Glen Park

I love walking over to this park. It’s super well maintained, and very picturesque. There are several picnic tables all over the park, a basketball court, tennis courts, and a playground, though I usually just walk through the grassy areas with my pup so she can sniff around. There’s a covered area you can reserve for parties that’s always fairly clean.
The only issue I’ve ever had here is that while there are signs to keep your dog on a leash, many people do not. It wouldn’t be an issue if all of those dogs were well-​behaved, but some have not been. So if you’re like me and have a pooch that doesn’t always like to be approached by strange dogs, keep a look out before you enter with your little buddy.

This was the first park I brought my then 1-​year old son to way back when. It’s nice, about the same in scope as the Cardiff Sports Park, but much safer as the boundaries are both further from the street and better fenced away from roaming cars. In addition, with the rolling hills giving a good climb to actually get to the street, you can feel safer letting your kids roam free and not be in danger from the outside traffic.
Glen Park is very open, with gorgeous tree cover in the sprawling grass and picnic areas (of which there are numerous, ample tables and shade-​offering gazebos). There is a basketball court that I see gets great use, a beach volleyball court (which seems to be bring-​your-​own-​net style), and a long length of wall for kids to paint with chalk at their leisure.
The playground itself is about average, one small set for the very young connected to a larger set for older kids by a secured netting to climb over. The whole of it is made of a dark brown and blue plastic, so it can get warm in the daylight, but they have recently put in two large umbrellas to offer respite during afternoon hours. And with the ground made of spongy foam, you can let your children climb up and about and not expect too much pain if they happen to fall.
About the only qualms I have here, keeping it from being better than average, would be that they could have added more equipment for kids given the space. The volleyball court is nice, but it does feel like wasted ground as I think I’ve only seen it used twice. The sand pit it rests in is definitely a far cry better than Cardiff, with a finer grain that isn’t painful to get in your sandals and shoes.
But, there is also a large drainage ditch running straight through the middle of the park. Made of rough concrete, it does have a couple of bridges for safe and easy passage, but having a toddler tossing a ball around means giving a bit of extra attention to make sure a happy run doesn’t turn into a forehead scraping tumble.
Other than that, Glen Park is close and easily accessible. Though, admittedly, it could use better parking.

I’ve been here on several occasions for MeetUps and a birthday party. My most recent visit was on a Saturday and boy was it busy! Kids were everywhere, with lots of friendly parents who were considerate when it came to disciplining their children for bad behavior and also great about encouraging sharing of toys. There is a large covered area with tables that is available on a first-​come, first-​served basis. My friend arrived at 7:45 a.m. to save the spot for his son’s birthday party and it was lucky he did because somebody else arrived at 8:10 a. m! The Amtrak and Coaster trains pass by here, which is always fun for the kids. Another plus is the park’s proximity to VG Donuts, Pipes Café, and Seaside Market.

Aswesome little park in Cardiff Tere is a pavilion that has about eight picnic tables under it that can be used for a variety of different events. There is a fair amount of space on the hill side to hangout with a pet or chuck a frisbie. At the bottom of the hill there is a play ground for kids with a few swings there are always a bunch of kids playing on hte weekends, I wish I coudl go swing on the swings but I feel like these days that kind of thing is not cool. People might get the wrong idea and think i was there for other reasons. Crazy how everyone assumes the worst these days. Anyway the park is sweet, has a tennis courst, beach volley ball court, and a basketball court.

We went to this park for a festival and very much enjoyed the playground and climbing trees. (Not sure if we were allowed to be tree climbing… but we were.)
Parking for us was a little bit of a nightmare though. We ended up parking two streets over up on a steep hill, but i not sure if this was due to the festival, lack of parking, of just because I couldn’t find the parking lot.
The playground was on the smaller side but it was newer and well kept. There were all kinds of courts there for tennis, volleyball, basket ball, and I think I even saw horseshoes.
There is lots of grass space and tons of tables.
We will defiantly be going back. (Maybe parking will be easier next time.)

The best park in Cardiff by the Sea. Lots of tables, brand new playground, tennis, volleyball and basketball. Lots of grass for running around, playing tag or just whatever.

This park is perfect. There are tennis courts, volley ball courts, a basketball court, swings (which you never see anymore), jungle gym, picnic tables up the ying yang, tons of trees, tons of grass, plenty of parking, and bathrooms! You can have privacy, a big party, or spend the day tumbling down the grassy hills on your belly. Seriously, what else do you want in life?

Also known as Cardiff Park, Glen Park is another beautiful place to visit and enjoy the morning, day or dusk. One one side, It sports a nice playground area placed in sand and suitable for toddlers as well as other features such as basketball court, tennis courts, beach volleyball area and a horseshoe area.
On the other is a large gazebo with built in tables and rollings greenery also with picnic tables sporadically placed with grills alongside so multiple parties can coincide without interrupting each other.