List of municipal parks in Santa Monica explained

This is a list of Santa Monica municipal parks. Santa Monica is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California. The city operates 27 parks within city limits.[1]

ParkImageAddressNotes
Airport Park3201 Airport AvenueNext to the Santa Monica Airport
Ashland Park1605 Ashland AvenueSmall residential neighborhood park
Barnard Way Linear Park2440 Barnard WayBeachfront park
Beach Green2400 Barnard WayBeachfront park
Beach Park 12600 Barnard WayBeachfront park known locally as Dorothy Green Park
Chess Park1652 Ocean Front WalkBeachfront park; the city removed tables, chairs and chess implements in early March 2022 due to crime problems[2] [3] it is now described by the city as "flexible, nonprogrammed beachfront open space, open to diverse users."[4]
Clover Park2600 Ocean Park BoulevardPark with recreational amenities
Colorado Center Park26th Street & Broadway Urban park with recreational amenities
Douglas Park2439 Wilshire BoulevardNeighborhood park; originally Padre Park, with a lawn bowling pitch
Euclid Park1523 Euclid StreetSmall neighborhood park; includes the Euclid Community Garden
Gandara Park1819 Stewart StreetNeighborhood park with sports facilities
Goose Egg Park600 Palisades AvenueSmall residential neighborhood pocket park in a roundabout
Historic Belmar Park1840 4th StreetPark with multi-purpose sports facilities and art installations on the site of an historic African American neighborhood
Ishihara Park2909 Exposition BoulevardModern park with outdoor "garden rooms" and playgrounds; includes the Ishihara Park Learning Garden
Joslyn Park633 Kensington RoadNeighborhood park with recreational amenities; includes the Herb Katz Dog Park and a community center
Los Amigos Park500 Hollister AvenuePark centered on sports amenities that shares access with the Santa Monica-Malibu School District
Marine Park1406 Marine StreetPark with recreational amenities; includes the Marine Park Community Garden
Memorial Park1401 Olympic BoulevardPark with indoor gym and outdoor sports facilities.
Ocean View Park2701 Barnard WayBeachfront park with sports facilities and a spiral walkway
Ozone Park727 Ozone StreetSmall neighborhood park bordering Venice
Palisades ParkOcean AvenueIconic park along Ocean Avenue with beach views, artworks, monuments and a rose garden; includes the Santa Monica Camera Obscura, adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier; formerly Linda Vista Park
Park Drive Park2415 BroadwaySmall neighborhood park; includes the Park Drive Community Garden
Reed Park1133 Seventh StreetNeighborhood park with sports facilities; includes the Miles Memorial Playhouse
Schader Park1425 Cloverfield BoulevardSmall neighborhood park
South Beach Park3400 Barnard WayBeachfront park bordering Venice
Tongva Park1615 Ocean AvenueModern urban park with unique structures, sculptures and sustainable plants and trees near the Santa Monica Pier.
Virginia Avenue Park2200 Virginia Avenuecommunity park which hosts the Pico Farmers Market; includes the Pico Branch Library and the Thelma Terry Building
The city also operates five community gardens. The Community Garden Program began with the construction of the Main Street Community Garden in 1976, the other four are located in Euclid, Ishihara, Marine, and Park Drive parks.[5]

The California Department of Parks and Recreation operates the Santa Monica State Beach within the city limits.

References

  1. Web site: santamonica.gov - Parks And Recreation . 2022-12-21 . www.santamonica.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022-02-25 . Santa Monica's Chess Park Set to Close . 2022-12-21 . SM Mirror . en-US.
  3. Web site: Staff Report . 2022-03-04 . Chess Park becomes chess-less . 2022-12-21 . Santa Monica Daily Press . en-US.
  4. Web site: santamonica.gov - Chess Park . 2022-12-21 . www.santamonica.gov.
  5. Web site: santamonica.gov - Community Gardens . 2022-12-21 . www.santamonica.gov.

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