Grove Park is great, and I imagine even better after construction the sort of club house they are…read moreredoing. We love the tot-older kid playground area. One section has tot swings, sand box, playground and the other area has a huge slide and climbing structure. It's great for all ages, honestly. It has about 5 picnic tables (great for reserving for a bday party), and a little grassy area. Not a ton of shade, so on those sunny, hot days, be prepared. Next to the playground area, the park extends to huge grassy fields, basketball courts, bathrooms, and tennis courts. It's honestly such a great public park for South central Berkeley. Overall, five stars! Great park for all!

Tennis, basketball, playground and baseball field that people were playing soccer on Wednesday…read moreevening. Playground looked fun for little ones. Huge slide - everything well lit especially sports areas. Near bicycle boulevard so easily accessible foe nearby residents. People looking to save money on a gym membership might consider regular visits here.

Very convenient park in Oakland that was near the Airbnb we're staying at. It was just enough for…read morethe kids and the dog to enjoy. It probably could use a little more upkeep but I did notice some people out trimming the area. They offer a dog park and some good equipment for the kids. A basketball court is also available. I would say more than one entrance point would be good!

The dog park part is nothing to write home about. It's a small fenced in area, that was very muddy…read morewhen I tried to go.

I like Cedar Rose Park…read more - Plenty of street parking. - There are bathrooms - I wouldn't say super clean, but they exist. - 2 playgrounds - 1 older structure and 1 pretty big and nice tot/older kid structure with sand pit and swings. Not epic, by any means but suffices. Why you love Cedar Rose Park is for the huge field. On most weekdays, kids are having soccer practice (and it can host multiple teams) and there will be a gaggle of dogs playing - it is most definitely a dog meetup at least at that 6/7pm hour. Weekends are filled with families and birthday parties. Part of the bike route connecting downtown Berkeley and the Ohlone Greenway, so a nice bike route with benches sprinkled amongst it with tennis/pickleball courts across the street. Overall a great, green open space in our little city.

Nice small park in a residential area in Berkeley!!…read more The Ohlone Greenway trail, goes through this park. The large grassy area was filled with people the day I was here. There's also a small community center and playground here, and it seems very popular with the local residents. Nice park!!

Closed between 9pm and 7am and no dogs allowed. Lots of signs posted all over about that…read more A half court for basketball a bench. A few luxury trash cans. Lawn, trees, swings, and a water tower in the background. A short concrete walking path and not much more to talk about. The park was clean and not very popular. Not a destination for anybody that doesn't live nearby. Its a neighborhood park that serves the immediate area around it. I like that it is open and well kept. I suppose the hostility toward dogs is a reflection of dog owners. Lets keep humanity civilized. How about we clean after our dogs, keep them on a leash and sneeze into our elbows like we learned in second grade?

Stanford Park is here in plain sight. there's no big sign. just a small plaque at the corner on…read moreDoyle street side. as open spaces are sparse in Emeryville, Stanford Ave. Park (name on plaque) gets 4 stars just for being here. basketball court, children's playground, benches, greenery, and open space the attractions here. parking is scarce. most amenities are officially closed. users beware, equipment area has not been sanitized.

I love love love this park. There are several parts to it. There's a very nice grassy hill,…read moresurrounded by trees that you can lay a blanket down on and read a book or hang out by yourself or with your friends or family. And then there are tennis and basketball courts and then there's a kids play scape for younger kids and we spent so much time at this park. The community center is also very nice and they have plays or other events there. I've seen quite a few events there and have also taken Zumba classes. There's also an area between the two parts of the park that has a stream and picnic tables and we often met groups down there and had celebrations. I've also seen work groups meet there for lunch. My kids loved to go hang out there because there were so many things you can do there. The Parks in Berkeley, in general I find just amazing.

This is a lovely park with plenty of lush green grass for picnicking and trees providing ample…read moreshade, as well as concrete stairways connecting to the creek and a bridge leading to the Live Oak Theater. I attended the showing of SF Mime Troupe's "Disruption" this past Saturday, an entertaining and comedic musical production reminding the crowd that everything is politics. In addition, I laid out my mat in the grass to enjoy a meal and read a book, appreciating the relaxing and carefree atmosphere.

I was very sad the last time I came here, in 2017…read more The first time I came here, probably in 2005 or 2006, I was full of hope for a new job and also worried, probably even a bit scared. The job ended up being pretty scary, but I had another part-time job in Berkeley off and on from 2005 through 2013, and that job made me happy. I don't associate Ohlone Park West with either of those jobs, not really, but about six months before that sad day in November 2017, I saw someone riding a bike on Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, and it really scared me even though she was smiling and even though--most importantly--she didn't notice me and probably wouldn't have recognized me even if she had noticed me. The park stretches along four ho-hum blocks from MLK Way to Sacramento Street. It's awesome that such a random park exists where it exists, and I'm sure many people wanted it gone before it was a proper park so they could develop the land and sell real estate, so I'm really glad the City of Berkeley held firm and allowed this public space to remain public space. But the City of Berkeley being the City of Berkeley, this park is a total mess, and anything the city does to improve it will inevitably make it worse or cost too much money, or both. I don't have any problem with cities spending money on things like public parks, but Berkeley is a dysfunctional city at best and a bastion for bad, expensive ideas 365 days a year. I love ramshackle parks; don't get me wrong. If the area and my state of mind hadn't been so dour in November 2017, I might be writing a totally different review right now. But it seems like I saw the same inconsiderate people doing the same annoying stuff every time I walked these four blocks, and after a while--especially when you're still dealing with the unexplainable sudden death of a good friend--I just didn't want to visit again. I guess the park could magically change and brighten my day, and I do love when my dire predictions are proven wrong, but the problem is that I'm usually right (it's definitely more than 50 percent of the time), and I just don't need more sadness in my life. It is a nice walk, though, and I can think of many worse ways to spend time while you're waiting for an oil change and have the stinking suspicion that the mechanic might be in the process of stealing your car. Why do I have so many strange experiences waiting for oil changes in Berkeley?

A long linear park that I wouldn't recommend. There is a dog park section but there is too much…read morerif-raf. Green areas are easy on the eyes but this seems to have become a place to dump trash and old couches. Just because of the trees and such I think it deserves a couple stars. Its fascinating how certain places evolve over time.

What a beautiful park. Are the play structures a little outdated? Yep, but they're there. They have…read moreone for the tots with a cute little train perfect for pretend, and they have a separate one for older kids with a long slide. Then, go down the hill to a big beautiful baseball field with 5 star views of SF. The trees, the cliffs, the flowers, the views. Swoon. Lovely Berkeley park that is so Berkeley.

Glendale La Loma Park is a place I visited a number of times when living in the Berkeley and Albany…read morevicinity from 2015 to 2019. The park had a few different areas, including space to walk, a small parking lot, play area(s), and a place to sit on some bleachers looking out over areas for higher energy activity. Grounds were consistently tidy and vegetation well kept. Each of my times here it was relatively calm and quiet. Other park visitors tended to be both friendly and mindful. Depending on the weather for the day, views looking towards the San Francisco Bay may have caught my attention.

I found this park because I was around the corner getting food. There's parking all around the…read morepark. I love that there's a little dog park. There's a lot of green open space. The place ground is a giant whale it's definitely different. I don't like that there's no bathrooms. The park is ok just wish there was more things to do and a bathroom.

Lovely little park that sits on Christie Avenue. That's how it got its name as Christie Park…read more There's always parking available on Christie Avenue. The park is frequently filled with people running their dogs. No one really uses the engaged dog park area within the park. Pretty much everyone just runs their dogs on the open grass. There's a great play area for kids. The playground is centered around a large whale that the kids can climb on. It's very clever and aesthetically pleasing.