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    Nevin Park

    3.0 (1 review)

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    Cerrito Vista Park

    Cerrito Vista Park

    4.3(12 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    Baseball field / playground areas is Cerrito Vista Park. Nestled at the top of the El Cerrito…read morecommunity is an intimate park / play area pushed high from the street level with steps leading to the field. Baseball games were being played while there are two separate play areas designated for smaller and bigger kids. Shade areas are hard to come by on warmer days. There are two benches with cement barriers wrapped around tree areas. Both are used for seating, but the cement areas offer ample shade under the trees. The larger play area for bigger kids has many structures to explore, climb and slide down. During our three hour stint of play, our daughter had many kids to play with. Between the play structure, digging in dirt and playing with bugs, play happened throughout the play area. Parking can be limited ,especially during baseball season, since it is nestled in a residential area with street parking. It is a few minutes from Baskin Robbins if the little ones have earned a scoop.

    ** The following review reflects my experience prior to and DURING the shelter-in-place order…read morecurrently in effect. ** Truth be told, I walk in the nearby Hillside Natural Area far more often than I come here not because I'm the rugged hiker type. Stop laughing. It's just that I'm not a fan of redundancy when it comes to adding up my daily steps. The park is primarily a rectangle with a bit of a wooded area, an easy-to-miss picnic area, and a paved perimeter around the baseball fields. This latter feature is inarguably convenient, especially for the baby stroller brigade and seniors who don't want to think about the terrain they're trodding. I don't either, but I need variety so I'll climb the steps to the hardly-used picnic grounds, make my way up to Navellier, and walk downhill on Moeser until I find myself back on the paved path again. It's called the Survivor trek of Cerrito Vista Park. Stop laughing. The main challenge with the paved perimeter is avoiding the occasional errant baseball and upholding safe distancing when it gets crowded. And indeed it does because shelter-in-place makes this park more attractive to the claustrophobically challenged. RELATED - Exploring El Cerrito? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2VyCP18

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    Cerrito Vista Park
    Cerrito Vista Park - Dang! Drove 1 hr to meet my old tennis buddy. Closed!

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    Dang! Drove 1 hr to meet my old tennis buddy. Closed!

    Ocean View Park - Playground swings

    Ocean View Park

    4.1(12 reviews)
    4.8 mi

    I came here for a birthday party in the redwood picnic area, which was reserved. The picnic tables…read moreare made of engineered wood, so they've held up really well, and were easy to clean. This area is surrounded by redwoods, so you feel like you're picnicking in the forest. There's a little enclosed playground with play structures, climbing structures, and swings for the little ones. It really was a beautiful and serene venue for a picnic. There's a small parking area that fills up quickly on weekends. There's a soccer field right by the park, and tennis/pickleball courts too. Although the park is located right by the freeway, the redwood trees make you feel like you're out in nature.

    This park has layers: * a little area of redwoods with bbq…read moreand plenty of picnic tables. *baseball diamond * a rather wet soccer field/ grassy field * an organic community garden. * 2-3 tennis courts/pickleball * a tot playground * a small but mighty parking lot with plenty of street parking *bathrooms It's adjacent to a school resulting in a playground for older kids. My son has soccer here on the weekends resulting in a full parking lot, but as I explored this small but mighty park, it has so much to it. It packs a punch with something for everyone. Downside: * it's located on a very busy thoroughfare, between the highway and San Pablo Ave. * there is indeed no ocean view. I'm assuming this is the neighborhood name. If you cruise up the hill in the residential area, the views are lovely.

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    Ocean View Park - Redwood picnic area (may be reserved)

    Redwood picnic area (may be reserved)

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    Julian steering grandma and grandpa's car.

    Shimada Friendship Park

    Shimada Friendship Park

    4.6(22 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    I love walking along the water. In Oakland, it's Lake Merritt and here, it's along the marshes here…read morebetween El Cerrito and Richmond. I love this place to walk! It's beautiful and people are pretty respectful of distance. I've run here (very few times), walked here (many times) and I just feel calm. There's a lot of bird crap on the ground, so you have to be mindful of where you step, but there was so much history here and I still stop to read the kiosks. I remember visiting with my sister here a few years ago and she loved it. And like me (turned three out here), a lifelong Richmond resident and she had never heard of this place. My mom probably hadn't heard of it, because she would take us to SF or Oakland for events, and this place was in our backyard. The only gripe for me is that it is soooo far away from the city, city. But that's just me. I wish it were easier to access. But that's a "rich person's problem" and really not a reason to lose stars. What draws me to this place is that I've walked in a lot of places and the experience is nothing like this. I come away from my walks feeling rather soothed and much calmer for having been there. The main thing that I have to be careful of is walking too far and having to lumber back over a longer distance than expected. Again, a "rich person's problem" that says more about me than about this space. I'm just glad that it's here and that we can enjoy it!

    They say that it's a friendship park but the only friendship park I'm seeing are a bunch of geese…read morehere. Simply no one goes here but I guess the geese are occupying it! Nothing much going on here, but still a nice place to relax if you like have yourself some time here.

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