I have been frequenting this park lately as I discovered through my morning runs down Santiago Creek that it is very green, clean with lots of people just doing their own thing. Hart Park has a tennis court, basketball court, a couple baseball fields and lots and lots space to let your dog run free. This is NOT a dog park and your dog must remain on a leash but that is one rule I will break (shhh don't tell on me). The restrooms are clean and I will occasionally see early morning boot camp classes working out at the park. read more

Hart park is where I had my Quinceañera last year, and it was a blast(strangely though, I was turning 27). There are tons of tables to have your party/ Quinceañera on. It's a pretty expansive park, with plenty of room to play intermural soccer games, frisbee(ultimate or freestyle), play on the playground or even go swimming. Yes, there is a community pool, but i've yet to go in it as that's not really my "thing"...swimming in pee pee and all. The City of Orange usually has events planned here that are free, like Concerts in the Park during the summer months, and you should probably check out the city's community services site to see what's going on. There are also 2 softball fields, which host leagues almost every night of the week. A good reason to drink beer outdoors, basically. I love this park; i'm stil riding a wave of emotion from last year's Quinceañera. I finally became a woman! read more

Genius! I love that you can drop your kids off at Hart Park pool for $2.50 swim sessions all summer. I love more that they have a huge staff of college-age lifeguards that actually seem to love their jobs and kids. They are so friendly and polite. I love most that I can boot my teenagers out of the car and don't have to stay if I don't want to. They have kid's pool parties at night twice during the season, with music, games and snacks. I do wonder if the city attorney knows that they don't require any kind of waiver for the regular swim sessions. How would they contact me if my kid cracks his head on the diving board? read more

Beautiful park, decent playground for the kiddos and ample parking in the moat like area due to the fact that most people that seem to frequent this place are both carless and homeless. I know homeless is no laughing matter and to each his own. Etc. however if you are going to smoke meth and weed, can you please go somewhere where there are not a ton of kids playing? Orange County is so incredibly out of control with the homeless population but have a shred of human decency and don't let people's kids inhale your problems. The city of Orange needs to step up. read more

Run, jog, bike, walk or even do yoga at the park. I love comming to this park no only because it is well mantained but because I can make my workout as intense or as easy as I feel like. There is miles and miles of bike trail, a lot of green space, batrooms and water fountains everywhere. Even if you come everyday, you can add excitement and variety to your routine by exploring different areas. If on the other hand, you are looking for a place to relax, this is defenetely a good place for that too. Ive seen a lot of people taking naps during lunch break or just walking off their lunch calories with cooworkers. Another good feature is the the dining area, it is huge and there is lots of barbecues, which makes Hart park a perfect place for family gatherings parties and more. I've seen all types of events going on here, from fundraisings to wedings and more. Overall, this park is just great not only for the city of Santa Ana but for all Orange Couny read more

Hart Park - Parks Near Me - Orange, California

This park is HUGE! they have this trail that is half dirt half cement that runs through most of the park. At one end you have a huge parking lot with plenty of space for your park activities, then you have the nature trail where you can walk, run, bike rollerblade etc etc through and at the other end you have even more scenery which is weird cause you'd never think they'd have that right in the middle of all the commotion on the streets. It's a great place to check out, look for a map online and you can see how much space this place really has! read more

My company has held a District softball game here the past two years. The park itself is hard to locate but nice enough when you get there. I wish there were more shade near the ball fields and that the bathrooms were a little closer and cleaner. Plenty of parking and nice green rolling lawns. read more

I had my baby shower here. I paid for a reservation which I will say went over okay in the end but once I paid and signed all my paperwork I never heard from staff again. Every time I visited leading up the shower, more and more homeless people were sitting on the tables I rented. I kept calling staff during business hours to discuss my concerns and no one ever got back to my many voicemails. On the day of the party, there were signs documenting my reservation but there was not a staff member in site. A homeless man attacked another homeless woman right next to my party and I had to call police. The homeless man was very loud and screaming curse words and threatening people. Police drove past an hour later and never even went up into the park to investigate. The homeless people were very aggressive and stared and harassed my guests. I'll never pay for or even use these tables free of charge again. There is no staff presence, it's over run with homeless and even the police don't seem to care. This park feels dangerous and unsafe. The homeless people even surround the play area and just watched the kids which made me very nervous. read more

I love this park. I train here and I have played softball here. Very spacious, great environment. Plenty of other people at this park training as well. I also love walking through this park. They have great paths. I bring my younger cousins here all the time to play. read more

Semi-decent park except that during this time it's full of massive families of 17 none of whom are wearing masks and none of whom are practicing any semblance of social distancing. Almost every afternoon there are numerous soccer games in progress on the fields as if there is no pandemic going on. Covid-19 cases are skyrocketing in Orange County yet I see kids playing all over the jungle gyms and using park drinking fountains, people whizzing by on bikes almost running down pedestrians and there is no security anywhere. A lot of people here seem to have no understanding of how to share public space. read more

The city of Orange severely lacks park. This is one of the better ones. The vegetation here is adequate with good shades. There is a trail that links to Discovery Center. I come here mostly for nostalgic or meditation sake. Sawm here once long time ago. Lots of people just sitting in cars like zombies. Once saw a few cops chasing a bunch of teens across the park, it gave me a chuckle read more

Cute Park with community pool, plenty of parking, and baseball fields.

Came here for the first time for a birthday party. Its a pretty nice park. Has almost everything you need here; grills, tons of table, baseball field, playground. I wish it had basketball courts but I don't think I saw any. Lots of space. Its pretty clean too. read more

Good for jogging,walking,walking dog,taking kids for a stroll. Lots of trees to provide shade & water fountains. (I recommend taking your own water bottle). Kids play ground,bathrooms,green grass to lets kids run around in,baseball field. Room to throw a football. Love this park. Small but good. read more

I live really close so I walk my dog here several times a week. Very nice park, relatively clean and typically busy with walkers, joggers and people playing softball. I feel pretty safe here. My biggest complaint is that there seems to be more and more homeless just "camping" out. If the park is quiet it makes me feel uneasy. We've done family BBQs here and it's always a good time. On summer weekends and ANY holiday it is packed! The concerts in the park are also super fun. I will continue to frequent the park but wish they could crack down on the homeless issue. read more

This park does not have a family friendly atmosphere. One set of restrooms located at the far end. The local park goers here are homeless people and teenagers. On my last visit fireworks were being shot off in between the trees!! Some homeless people arguing back and forth while some "gangsters" were drinking at a park table. Police cars going in and out of the parking lot. read more

Hart Park - Tonight's moon - Parks Near Me - Orange, California

Beautiful park if you live in a orange or Santa Ana. The Santiago Park is terrible and unkept. This one is safe and family friendly.

This park is starting to really go down hill. I brought my 16 month old son to watch his dad play softball, and the homeless had made camp basically behind the benches. All of their belongings were laid out to the point where u almost felt like u were intruding. This park needs to be cleaned up and security need to be tighten. read more

Concerts at the park for free! This park is huge, I've only been here twice and I still haven't seen the whole park. Nice and safe area, lots of parking and lots of little nature trails. The even have a pool. read more

Hart Memorial Park , one of the best in Orange County. The family has been visiting the park as early as the 70's . The park has not changed much over the years, yet it is a terrific park. The park has a friendly atmosphere. The staff is courteous and very helpful. Events are very affordable and free on some occasions. The park has two entrances. The primary entrance is on Glassell Avenue and east of the avenue. The secondary entrance is far east of the park and a bit secluded. The west entrance is recommended. The exits are adjacent to the entrances . There is plenty of parking and parking is free. The lot sits down below and is very visible. Finding family outings is a snap since parking is smack in the middle of the park. Restrooms are limited so choose a location wisely. There is a restroom northwest of the park, on the north side of the swimming pool and far southeast of the peak. The restrooms are clean to public park standards. The evenings may get chilly due to the parks location. Seems to be breezy at times so bring a sweater or jacket. The park is well suited with picnic tables and BBQ grills. The park usually has a high visitor turn out. Extra tables, chairs and a grill may be needed so plan ahead. The park allows gas and charcoal grills to be used. Reservations can be made in advanced and a deposit may be required. Huge birthday parties have been spotted so expect certain areas to be reserved. The park is big so finding a good area is always accomplished. The park has trails so do bring bikes, skates, and skateboards. The trails and scenery are nice. You will be surprised how big and secluded this park is. Skating may not be permitted in areas so read postings. Walking the park can be enjoyable so bring running or cross training shoes. A set of hiking shoes may come in handy. Some areas of the trails are unpaved and may require some climbing. Great for a workout. The northwest end of the park. A children's play ground can be spotted. Bring the children to the playground to enjoy the park and burn off some energy. A clubhouse is just north of the playground where a game of horseshoe tossing can be started. Two volleyball courts can be found here. Bring the crowd and a volleyball, pure fun in the sun on the sanded courts. The north side of the park. Tennis courts are available to the public and are well lite for late afternoon play. Bring your rackets and partner up for a round of tennis's. East of the courts sits a dome shaped stage. Live music and the occasional guest speaker has been spotted here. In the summer the pool is open for swimming sessions. A small fee is charged but well worth it. Lifeguards are on duty when open for sessions. The southwest side of the park. Two softball fields are located. Get a game among family going here. Just east of the softball fields sits a baseball field for die hard fans. This well manicured baseball field is impressive. Back in the day future MLB players have been spotted here. Somewhere in between the baseball and softball fields sits a large fire pit where the family can huddle up on those cooler days and have some toasted marsh mellows. Far southeast of the park. A football field is planted here. Get the jerseys out and call up the family and friends for a game of football. The field can also be setup for a game of soccer or futbol for those die hard fans. The open spaces here are well suited for running or walking. The areas are paved and maintenance regularly. It is a good area to just sit and get away since most of the crowd is closer to the entrances. Visiting Hart Memorial park can become a memorable one. The family has had the best of times here. Hart Park is recommended for all walks of life. P.S. dont forget to bring the pets along they are always welcomed. God bless all and Hart Park read more

I love this park also, except that most of my time there is to play tennis. I am very concerned about the unnecessary continuous grounds maintenance that is done there. I am there two to three mornings a week between 7 and 9am. Every day that I am there, there are maintenance workers on riding mowers, walking around with weed trimmers and with blowers. It is extremely disruptive to a tennis match when you can't hear the score, or other game cues, as well as the difficulty it creates in concentration. I am wondering if lawn maintenance is needed on an "every day" basis? read more

I play co-ed softball here every monday, the location is great but the field is pretty EH. The grass is usually pretty muddy, so it takes more strength to get from point A to point B when running. It looks like a huge park, and seems to have a lot of trails for running and also biking. I guess I can say this would be a nice field if I had played here first, we started the season playing at Ambriz park, which is new and everything is really nice, so I guess you can say I was spoiled over there. read more

overal a great park. a few nice baseball fields and games every Thursday nights 7-9pm. picnic tables and outdoor community pools.. spacious for family gatherings and great for running read more

I came here after reading about the reviews of the bike trail that starts here. I had passed this place so many times heading into the Orange Circle, but never took the time to check it out. I am so glad that I finally have been here. This place is HUGE and has so many different things to do. I know that I will be back sans bike just to explore the park more. read more

hi, ive been coming to this park for years and my husband and i have never been treated badly nor have we ever been given nasty looks exct..... untill now. !!!! we live in my truck, a choice that we did not or would ever chose. i was diagnosed with cancer in 09, and the bills overwhelmed us and we lost our dream home !! all i ever dreamed of was to have a home in the mountains, my husband worked hard and the day he told me i had my dream house i was in heaven. !!! but it seemed like it was gone in an instant. now we live in my truck and we come to hart park because its so peaceful and quiet. but for the last month its been getting really bad !! like what just happened about 3 or 4 min ago !!! a guy walked out of the national guard, got into a tesla and sat next to my husband and myself and he started coughing intentionally !! the seventh or eighth time he coughed and it was so obvious !! i turned my head around and barely glanced over then turned back to what i was doing, and he immediately started his tesla and took off. !! now what the hell was his intentions by doing something like that. !! and he wasnt clearing his throat. !! we do not leave trash !! we pick up after our dog, and many that walk there dog here at hart park (do not ) - we stay mostly to ourselves but we do have friends here that are also homeless and there all good people, they wouldnt be our friends if they were anything less. !! we dont cause problems of any kind here at hart park. why would we jeperdize a nice place like hart park.....all of the workers at hart park are against the homeless, they were spreading fertilizer earlier and drove right in front of our truck and the fertilizer went all over the front of our truck. and as always !! we didnt say a word to him or anybody.!! we love it here at hart park and we will not be intimidated in any way. !! just keep in mind !! anybody can become homeless !! it just happens !! to no fault of there own. take care everybody.!! cindy, tim and jaxx read more

This is a very nice, well-maintained park with clean bathrooms and great, marked off bike trails, which are also wonderful for walking or jogging. The playground and picnic facilities seem to be top-notch as well. I've been getting my walk/jog in everyday while my mom gets therapy at nearby St. Joseph hospital. It's very clean and safe with lots of people taking advantage of all the park has to offer every single day. Plenty of good parking too! read more

First time here and let me tell you that I was blown away by it's greatness. The park is situated right off Glassell and looks pretty small, but as you drive around to find the main entrance the vastness suddenly comes over you. A wonderful place to picnic, cruise, drink, but most of all, a pristine location to hit baseballs! read more

Nice clean peaceful beautiful park. I have a couple friends that actually live here. It's pretty nice of the city to let the homeless sleep here and I'm glad this group is the friendly normal homeless kind instead of the twitchy cracked out bums that occupy some parks, might want to find another park though if you have the kids with. read more

The obvious is its big with a lot of parking. The grandkids love this park. On any regular day or occasion there's lots of parking. Also it's a good size park so of course that makes good for the kids while they are playing. Now for the 4 stars and not 5 is because it is really close to Glassell which is not good. Some kids are pretty quick. It always worries me that if someone takes their eyes off even for a second a child could run up that little hill into the main street. But besides that the park overall makes for a good time with the Lil ones read more

Came here for a run when the sun was setting and it was very nice. Huge park with trails and a playground, and a lot of grass. Everyone's doing their own thing, playing with their family or exercising, etc. Tennis court, basketball court, baseball fields, the whole thing! read more

This summer we experienced an unpleasant situation at Hart Park Swimming pool with instructor and staff members. My son was being bullied and splashed on his face three times by a very aggressive kid making my son so upset about it. The instructor Carly did nothing about it even when she saw my son crying. I approached her about the incident, her response "there's just too many kids and we can't watch every single one" quote. (5 kids in the class) That leads me to believe that perhaps we are entrusting our children to instructors that appear to be overwhelmed and not prepared for this type of situation. Carly ignored the incident I got the same response from the live guard that was close to me. At this point, there were two people who ignored what had happened and that made me upset. , I was approached by the manager Tracy, whom I explained what happened and one more person who did nothing about it. The kid was never admonished and his mother was never spoken to because she was on her cell phone all class time, I certainly don't appreciated the way these people handled it by ignoring the situation. My son was looking forward for this swimming class, but after being bullied he didn't want to come back. I rather pay a little bit more money in a more qualified and competent swimming school where I know they will care every child's safety and well being. Selene read more

i have been play softball at this park for about 2 years now. the fields are about average and have good lighting for the night games. only wish the parking was a little better. i have to take the long way around because my car is lowered, but thats the only complaint i have. read more

Great place for softball or a family get together. I've played softball there for several seasons and the fields are always kept up well. Parking has never been an usual for me and the park overall is always clean and bum free. read more

Hey everybody just a friendly reminder Santiago Creek Bike Trail runs right through Hart Park where many come to enjoy the park and trail , but please be aware of your surroundings , lots of kids playing here and there , keep your eyes out when walking riding jogging down trail . And to the group of outside yoga and Pilates class that has decided that the bike trail is a great place to lay their yoga mats and do their stretching early in the morning , "ITS NOT" , the rest of us who use the trail for what it is intended for, would appreciate it if you could find yourselves a slab of concrete by the picnic tables or the softball fields ,very rude to take over the trail like that , besides it would be a lot safer than having us run , jump , bunny hop over you people , I'm pretty good at bunny hopping over obstacles but one good leg kick from you would probably have us both in pain , please be courteous to everyone who uses the park and it's trails , thank you read more