DeForest Park - Long Beach (CA)

4 /5 john: The park was quiet friendly clean nice grass lots of sports including pickleball and volleyball no swimming pool though

4 /5 Arturo Reyna: This is a weirdly shaped park. You might think this is small but, if you walk it completely, you will see this is a long park with a hidden gem. The park is near the LA River with a few footpaths to walk on the riverbed. On the north side of the park, there is a parking lot, a restroom, pickleball courts, a pair of baseball field, and if you keep walking south you will find a fence of natural reserve (similar to a small swamp grass land) with a disabled walking paths. I did see bunnies, so dont know what other animals could be in there. Some wheelchairs may have a hard time on different walk paths and your dogs are also welcomed, if leashed and you pick up after them. Since it is close to the riverbed, you can find transients camping near and it may get flooded with heavy rain, there is a small lake (pond) with a wooden bridge that crosses the small river, that can show up with the rain. This is a nice park with a nice walk path (if you can continue into the fenced area). The big area is nice for kids to run and play but you should have adult supervision with kids in the natural reserve, although it is peaceful and gorgeous.

4 /5 j Ruiz: Great place for a walk or job. It is pet friendly. Another great perk of visiting this park is the easy access to the L.A. River makes it that much better to get some great active activities going. You also have a nature trail next to the park that makes it that much better of an experience.

5 /5 Fe Deirdre: The park was nice. The grounds keeps were polite and one was informative about a hawk I saw there! There are a lot of rabbits running around, too! People were walking their dogs and people with their kids at the playground; it was lively, but peaceful as well. They have tennis courts, roller hockey rinks, and a basketball court.