Take a stroll along a paved path beside the west pond! Lots to see, hear, and smell! The pond and…read morewell kept gardens invite adults and children as well as various birds, squirrels, bees, butterflies, etc. to come enjoy a small piece of nature in the neighborhood. There are also benches for sitting, look out points, and well kept dirt paths that branch off from the paved path. If you have a few minutes or an hour to spare, this is an excellent walk to take.

This feels like my private fishing spot. I bring my babies here in a wagon all the time. They do…read morehave an access ramp down to the creek which does need some maintenance from the start of it from the parking lot. I would like to see yolo county pave down some paths down to the creek to make it more stroller wheelchair accessible since they have rocky paths

This is a nice open park area next to the creek. It is a mild flat walk to the creek. There is…read moreplenty of parking for cars and RVs and it's free. There are some scattered picnic tables. There are restrooms, but I did not go in. So I don't know the condition of them. I personally just avoid all public park/rest stop restrooms at all cost. Like all public areas, I advise hiking with a group and keep personal safety in mind. It's pretty remote. There is no ranger type person or security on duty here.

Covell Park is a 5 acre park located between W. Covell Blvd and Grande Ave in North East Davis…read more There are plenty of things to do here from running the paved bike trail, walking your fur friend, BBQing, and much more. The grass is green and the trees are trimmed. Its just a peaceful little park. Its very busy in the mornings, kind of dead in the afternoon, but picks up in the late afternoon. A simple short cut for students riding their bikes to DHS or UCD. There is tons of parking around this park. The best places to park is on Del Oro Ave, Baja Ave, and Catalina Dr. Those three places offer the best parking situations for you. There are other places that allow you to park and walk into the park, but parking can get a little tight with residential parking taking up most of the room. You can find those places at Jalisco Pl, Bella Case Ave, Ipanema Pl, Huerta Pl, Cortez Ave, Encina Ave, El Cajon Ave, Faro Ave, Anza Ave and Guaymas Pl. With all those places listed you should be able to find a way into the park. This the park has a total of 12 benches scattered all around so people can sit and enjoy the park. There are also 8 trash can located at different parts of the park to help keep it clean. There are also 2 play structures located inside the park. Pretty modern playground stuff, Swings, slides, different level on the structures itself. There is two tennis courts located by the restroom and water fountian. With two bike racks next to the tennis courts too. Wanting to BBQ, there are two BBQ's in the park, both have picnic tables close to them. As of right 09/25/17, They mow and blow off the walk trails on Thursdays, The tennis courts get blown off on Tuesday, Bathrooms are checked daily but get cleaned on Monday and Fridays. Trash cans get dumped on Mondays and Fridays but are checked daily. On a side note there are two different Geocaches in the park. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2C9K0_does-davis-have-easy-finds?guid=19ac4629-a86f-4b23-a1a3-c99864b8c5a7 https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCQ6TV_great-experience-cache If you are looking for a fun new game check out Geocaching.com

Lovely park, really big stretch of land, really quiet and far away from cars.read more

Man-made oversized puddle near Mrak Hall that makes UC Davis look like a lush area. Kind of an…read moreoasis within walking distance of the quad, even though it's at the edge of instructional campus. This used to be where Picnic Day would conclude for those who lasted long enough. Bands from each college in the parade would end up here and play in to the evening. It went away for a bit but now it's back? (https://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/events/2023-picnic-day-battle-bands) It can be a nice play to get away from folks and sit next to a body of water. A small, small body of water, but still...can be relaxing. Pick the correct day and you can park it on some green grass.

Disappointed. I recommend trying a different campground…read more Stayed mid June 2026. Construction was occurring. Water was out intermittently. After paying full hookup fees you have to pay an additional fee for their dump station use. ​

Nice campground. It was March, so it was green and too cold at night, so no mosquitoes. There is…read moresome traffic noise from across the creek, but I didnt find it bothersome. (Hwy128?) I was in site 27 which was longer than it looked on the map or in the photos. I could see the creek from there. I'm not sure there is a bad site there...some had more shade, depends what you like. There are levels...I don't think you can see the water from the upper campsites, but more sun and partially sunny sites up there When alerted to a broken and stuck branch that could have been a problem, the rangers had it taken care of within half an hour or so. Staff was friendly and drove through regularly. The peacocks were fun... fearless, too, so we got a good look at those gorgeous birds. Quail, woodpeckers, a variety of birds. A great place for naps.

Quiet and green playground, running, walking, and open space a lot greener than I remember…read moreCalifornia! Us three guys wondered around a Sunday morning on vacation and enjoyed the clean air and nice paths.

I love this park. But it is really more than a park! It has walkways which seem to go on forever…read moreand meander thru nature areas and different neighborhoods. Beauty every where and quiet spots if you are looking to get away from it all. But plenty of activity if you are bringing the kids. Different small areas strategically placed with slides, jungle gyms and even a big lady bug and bumble bee for the kids to climb on and sit! Quite cute. I may have a photo already posted of the play areas. If not will post on my next run. Many entrances to this vast area allow access which is convenient. You may enter one opening and exit another! There is an abundance of wildlife too. Your usual squirrels but also many varieties of birds! My fav! Song birds to big raptors. Even saw a hawk in a tree tearing apart something (yikes) for lunch! And in the dusk hours there are turkey vultures that fly in by the hundreds to roost. Quite a sight. Every season portrays the greenbelt in a different way. At the present time, spring has definitely sprung even though the middle of February. Daffodils, mums and lots of wild flowers and trees blooming which are just so beautiful. And the main trail which runs along side the bigger playground is covered by a canopy of trees and in the hot summer it can be cool enough to walk without being in the direct sunlight! One of the few outdoor places like that! People are friendly but doing their own thing. Bicycles allowed on the main trail but unfortunately some go way too fast! Luckily most are respectful as are the walkers of the bicyclists. If you want a little slice of heaven or alone time...this is the park for you!

Good trail. Gravel path so mountain bikes would have been better. Beautiful views and places to…read morestop and rest.

This large fenced in off leash park maintained by the county is great for romping. The ground…read morecover is natural which is lush and beautiful in the spring but choke full of foxtails during early summer. Half of it was closed off for foxtail mitigation earlier this year. Beware of potholes in the field away from the perimeter walking path. There is a porta potty for humans. The gravel parking area was recently enlarged. There are cans for pet waste but no water is available. It is several miles outside of town and much less crowded than Toad Hollow off leash park.

We had a guest dog visiting us along with his humans. We were impressed with the massive size of…read morethe off-leash dog area as well as the on-leash trail through the grasslands. The off-leash area has oak trees to provide shade. I think our friend Vince F. (who unfortunately passed away a few years ago) was instrumental in planting the oaks. It looks like people donate gallon containers of water for the dogs as there were many available at both entrances to the area. There is no running water and the only toilet facility is an outhouse. The dirt trail through the grasslands has benches and informational signage. We were there on a Friday morning and it was pretty quiet. There were only three other dogs and our guest was a bit shy and didn't interact with them. If we have other doggy guests we'll be taking them to Grasslands to romp.