Civic Park

Jenna Tarabishy★★★★★

This park is very cute and the playground is large and fun for children. It is also well-shaded which is nice since walnut creek can get quite hot some days. It is also very close to many good restaurants and a nice library.

2 months ago

Rob Shapiro★★★★☆

A nice urban park right in the middle of Walnut Creek. It's no Central Park or Golden Gate Park, you're not going to spend your whole day here, but it has just enough space to stretch out a bit. There's some nice landscaping, wide-open space, a few neat old bridges over the creeks nearby, and plenty of seating for when you're just looking for a place to rest either in the shade or in the sun. Crucially, there are public bathrooms too -- something that's often in high demand and short supply when you're walking the adjacent Iron Horse Trail. Just be advised that that they're not visible from the trail and you'll need to walk into the park and across the wooden footbridge to find them. You can see all kinds of people here on the weekends, including lots of kids and seniors. There's a community center with public art classes and the city library both accessible from the park, and the park has its own free parking lot if you're coming by car. All in all, it has pretty much all you could hope for from a park of its size. The reason it doesn't get five stars is because there are often homeless guys sitting at the picnic tables chugging vodka or smoking cannabis in the middle of the day. I haven't seen them really aggressive, but it makes the park much less of a relaxed, family friendly space. There's also usually a lot of trash (plastic bags, beer cans, etc.) down in the creek and nobody regularly picks it up.

a year ago

Tina Benson★★★★★

I enjoy going to the park here. The big trees give shade and the lawns are maintained and green.

5 months ago

Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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