I had some time inbetween meetings while in downtown Bakersfield and wanted some fresh air under a shaded tree, so I pulled up to Jastro Park and took some time to enjoy this nice public space. It was great to see it a buzz with a large family gathering bumping good tunes, individuals escaping the heat in a similar fashion to myself, and folks taking pictures. It's cool to see the city continue to invest into this park with the pickle ball courts and upgrades being done for the pavilion. I need to come back to get some time on those pickle ball courts! read more

Jastro Park. Not just a place for a picnic, to play tennis, or to play on the swing set. It is also a place for remembrance. This park has both the WWII Memorial and the Korean War Memorial. As the day nears for Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, that is what we should all do. Remember. Remember those that fought and died for us so we can live free and sleep in our beds peacefully at night. Whether you have a relative or friend who died in a war, or died serving in our nation's military, or you don't. Every American has the obligation to remember those who died. It is only because of their ultimate sacrifice that we, as Americans, have the freedoms we have today. So, when you go visit Jastro Park, or just drive by, remember our men and women who died for us. The park is a beautiful place to visit. It has multiple apparatuses for the kiddies. A lot of BBQ areas, ample seating and picnic benches, tennis courts and the Memorials. Go. Visit. Enjoy. Remember. read more

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Good place to have a conversation and enjoy the sunny days. Caution a few homeless do roam around.

They took down most of the tennis courts and put in more pickle ball courts. They also built shade structures for the playground equipment but it doesn't really shade anything. Pretty horrible design (another failure brought to you by city planners) the amphitheater, bathrooms, and gazebo areas need work. read more

New pickleball courts! Super nice and spaced out so your balls aren't running into other people's courts. Have umbrellas in between each court so you can rest in the shade. Dolan pad right next to it so our kids were playing in the water while we were pickling. Playground was also creative and fun. Bathrooms and table areas definitely needed work. Women's restroom had a whole door missing in one of the stalls and found three dirty needles on the tables in the picnic area. You can totally tell that the community it working on the upgrades but you can't really avoid the homeless doing what they do. Still give it 5 stars cause we all had fun and the homeless were nice people. Just be careful before setting up around the tables and the grass area. read more

The kids have so much fun every time we go here for the water park or the regular park! And I also love that the corn man is always there

I host succulent trading events in Bakersfield and both events we have held at this park from recommendation from someone in our plant group and this park is perfect! Enough tables and some covered. Big enough and a play ground for people who bring their kids. Today was our second event and really enjoyed the park! We will be back. read more

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Back in the day, Jastro Park was a destination for me. Used to play tennis here every week with a friend of mine. Nowadays, I find myself just driving by the park. Recently, I decided to have lunch here. Brought my takeout, and I found one of their many picnic tables to dine at. It was very peaceful. There was a group of ladies chatting and eating close by. A man was shooting baskets at the basketball court. Folks were walking their dogs. Others were jogging. There is lots to do for whatever you want to do. There are still tennis courts. Nice play area for children. So bring your kids, or your significant other, or your dog, or just yourself. Jastro Park is a cool place to hangout. Well maintained and clean. read more

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Jastro Park is a fairly large facility with a number of positive amenities, especially if you've got kids! Chief among the attractions here to interest grown-ups relates to tennis. There are not only tennis courts available to play on, but there's actually a tennis wall where you can work to hone your stroke when you're practicing solo :-) The park is both clean and well maintained; there's simply no reason not to pay it a visit if you find yourself in the area! read more

Jastro Park was built in 1917, and has been in use as a park for well over 80 years. There are a number of different amenities offerred here which are sure to please just about everybody. There are six or seven tennis courts in the Southwest corner of the park. There is one full size basketball court with nets still attached to the the hoops, as wel as several horseshoe courts. There is plenty of grass with shady old growth trees to run around on or to just sit and enjoy one of the outdoor concerts performed from the permanent bandstand. There is a large play structure as well as swings. There is even a rather large water feature to help keep cool on those sizzling Bakersfield summer afternoons. There are picnic tables with barbecue grills spaced around the grassy area of the park, as well as two large semi covered areas with a large number of picnic tables that can be reserved and rented out. There's a little something for everyone at Jastro Park, even a monument to Korean War Veterans on the Southeast corner. Come check out this park for a little summertime in-town getaway fun! read more

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This is a big part that is very well Kept For the locals to have a picnic in the evening when the park is quite full and at lunch time the people who come are looking for the correct tree to park under so that they can have a bit of shade and there is cancer survivors plaza at the corner. I wish the cancer survivor's plaza was up to up to snuff it where it was years ago but it seems to have been changed. As my wife is a survivor II honor people who are survivors and they have a piece of my heart.. Now back to the rest of the park there Are ground squirrel and gopher Holes littering the park. They are very active with ground squirrels.. And there are egrets that come for lunch and dinner probably breakfast too and seem to enjoy hunting these little critters. It's really interesting to watch the critters hunting and fleeing and fleeing and enjoying their lives in this big park. You never know what you might see if you watch carefully. read more

Great park in Bakersfield. I've visited the park many times to play Pickle Ball. Basketball court always has full-court games. Families have BBQs in the park. For our area, the park feels safe during normal hours. read more

This park has good points and bad ones. I'll start with the good. The toy area had been redone in recent years which is nice. They have covered a few of the main rentable picnic areas with nice shade canopies. They once long ago had a pool here that has been converted into a spray park which operates in the hot summer months. It also has tennis and squash courts as well as a large stage/amphitheater. Now the not so good points. This park has no parking lot which can pose a problem with large events that can occur here putting the neighbors dealing with car not only taking up street spots in front of their house but also blocking their driveways. There is street parking but again if you are trying to get close to one area park goers easily take what's closest at the expense of the neighbors. Second the bathrooms...I know most park bathrooms aren't great but on weekends it would be nice to have them checked a little more frequently as in more than once. There is also something that I'm sure can not be helped too much but this park is near the downtown area which means you will see a homeless population gather here and although it's not as bad as other parks I still would be caught here once it gets dark. A total side note, if you still play Pokémon Go this park now boasts several new stops and two gyms. read more

One of my childhood favorite parks! It still has the amazing outdoor theater stage..fun to sing and dance and be silly. They have a water park play area for kids, my son at 12 still likes it. The trees are beautiful and big. But the bummer and reason I only gave 3s is The Bathrooms......ugh ......very very indeed of HELP, filthy, no T.P.and its way to dark and scary to let little ones go in for sure......trash cans full of rubbish and massive Flies... Please parks and req...keep this area up...its a lovely place for rge most part. read more

Been a Jastro Park fan since 1969. I spent so many days there in my life every trip back is a homecoming. There used to be a Olympic sized pool, but now, there is a really fun water park. There are tennis courts, a little theatre, toys and swings for the kids, picnic area, tables, and bar-b-ques dotting the landscape around Jastro Park. It is a quiet and clean little old park in the center of old downtown between Truxtun and 18th street. One day at lunch hit up a food truck and take it to the park to enjoy. You will be happy you did! read more

I play basketball here every Tuesday nights at 6-9:30pm and Sats 9am-noon. Always alot of fun no ghetto argumentative ballers just strait up fun and competitive basketball with a great mix of players. I do wish they would fix up the concrete on the court, its cracked up a bit and water from the night sprinklers sit on the court all day until the sun comes out. read more

This park is where I learned to play tennis. One of only two parks that I know of that have a tennis wall. The other being Martin Luther King which I would not dare play at unless I have a deathwish. The only bad side is there is no signage prohibiting the wall to just tennis. So you have these ex-cons out their playing handball, or just general idiots playing volleyball, soccer or some other sport the wall was not intended for. I do like that they have six courts. I don't like that the lighting on some of them are quite poor. All in all it's free, so can't be too picky. If you want to play tennis, this is a pretty good park to do it and meet some pretty decent players, like me. Haha read more

We were traveling to San Jose back from the Grand Canyon and needed a pit stop to let our son out to play. Big thumbs up to the City of Bakersfield for offering the splash features! My son loved them! The park was clean and not overly crowded. The only downside is that the playground structures are not covered so after a morning in the Bakersfield sun, they were too hot to play on by noon. read more

This is a very large park with a lot of stuff for the kids. They have real nice picnic areas for large groups. Every time I been here the Parkers well maintained and very clean. read more

Decent park downtown Bako. Has 4 tennis courts and a wall court. Only one basketball court though go on a friday or weekend and usually guys playing on them but they usually friendly and will let you join. (including me who sucks at basketball haha) For little kids during the summer their is a mini water park which is cool for them to cool off at during a hot summer! There are 4 different sand pits with different playground sets. 3 swing sets, one is the little toddler types with the leg holes. Also has lots of spots for picnics, benches, and tables. A cool gazebo. A ton of big nice shady trees and a little area to play with your dogs and has baggies! NO FENCE THOUGH SO NO DOGS BAD ABOUT STAYING CLOSE!!!!!!! read more

My kids loved the park! A couple of the down falls: 1. The water features didn't open til 12. They should definitely open up earlier since it's so hot by noon. 2. The water hoes off frequently n u must put it back on again and it's not easy to put it back on. Overall we had a great time with the family. read more