Santee is known for having many parks to choose from. However this one is my favorite for many…read morereasons. 1. This park is the closest to my house so it's just convinces to come here. 2.No sand , yes I know kids love sand however I don't. 3. No red ants a lot of parks around Santee are covered with red ants and other insects. 4.My older daughter can ride her electrical scooter around the park and I can see her at all times. Not like mask park I can lose view of her minutes at a time. 5. The restroom is really close a few yards from the park I feel save letting my seven year old go by her self . 6. A nice grassy area to run and play. I could keep going however your just going to have to come see for yourself.

When we lived in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Santee, we would occaisonally visit Shadow Hills…read morePark. It was a short walk from our house. A pretty well-kept park with basketball and tennis courts. It also has a shaded playground for kids. There are picnic tables and the restrooms are decently clean. We especially enjoyed the walking/jogging trail. Nice place to walk the dogs in a neighborhood with few sidewalks. Always pick up after your dogs. And yourself for that matter, there are trash cans, use them.

What a fun park. We took our dog and grandson here last Friday. School was out somewhere because…read morethere were a ton of teenagers there. And it was a delight to see them playing on the large structure and enjoying the swings. My grandson is 18 months so we stuck to the smaller playground structure and had fun. My daughter took our dog to the dog park area where he had such fun playing with two other puppies. It was a great afternoon. We lucked out on parking but both lots were maxed out. The snack shack was open and disc golf players were having a ball.

Mast Park is a very nice park with some very good amenities. I came for a 40 minute walk, and a few…read morewalks around the park accomplished my goal. The park offers large playgrounds for the little ones, clean restrooms, a dedicated dog park and walk, good picnic and BBQ areas, and basketball courts. I liked the well maintained trail that traverses around and through the park. There are plenty of mature trees, good grassy areas, and shaded pavilions.

This is a very nice neighborhood park at the base of Big Rock Trailhead. I stopped by the park for…read morea walk and to watch some pickle ball at play. The park has a nice grass area for dog play, but dogs must remain on a leash. There is volley ball court, basket ball court, a playground with equipment, picnic tables that can be reserved for events, restrooms, tennis or pickle ball court, plenty of shaded areas, and a bike rack to lock up your bikes. I liked that the grass area was very well maintained, but the parking area had several pieces of trash lying around. It is said that people just drop their trash when there are public trash cans in sight. At any rate, this is a very nice community park.

This park is great, there's a large field, playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, and table…read morearea. A few years back I rented out the table spaces for a baby shower. There's also a little creek area. This park is great to visit on the weekends and during the week as well.

The best place for camping Whether you chose the cabins or…read moretake your RV I love how they cater to the campers with activities

A local go to just to be in nature!!! We camp here, (yes, kinda expensive ) we do it anyways for…read moretheir 4th of July celebration. Today I'm here for the live music on the Deck. Just a fun impromptu good time!!

Nice little neighborhood park. Not much parking but that's okay it's not big enough to accommodate…read morelots of people at once anyway. No bathrooms but it has covered seating, nice play equipment, exercise equipment, a half basketball court, and a little road for small children's bikes.

Brand spanking new park in Santee...there are two jungle gyms, various exercise equipment, a rock…read moreclimbing wall, a half court basketball court, two picnic tables and a little road area for the little ones to ride their toys. There is no bathroom or private parking so use the potty before coming here and park on the street.

This is an amazing park with lots to do! There's soccer fields, baseball/softball fields, and more…read more It's pretty well kept and usually really clean. The bathrooms are always dirty though, bring extra wipes as they often run out of seat covers.

Lots of fields for various organized sports to play on. I saw soccer and flag football being…read moreplayed here on a lazy Sunday. There is also some back routes for a bit of hiking and even off roading for bike enthusiasts. A side field was being used for RC car enthusiasts. A neat hidden mini lake exists here too.

This is a nice park and baseball field. The park has two playground equipment areas and a good…read morerestroom. The baseball fields have a separate restroom as well. There are several picnic tables, including one large one next to the restrooms, large enough to accommodate a classroom. I noticed drinking fountains and benches around. The baseball fields are sized based on their league, but the grass does need some TLC given the many uneven areas. I learned you can rent parts of the park for large parties and celebrations.

Most of this "park" are baseball fields for the kiddos. There is a small area of park to actually…read morehang out and there are some slides and playground equipment. This is not an ideal park if you're looking to stroll around or hang out on a busy baseball day. You will simply be walking through crowds of kids and parents and looking for a parking space.

A great gem to boulder outside locally. Managed to send some boulders that were most likely v0-v1s…read moreout there. Although a few felt like v2s & up, hah! Park in the West Hills Park parking lot. Quaint park w/ clean bathroom then head your way out the park across the street. Spoke to another climber who informed us where some of the beginner boulders were. Basically about a 10 minute walk, set up, & have fun. Sunblock & hydrate especially around this time. Also, we were told there were coyotes so be careful. Luckily, we didn't see any. Stay safe & have fun!!!

I'm a beginner to rock climbing and been doing it indoors for few months now; bouldering, top rope…read moreand traverse climb. I was invited to try the Santee Boulders today and this is my first time to do it outdoors. I drove to Santee to check it out and meet new climbers as well. It was a nice day, super hot though about 89 degrees. I met the coolest climbing group and introduced myself. After watching them climb, it was little dragon's turn to climb the 5.6 boulder- oh boy the climbing starts, WOW what a workout! I did pretty good for a beginner and got to the top, awesome view. Now I have to buy a crashpad to practice my outdoor bouldering skills. It was fun and I enjoyed it. Another nice day in San Diego.

Love it! It's self contained. It's nice with multiple children. Great play equipment. You meet the…read morenicest mothers, grandparents and Nanny's

Nice neighborhood park for the kids. Would highly recommend to others in the area! It has sand, so…read morenot the best when it rains.

This is a great place to go for a walk or run. I started on the east side of Lakeside. The trail…read moreleads all the way to Santee and past The Lakeside Base Ball Park. What I really liked about the trail was that it was well maintained and the scenery was very nice. It's a great place to walk and talk. On the trail there are sections where there are small lakes and ponds with wild life to check out along the San Diego River. I observed a few benches a long the the trail. There's dirt parking on both ends and a lot more at the base ball field that I mentioned. Oh yes! I did spot a coyote on the trail, so be on alert if you bring a small pet or child.

Such a beautiful trail to walk in the early morning! The trail is well kept for bikes and bringing…read moreyour pets. You can look out to the lake as you walk along the trail. Although being right next to the lake there aren't many mosquitoes. Along the trail they have benches, informational signs, and dog poop bags!