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Cameron Park Recreation Center

3.0 (28 reviews)

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Cameron Park Recreation Center.
Ruth R.

It's one of the nicer city park recreational centers I have been to. I've been taking my daughter here for the "Rip n' Ties" gymnastics and West Covina tiger cheerleading teams. The center is spacious and the Rec. center folk are very helpful. This center is a hub of community activities in the city of West Covina. They have various seasonal activities such as "Breakfast with Santa". Over a nice park. I probably would shy from taking children to play area outside too late. During the mid afternoon during school year the center is busy with teens and Tweens from The local schools especially West Covina high right across the street. When you are looking for swimming lessons this is not the place you need to register, it's at Municipal pool a few streets down. I made that mistake before.

Super nice indoor basketball gym. I don't play though.
Stanley V.

This recreational center is just a part of the park. Cameron Park is right across the street from West Covina High School. The park is relatively square and small. It includes a softball field, a newly built jungle gym (as of April 22, 2016), and the Rec center. The Rec center looks super nice and has a great atmosphere. They have a basketball gym, ballet room (used for events), arcade. However, their table tennis and billiards are sad; they're worn out/missing stuff. We had to improvise on the missing cue ball and uneven numbering of stripes/solids/8-ball. I play baseball here on the one softball field with friends once in a while. The field is really nice. The grass is even and not filled with crabgrass nor dead spots. Unless you're upper collegiate level or better, you shouldn't be able to hit baseballs into the kids' jungle gym, because the home base is far enough. Nice park. I'll return, because it helps brings friends over.

Norma B.

Nice quiet park to go walk the dogs!! The have softball on weekends and an inside little building for many activities

I enjoy playing ball here with friends!
Kristina S.

Playing Basketball here is super chill and fun. The people are cool and very nice. The woman's bathroom is clean for a public restroom. They have a lot going on here! Happy I have a place to play ball with friends.

Manuel A.

The Rec center is a nice edition to the park(tho no change tables in the restrooms) the park play set is small and in my opinion needs to be updated

This is pretty much all that this place is good for

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The park is nice and the recreation center is really cool too. I came here for a party and it was lots of fun.

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12 years ago

Great Park, very friendly. Have Alot of stuff going on for people of all ages. If you live in West covina. Come to Cameron Park and enjoy.

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Are the tables (under the gazebo) near the playground first come first serve or can you reserve that area? Thinking of having a gathering there.

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They have covered picnic table areas to eat and a playground as well as open fields.

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Heart shaped cactus on the trails in the flood control basin!
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