Awesome little park! This park is fairly new (within a couple of years). There are 2 basketball…read morecourts. A nice size dog park. A play ground. Several covered areas with grills for hang outs and parties. There are plenty of pathways for riding, skating, walking or running. This place is an awesome quiet spot. When the weather cools down, you will find this park life start popping with the neighbors from the surrounding neighborhood. My family frequents this spot for working out or just getting out of the house. It is always a good time In the cooler months of spring and fall, the local neighborhood throws a monthly pop up shop for the small businesses at home. It is typically on the first Saturday of the month. If you are in the area, stop in and support local Small businesses.

Constant lack of poop bags , full trash cans , weeds growing where weeds should not , the constant…read moremosquitoes in the grass , the ever leaking water fountains , or the nondraining water fountains , and my favorite at this time 8 very large and DEEP holes to beak your ankle in , a fine lawsuit waiting to happen , heck , they cant even mow all the way , large patches of unmowed mosquito grass everywhere , this place went from a 10 to a 4 in 1 short year , either maintain it or shut it down , and you the sumps department , get out of the park business , this is not your thing ,

Unfortunately, this park has a lot that makes me really think if I want to come back. The reason I…read morekeep coming back is because it is so close to me. I don't mind coming here in the morning or afternoon. I just don't like coming at night. The park is way too dark. They have light, but they are way to dim. They need to change the light bulbs or clean them. It hardly lights up the park. When you walk on the sidewalk it is almost pitch black. I love walking at night, but I honestly hate that the park is so dark. Also, I don't look to judge a book by it's cover but it's very hard not to with certain people. I have come a few times and I see the same "homeless" people at the same spot. I feel so uncomfortable going to certain parts of the park because they keep staring at you. Not sure if they just stare or really want to make you feel uncomfortable. I also see a lot of certain adults smoking and acting crazy at the benches. I try to avoid them as well. Others are digging threw the trash and some are just walking around looking crazy. I'm sorry if I seem harsh, but I'm just trying to be honest. My husband has told me that a lot of them come to do drugs. I don't know, but like I said they do look weird. Now, for the positive. I love that I saw a water/spray section. The water wasn't on, but I think that during the summer they turn them on. I wanted to let my son play there but there are two people always sitting near that section. If I let my son play there I think he will go and bug them so I rather not have him play there. Right now, the play area is closed. Bummer. Great news though. It is closed because they are remodeling it! Yay! Now this I do love. It started to look so nice. They put a huge slide that I know kids will love. They are putting so much playground equipment and it is making the park look much better. They put up a sign that states they play area will open in mid October.

This park is soooo old it has some really cool light poles with designs. the side I was taking…read morepictures on was clean the tables were clean and for it being in the hood.....not very many bums anymore. the pool is now a spray park....they changed all the toys the baseball diamond is still there and lots of people use it often. it has become a family park that kids enjoy again.

Raised my kids and now grandkids here! Great park with a great field of grass with plenty of room…read morefor parties and BBQ's Excellent playgrounds with basketball courts and clean bathrooms

I would think they would update the parks that are already here and watch on how fast everyone…read moreproperty value will go up good clean and updated desperately needed parks and just think about it how the community can all come together and help bring life back into our once beautiful parks

I've been coming to this park since I was a teen and there's no better feeling thank having the…read moreopportunity to bring my child to this same park to play ball and run around!

I wonder why it says "YELPERS HAVE REPORTED THIS CLOSED" this park is not closed. I would've…read moreprobably been the duchess at this park and no matter how many times I report it's not closed, Yelp doesn't do anything about it. It's literally less than a 10min walk from my house. You walk through the neighborhood and there it is. This park literally has nothing but 1 bench and a whole lot of grass space and that's probably why they're always playing soccer here. My dogs like this park. My boys run up and down w them when it's not occupied by soccer players. One of my dogs (Kreacher) likes to mark his territory on every single tree and kick grass/dirt w his hind legs to let all the other dogs know this is his park haha. It's a nice park to walk your dog at and I really like that it's not filthy and for the most part... dog owners pick up after themselves which is always a plus. When you enter the park from our neighborhood you enter from Boswelia and if you walk all the way down onto the end of the park then you end up on S. Laurelglen. It's literally a cool shortcut. The bad side is that lately we have noticed homeless living inside of the blocked off canal and that makes me feel uneasy. There's tons of trash in the canal also now when there's literally a trash can not too far away. I hope the city can take care of the trash problem. I happen to like this park and even though it's just a park w just grass and 1 bench, it gives my dogs a place to run.

I've been coming to this park since I was a teen and there's no better feeling thank having the…read moreopportunity to bring my child to this same park to play ball and run around!

It is very quiet and peaceful. Came here to study and be away for awhile. A few trash in a few…read morespots but overall very lovely.

San Lauren Park, located on the Southwest corner of Mohawk St. and Krebs Dr. in the Northwest is a…read morenice little place to bring the family for some weekend or summer fun. The park's 8.1 acres include a number of different recreational options sure to appeal to a variety of park goers. There are are 5 individual picnic tables spaced out around the park, each with its own charcoal grill and trash can. There is also a covered pavilion with five long picnic tables and two double sized charcoal grills. This picnic shelter, with a capacity of 80 people, can be reserved for your group by calling the NOR Recreation & Parks District at 392-2010 and filling out an application which must be approved. The cost is very reasonable at only $15 per hour, with a 3 hour minimum reservation. Applications can be downloaded here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf There are public restrooms at the North end of the park, near the picnic shelter. There are 4 individual bathrooms, each of which contains a toilet, urinal, sink, and mirror. They were relatively clean on the day I visited. All of the restrooms are handicapped accessible. There are two different play areas for children just South of the picnic shelter, one for the younger children and one for older ones. The playground for younger children, ages 2-5, has swings that hold the children in place, since they can't hold on by themselves. There is also a play structure sized just right for the little ones with areas to climb, a shaded castle area, and several slides. There are several benches positioned perfectly for parents and guardians to relax and watch the little ones play. Separated by a walkway, is the playground for older school-age children, ages 5-12. There are regular swings and a much larger play structure for them to enjoy. There is also a water park just East of the picnic shelter with three different structures that spray water when a large button is pressed. It is July, and the water play area is currently operational from 12:00-4:00 pm daily, in spite of the drought. If you need to cool off, this is a great place to do it. There is a 9 hole disc golf course located at this park that would appeal to adults and teenagers. I've never played disc golf, and I had only seen these courses back East and in the Midwest before this, but it looked like a whole lot of fun and uses flying discs (frisbees). For more information check it out here: http://www.pdga.com/introduction There is also a basketball court where you can play full court. The courts, hoops, and nets appear to be in good condition. There is also a lot of green grass, and even a few young shade trees. There is even an area where you can park and lock up your bike if you'd like to go green and cycle over to the park. There's a small parking lot at the North end of the park, accessible from Krebs Rd. San Lauren Park is not large or fancy, but there's a little something for everyone here. Come check it out!

Can't believe I didn't bring Roxy here earlier! I finally brought her to the enclosed dog park here…read moreon our last day in Bakersfield so she can burn off some energy. The dog park is not in the "main" area, but under the power lines along Krebs Dr. The area is a lot smaller than our usual Centennial park, but big enough for her to run around at full speed. There's also a nice little bench you can sit on when you're too tired of running after your dog. Area is clean. No stray dog poops. Wish we had found this earlier! It just stinks that I live far away from this park. Yay for Mohawk going all the way from Rosedale Hwy to Hageman now, so you can turn on to Krebs Dr. directly from Mohawk.

Clean park, good neighborhood! It's a good place to take your kiddo for a nice afternoon.read more

Tucked away in a quiet and nice neighborhood in the oildale side of town, this park is a hidden…read moregem. It's situated on a small street with little traffic. Lots of grass for soccer or other grass sports and basketball courts also. The bathrooms are well maintained. There is a covered BBQ area with picnic tables. A play ground with slides, rock climbing and swings for the bigger kids and a smaller area for the little ones. The playground area has wood chips instead of sand. So no messy shoes and socks. Nice here. My daughter and I love this park.

Standard Park's 16.5 acres stretches from E MInner Ave to Ferguson Ave along the West side of Doyle…read morejust to the East of Standard Elementary School. There is street side parking along E. Minner, close to the baseball diamond and picnic shelters. The baseball diamond comes complete with lights, two dugouts, and bleachers behind home plate. There is a small building just West of it which appears to be a concession stand, so I am going to assume that there is either a little league or NOR team that plays here. The setup seems quite elaborate compared to the baseball facilities at most city parks. Just East of the baseball diamond is a covered picnic shelter shading a number of individual picnic tables with a capacity of 80 people and two charcoal grills nearby. You can reserve this picnic shelter for private use by contacting the NOR Parks & Recreation District at 391-2020 and completing an application which can be downloaded here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf The cost is $15 per hour with a 3 hour minimum reservation. There were two other individual picnic tables in the park, but neither had a grill located near them. At first there didn't appear to be public restrooms at this park, but just as I was leaving I saw a building tucked back behind the baseball diamond where there were mens and womens restroom. The women's restroom had 3 stalls, one with a clogged toilet and two with no toilet paper. The water at the sinks works, but there is no soap. There are two play structures one for the younger set and a larger one for older children. THere are plenty of single seating benches near both play structures for parents to sit and watch their kids. I saw a basketball hoop where you could play half court, and there was plenty of open grassy area suitable for a variety of sports. This is not a bad little park, and is probably a lifesaver if you live in the dale and have small children.

Overall this is a nice park to take my son to the weather is still cool the park has no shade in…read morethe play area. But my 2 1/2 year-old really enjoys it. There's also a nice little circle trail that goes around the play area so the moms or dads can take a walk while watching the kids. The area is kind of a bad area but the park itself is nice