Great expansive park with plenty of grassy areas to roam with the kids the dog - on a leash of…read morecourse. There's even a paved walkway all the way around the park which is great for walking. You'll find full sized basketball courts, four smaller baseball diamonds + one larger and a splash pad. We've also always see a ranger closing up towards the evening - which is nice to see. This is a great park for the community.

Decent local park with sports park areas. Attached to the school. It's a good place to walk the…read moredogs or to take a walk- especially when the weather is nice. Kids at night load up the park- I wouldn't recommend going after dark.

Great place to take the kids, lots room running space and different activities to do!!read more

What a great park to have a birthday party at! This party area can be reserved or first come, first…read moreserve. This specific area was next to the kid toys. There are lots of trees around to hang a pinata. I especially loved the kitchen area with a working sink! Again, it's a great park to have a birthday party at!

Raised my kids and now grandkids here! Great park with a great field of grass with plenty of room…read morefor parties and BBQ's Excellent playgrounds with basketball courts and clean bathrooms

I would think they would update the parks that are already here and watch on how fast everyone…read moreproperty value will go up good clean and updated desperately needed parks and just think about it how the community can all come together and help bring life back into our once beautiful parks

My review is based on the NOR Basketball League. While they…read moredo have nice basketball indoor courts with two refs per game, My complaint is the price of the NOR league has skyrocketed $35 per person up from $50, which is crazy considering they don't supply uniforms, but require it for your team. The courts have a dividing curtain, but the bell they use is too loud in general, and connected to the same system so you hear the other courts' buzzers which is confusing and annoying. If you could fix these issues and do something about the price (whether it be discounts for repeat players/team or provide some sort of customizable jerseys as part of the package would make us feel better about dropping $85 to play for 6 weeks of games.) Lastly, open basketball times need more slots and later in the evenings, most of us are at work during open gym.

Amazing park for large group events…read more My work recently held their annual picnic and opted to upgrade from Yokuts. We ended up choosing RiverLakes Ranch due to their multiple shaded picnic areas all connected via a concrete pad. We reserved all three online through the North of the River website. When we arrived a ranger was there to open the bathrooms, and had the trash bins empty and ready to use. There's also a nice childrens play area, grassy area (albeit overrun with ground squirrels) and a very nice community center. Our group was all very complimentary about the new location and no doubt we will be back!

North Rosedale Park is a rich green 14.4 acre oasis perfect for outdoor activities smack in the…read moremiddle of dry brown Bakersfield, and until today I never even knew it was here. My friend, Joan, likes to bring her dogs here to play and get exercise, but I'd never joined her so I was missing out on all the other opportunities there are here for good clean outdoor fun in the sun. There's quite a bit of equipment for children of all ages to clamber about and plenty of bark below to help soften a fall. There are public restrooms, though I did notice that there were also port-a-potties out front - not sure what was up with that. There is a large covered area with long picnic tables and adjacent barbecue grills perfect for large groups to picnic. You can reserve this picnic shelter, which has a capacity of 80 people, for your own group by contacting the NOR Parks & Recreation District at 392-2010 and filling out an application which can be downloaded here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf If you're into outdoorsy sports, there are four lighted sofball diamonds complete with bleachers. There is also a full sized tennis court, a full sized basketball court, and two basketball half courts. There were people practicing or playing on two of the baseball diamonds and on the tennis courts and random people picnicking with families the day of our visit. There is plenty of grass for kids or dogs to play on (please clean up after both groups) and picnic tables scattered randomly about the park. I think I may join my friend and her dogs for their next outing here.

It isn't the most glamorous parks but it gets the job done with the huge fields, the basketball…read morecourt and the playground. My kids love it right after school so it is one of our major places to attend.

Mondavi Park is located just South of Columbia Elementary school at the end of Mondavi Street, and…read moreits 9.3 acres are well maintained by the NOR Parks & Recreation District. There were crew members cleaning on the Wednesday morning on which I made my visit, hosing down and scrubbing the concrete areas and the restrooms. Even though it is a small park, there is a basketball court complete with nets, a volleyball court with a net, a large grassy field, and a large play structure for the kids with a layer of bark below to break falls. There is a large covered area with many picnic tables and several barbecue grills that can be reserved and rented by contacting NOR at 392-2010 and filling out an application which you can download here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf There are individual picnic tables scattered throughout the park with their own grills, too. There are public restrooms consisting of four separate individual rooms that can be locked by the occupant. They were all clean.

This park was perfect for us, shade, benches, clean, not much ppl around. There's a spot to play…read morevolleyball, snd my dogs were calm and happy and my daughter loved the playgrounds. It was to small but it was huge. I think they're was a basketball court too. Very lovely and peaceful.

This park has always been a great place to spend time with friends and family. A few years back it…read moregot brand new playground equipment which is so well maintained it still looks new. The addition of the overhead shade coverage is a game changer on those hot summer days. Ideally located on the bike path; other highlights include a nice half-court basketball court and a large grass area my friends and I were known to play football on in our youth. The only downside is there are not public restrooms at the park, so make sure all the kiddos take care of business before heading out for a fun day.

Great neighborhood park. Playground is kid friendly for all ages. Has a smaller play space for…read morelittle ones and two infant swings. There is also a long grass beltway that runs below the bike path. Perfect for a casual stroll away from the runners and cyclists on the path.

Beach Park really doesn't have enough fans! I mean where else can you find a skate park riverside…read morein town? Beach is located on the corner of two fairly busy streets (Rosedale and Oak). The intersection can get a little noisy, just FYI. But the park is large and you can escape much of the Bakersfield heat with the large shade trees here. There is one road that loops through the expansive park. Note it is only one way. You'll find plenty of activities here including soccer, baseball, horseshoes, a skate park, and even the Visitor's Center!

Beach Park, the arm pit of Bakersfield?…read more I have never seen or hard earned tax dollars doing so little work. I went to see the Richard & Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza. I am sad to say it is non-existent. The plaza has been destroyed. Whether by vandals or the city, I do not know, but don't go, it's not there. It is only a skeleton. Then I began walking around the park taking photos. As you will see, the park is a mess. It is impossible to walk without nearly breaking your ankle in the squirrel holes that litter the park. I probably saw 1000 squirrels in the 15 minutes I took pictures. The squirrels not only pose a physical problem with all the holes, but also a disease risk. The restrooms are filthy and the roof is partially burnt and falling apart. I was afraid to go inside it was so nasty. There was trash strewn across the park and it looked like it had been there for some time. The playground equipment was in not much better shape. Where are the Parks and Recreation personnel working if not in the parks. Where is our tax dollars going if not to fix our parks. Isn't Bakersfield talking about building more parks. Shouldn't they fix the existing ones first. I am not putting any captions on the photos. I will let them speak for themselves.