiet and shade. Otherwise, you should be prepared to hang out with soccer people seasonally, and they're an acquired taste at best. read more