Parks & Recreation Spaces

Covering two blocks, Alameda Park is one of the oldest City parks - originally, it was six whole blocks, known as Alameda Plaza. The park features rare trees and a bandstand built in 1888 for local concerts. The park is also home to Kids’…

Once the site of the elegant El Mirasol Hotel, this downtown block is often called the "crown jewel" of City parks. Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden features a large botanical collection of 75 different tree and plant species, pond, sensory…

Learn more about the Chumash Cultural Project at Ambassador Park here. Located across from West Beach, this small park has a scenic view of the harbor, wharf, and islands. Once part of the Chumash village of Syuxtun, the park contains…

The Andrée Clark Bird Refuge is a 42-acre open space park that includes a 29-acre lake, and an artificially modified estuary that supports brackish  (slightly salty) wetlands. The park provides passive recreation opportunities such as…

This open-space park in Las Positas Valley along Arroyo Burro was acquired in 2016. A creek restoration project was completed in 2018, which included improving existing walking trails and providing creek-viewing areas. Phase two of this…

Access is limited to guided tours; please contact the Creeks Division for more information.

An adorably-tiny corner park with benches and a playground for two- to five-year-olds.

A neighborhood park with large shady trees, room for informal soccer games, picnic areas, native plants, and a playground for five- to twelve-year-olds. Across the creek, facing San Andres Street, is a charming pocket park with a house…

Made up of two areas on either side of Cabrillo Boulevard. Ocean Side: A narrow park adjacent to East Beach with an open grassy area and bike path/walkway from Stearns Wharf to East Beach, and home of the Sunday Arts and Crafts show.…