Our baby friend Felix K.-L. turned two last month, and we went to Marine Park in Santa Monica to celebrate his birthday. The park was fantastic, pristine and spacious with a top tier playground. Felix's parents claimed a prime seating area right outside the playground, where we could eat and socialize while keeping an eye on our various kids. The set-up felt very safe and easy. I admit to losing track of my five-year-old for long stretches at a time, and once finding him in a piece of playground equipment with a group of children he didn't know, giggling as two of their dads spun them around and around. My two-year-old spent a lot of time in the sand with several toddler friends, pouring sand into a play table and also all up in their clothes. We brought our elderly basset hound Duke in a mobility stroller, and he got lots of attention, too. It was a nice outing for our whole family. I also couldn't help but notice that the park was right next to the Santa Monica Airport and other airplane-themed entertainment. We live pretty far from Marine Park, but I have a feeling we'll be back. read more

We've been visiting parks in the area over the past few years and visited this one the other day. Have to say that we really enjoyed this park Nice play area with a variety of play structures and things to climb on. Our kids spent the most time on the play structure in this park. Very safe play area, fenced in and clean bathrooms. Lots of kids with their nanny's and others enjoying summer camps. Ample parking. One of the best parks around in our comparative searching. read more

One of the nicest parks in Santa Monica. Don't ever remember coming to this park growing up as a kid in Los Angeles. It is a small park with families and children playing little league sports. Pretty peaceful and clean here. I ended up liking it , so I'd visit again. read more

I love this park because it's good for an array of ages and it has rubber as opposed to sand to keep kids safe in case they fall. The nautical theme is fun. There are multiple types of swings and slides with tarps covering half the park for shade. By the play area are benches, basketball and baseball courts, tennis courts and an area for lawn bowling. read more

Another terrific Santa Monica park. They have a good size parking lot, baseball fields, a skateboard park and indoor activities you can sign up for online. Their playground is small, but fenced in and shady. I just wish the play structure was more age appropriate for young toddlers. My son is 1.5 year old and I found the play structure to be too dangerous for him to try and climb by himself. read more

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I really like the theme of this park. Feels like a great place to bring kids from out of town. And toddlers doing imaginary play. I forgot to track whether or not they had disability access but I believe they did. read more

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My daughter loves this park! Teo kinds of swings for kids of different ages, lots of climbing obstacles of different difficulty, ropes, slides, and even a small carousel that kids love to push around. It's our go to place on sunny weekends. read more

Who writes reviews for parks?? Me I guess. Went on a Wednesday and it got pretty crowded around 3pm. It's got a cute 20-ish car parking lot with some shade. Lots of neighborhood and street parking though. VERY FRIENDLY SQUIRRELS. FED HIM/HER/THEM SOME PISTACHIOS I DID NOT OWN. Has a modern looking public bathroom, some tennis courts, play structure for the kids, baseball field, some benches, lots of trees and open grass. Even an ice cream guy who walks through with the bell. Overall, a very wholesome and cute neighborhood park close to Whole Foods and some eats. read more

This is a great local park! I'm not sure what qualifies a park to be great, but I'll list a couple of highlights and reason why I like it: Parking lot + street parking available Baseball field Fun Clean with few or no vagrants Fun Tennis Courts Fun Organized Activities & Sports Fun Dog Friendly Fun Community Garden Fun Basketball Courts Fun Benches & BBQ Fun How can you argue with all those reasons and more? I'm a big fan of the public parks and rec facilities in Santa Monica. This park is one of many, but it's one of the more isolated facilities and has enough activities to keep you or your kids/loved ones occupied. Support our parks! read more

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Very nice and clean my grandson's soccer team plays there.great for picnics and letting the kids run around read more

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The cutest park for the Littles. I can't wait to go back. Lots of safe things for them to play on. Picnic area. Really nice

They don't close at 11p as they say on here. They actually close at 8pm. No worries though this is a great little park that is quiet and safe for families and kids. The city just spen alot of money to tear out all the old play ground equipment and put in whole new set of equipment. The park is equiped with the following: 1) Swings 2) Wading Pool 3) Jungle Gym 4) Climbing Wall 5) Picnic Area 6) Basketball Court 7) Horse Shoe Area 8) Two Baseball fields 9) City employee always on duty as long as the park is open 10) Men and Women restrooms 11) Pre-School during the school year. 12) BBQ area Great little park!!!!! One of the great things is that the coty employees are very nice and allow failies to borrow equipment sich as basketballs, soccor balls etc.. They also have water for anyone who needs it too. Parking is always easy and I have never had an issue. GO AND HAVE FUN!!!! read more

Marine Park - Basketball and a sunset - Parks Near Me - Santa Monica, California

This used to be a popular spot for people traveling from all around the world to come skate. It's a shame they started charging people due to Manhattan beach already being one of the wealthiest cities in the Los Angeles area. Since 2004 (and probably earlier) the mayors have promised us a park and now They changed the rules to discourage skateboarding because they know people will go somewhere else. Based on its small size and it being probably the only LA park that require a fee and reservation you are better off visiting parks in Hermosa Venice El segundo Hawthorne or even Inglewood Watts or Harbor area so on. Also if your thinking about hooping here which I used to enjoy doing you can forget it because they removed the rims. read more

I play softball here. Field in good condition. Outfield could be a little more level but overall not in bad shape. Lights for night games. Some of the trees a bit close to the side which makes fielding foul balls a little challenging. Two fields but they share an outfield, so only one game can be played at a time. Parking lot need a little work. A bit small but street parking (free) is available. read more

Despite a few setbacks, we had a lovely day. My friend's son was turning 1 and she wanted to celebrate with family and friends from the area, so she called ahead to reserve a spot. She was told it was first-come-first-serve, so she arrived early Saturday morning to set up, and another patron showed up and said they had reserved that section of the park for the full day. We ended up getting a spot directly behind one of the basketball hoops, and the guys playing didn't think to use the other side of the court... I got hit in the head and the basketball knocked over items on our food table more than once. It was also super windy so none of our decorations stayed, and even plates went flying on occasion. But none of that is the fault of the park. It was very clean and the playground equipment was all in good shape. The kids had a good variety of activities to choose from. The beautiful trees provide perfect natural shade. Everything about the park itself was really nice. Just wish we could get some clarification about the reservations. read more

This park is really nice. The surrounding neighborhood is very pleasant and really reminds me of Santa Barbara and feels shielded from the hustle and bustle that is Los Angeles. It is actually quite refreshing. Anyways about the park- they have 2 fields (one baseball and one softball), two basketball courts and three tennis courts. There is plenty of parking- I can usually count of 3-5 open spots at even the busiest of times. There is also plenty of off street parking meters. The bathrooms are fairly clean for public park restrooms (trust me some of the public park restrooms can be bad). Bonus! You can also rent the Hulu bikes here (next to the tennis courts) and return them! read more

Not one of the giant parks in Santa Monica, but still very good. There is a nice-sized playground (mostly sand...I don't know about other parents, but I like playgrounds where the equipment isn't in sand, because that means sand everywhere later), a basketball court that is usually filled, some tennis courts, and some baseball diamonds. read more

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Marine Park - not a huge park but a good neighborhood park..baseball/softball fields, fabulous tennis courts.. my son and I play tennis in the evenings.. great courts..great lighting ..nice neighborhood feel.. as the evening gets dark the lights come on ... we usually manage to get a court in the evenings..well lit.. also has a golf course behind the park - so you don't see buildings - has a secluded feel.. read more

Good little park. Parking is ok but nothing to enjoy about. They have basketball courts there and I play on a rare occasion there. The park also has couple tennis courts and a baseball/softball fields. And I played baseball there for a year and it was ok. Also has a handball walls to play handball. read more

Open courts and nice backboards and nets. There are lights!

Tennis Courts are fairly crowded on the weekdays, but the weekends are usually empty around evening times. The lighting is really good, and the city up keeps the courts very well. There are only 3 courts, and they use one for clinics, so there are usually only two available. read more

I love this park. It's local and clean. I've been going since very young. it's a great park with monkey bars, basketball courts, tennis courts, and more! And lights so kids don't get hurt at night. read more