Nobel Athletic Fields & Recreation Center

This review is only for the rec center staff. The supervisor is extremely arrogant and talked to us very rudely. Needless to say, we took our party elsewhere.

Great park for families especially since it’s near the library. Rec center and library often hosts great holiday activities for kids like cookies with santa, easter egg hunt, Halloween carnival, etc. The recipient center has a ‘book nook’ where you basically leave a book and take a book. Really cute way to find new things to read, has children’s and adult titles.
Unfortunately renting a gazebo area for events (like birthday parties) is a drawn out process and is ridiculously expensive for what you get. We rented one gazebo once. We had to leave several voicemails before someone got back with us and then we had to set up an appointment to sign the papers. After that there was a mix up and another couple was booked for same picnic area at the same time as us! We ended up getting bullied from our tables and my decorations were destroyed by the other family because their party was so huge! They took up our tables and the grass. My party was very small so we kinda got shived into a corner. Our gifts got stepped on and knocked over. They were so upset about being over booked they took it out on us! When my husband contacted the lady who’d initially booked us she ignored his calls. We didn’t want yo make a scene since it was a kids bday party. But I’ll never book another party area with them.

Recreation center review– If you have registered here for a some class please and I mean Please cancel it. We have had the worst experience from these guys. Registered for mommy and me Tennis class. First class we had to wait 45 mins in the sun then two guys showed and said the instructor won’t be coming today. We know tennis, we will teach. They showed their moves for 15 mins and said the class was done. Then I received a call a day before next class, that the class is cancelled completely and I will be refunded to my credit card. Didn’t get refunded for a month. When I called up the rude supervisor said you were suppose to come in and cancel your class. We need your mailing address (even they said it going to go back to my CC) only then we can mail you the check.
Then we had registered for a soccer class and we couldn’t attend because of a family emergency. When I called up to reschedule us to another or another session. They said that’s not possible. We don’t entertain that. The supervisor said you will be charged $ 20 for cancellation and you have to come in person.
I have attended so many mommy and me classes with my kid and we never had any problem with any other facility. Over all a horrible experience.

This park used to be small, consisting of a few softball diamonds. When that field was decommissioned they created an expansive series of parks, think superwalmart of parks. Everyone’s park needed are met now including a dog park /​basketball court /​kids park /​soccer fields, softball diamonds, and even a Library for those not very athletic.
— I like to walk through this park when it’s not too hot during lunch.
— The white sand playground is fenced off for safety and it’s pretty clean. Nobody really playing there during week days.
— Lawyers must have been the architects. Lots of warning, notification, and rules signs posted everywhere.

We live around the corner from this park, and our six year old daughter can’t get enough. The whole place has so many uses!
Playground– we would be content with a jungle gym and some swings. Apparently the designers thought that it would not be enough. The park itself has several different areas. There are several swings (big kids) and even a tire swing. I personally sawing with my daughter and loved it. They are tall and sturdy. Another plus is that everything is surrounded by sand. Amazing cousin for falls! Next to the swings, there is a pavilion with several picnic tables. Perfect to sit and watch the bigger ones, or pack a picnic. The. There is a large playground with four or five monkey bars if various levels. There are a couple of slides and even two makeshift rock climbing walls. There is also an entire section devoted to toddlers. I cannot speak for this, but it seems like a minion paradise.
Fields– this park has multiple, multi purpose fields. I see organized sports almost daily, and they even rent them for parties. Our daughter had a friend host a birthday party with a bounce house a couple of months ago. There are jogging trails, and the park is well lit. They even host the «Movies in the Park» at Nobel!
Library– although I do not think they are one, there is also a San Diego public library in property. It too is large, and has a great selection of books and a very nice staff.
This is a great park to spend some time to escape the fast world surrounding it. Plenty of parking… very important!

I love this park I have had my sons birthday party for the past three years here and I love it I reserve my table two months in advance most of the park is gated and it’s very spacious and easy to keep an eye on your kids that are older and the bathroom are close and always clean

The size of the area is great but there is almost no natural shade as the trees along the walkway are still very young and small. For a mom with a 4-​month old baby, I like to be more in the shade than in the sun but for toddlers and up this is a great park.

We like the park as it has newer playground equipment, lots of parking and mellow vibe unlike Doyle Park. Our little one enjoys the toddler swings and we like the have smooth hand hold as regular swings with a chain would not be safe for tiny fingers. We rented one of the shelters for a birthday party and it was reasonable and lotsa fun!

Cute park with more than adequate facilities and recreational accommodations, but lacks a few of the major characteristics of a first-​class park. For one, this park has no views. I don’t care how nice your panoramic photos are — nobody enjoys sitting back, relaxing, and staring at corporate town homes.
The reason there are no views is because there is no water. No lake, river, ocean, waterfront of any kind. It’s a very suburban park with this presiding feeling of «no matter how much fun I am having right now, I will still be back in my office chair Monday morning» type feel.
The one nice aspect of the park is in regard to any type of air show going on at Miramar. This is a decent spot to plop down a chair or blanket and watch the proceedings without having to endure 500,000 other people.

Do not take your kids here unless you want them playing with a 3.2 trillion ants! They seem to care more about watering the fields than anything else and some of the pathways/​sidewalks which should be meant for walking or running is covered in water and a major slip hazard with that style of concrete. The kids playground is nice, but not worth the risk in my opinion.

Good park and well kept. Good location and easy to find. The kids play area is full of sand-​not sure how that is a welcome sight for parents when your kid walks away full of sand in their shoes, socks, hair, etc.
There is a dog park location and basketball courts. Lots of parking available and even has the library right across the way. Many use this park in the A. M to exercise and it is a great location for morning laps.
The bathrooms are not well kept and that takes this from 5 to 4 stars.

This is our favorite park in the area. Our family uses the playground, field, and rec center for kids classes, and we go weekly. Everything is well maintained and clean, and personnel working are really friendly and helpful. There are a lot of picnic tables, even under the shade. There are some shade structures in the playground, which is great for little ones playing in the sand, and there is a toddler play area and a play area for older kids.
It is directly next to the Northern University Library branch, and there is a dog park as well. There is a lot of parking, and even when it is busy, there is a lot of space and it doesn’t feel too crowded.

I used to come here a lot when I lived in the Archstone nearby back in 2008, but now with kids, I’ve been coming here for the playground. I will say that the field is huge and well kept. Every morning you’ll see the sprinklers go off, landscaping guys cleaning the place up. It’s very open and I love that the playground has a section for 5 – 12 and a toddlers section as well.
The bathrooms are kept rather clean compared to some of the other park restrooms. Also, this is right next to my husband’s work so sometimes he’ll meet us up on his lunch break and play with his kids. It’s a great place for us to hang out as a family. My daughter’s been coming to this park since she was a few months old, 3 years later, she still loves this place.

Really well maintained park. Great open fields for baseball, football, and soccer. I like to come here to hurl some discs as practice for disc golf. Nice cement perimeter sidewalk that has to be at least a mile long. Haven’t tried out the facilities — but this area is fairly new (built within the last 6 years)

Never visited this place before, stumbled onto by Unilocal!Man, what a excellent park, it has everything! It’s definitely a great and safe area to take a walk with your family and dog. It has a beautiful well kept field and great bench areas.

What a surprise of recreational area! Last Saturday I went there just because it was the meeting point with some girlfriends from my country. A couple of them live in the complex just facing this big park, so it was easier for me to park there. It was my first time, as I never noticed that was this park with all types of sports activities, well manicured, playground for kids, and the library as the cherry on the cake. And emptiness! Not many people around. You feel like the park is catering your ‘I want to be myself’ needs! I felt amazing there, as I arrived half an hour earlier than the agreed time I had a good time strolling around, visiting the library and chasing some butterflies. Great park for picnics, everything seems very new and in impeccable condition.

What a beautiful and serene park! There is a library here also, which locals take advantage of. (They close super early, so verify times!)
This park is hidden, but once you find it, what a perfect place to picnic, take a long stroll, or take pics!
And that’s what we did. We came here to take pics. Not crowded and the park is a great backdrop for photos. Lots of greenery and the park is very well maintained. There is ample parking, a basketball court and even a dog park on the other side of the lot.

It’s where I played my first soccer game in SD. Love the wether and open space here. The ground is not that flat though.

Largest grass area used as a soccer field. My kids love it here. I love it because it’s fenced and huge and quite and perfect. Highly recommended.

OMG I am obsessed with the dog park here! Everyone is extremely friendly, and the dogs are well behaved. The dog owners all love their dogs, and also want to meet and be friendly to your dog as well. There is a large dog park, and one for smaller dogs as well, which is nice for those of us with tiny sensitive dogs :)
This is the only dog park in SD I go to anymore, and I highly recommend it.