Serra Mesa Recreation Center

Cute little park that has 2 age appropriate playgrounds for 2 – 5 year olds and 5 – 12 year olds. The playgrounds themselves are in good repair and well maintained, though the soft matting could use some TLC; or a replacement. Couldn’t get access to the indoor courts but it’s ok, I was just looking anyway. The softball fields down below seem great as well. Overall, a nice neighborhood playground /​park for the kids.

Fun park for toddlers, kids and skaters! 3 basketball courts (1 inside and 2 out) lower level with 2 baseball fields and great stairs to do cardio. They have a friendly staff and karate class for $ 7 a class!!! Equipment rentals can be a hassle… We haven’t tried hosted events, but I’m sure it’s great family fun. It’s an old rec and definitely ready for a remodel.

This place is rediculous… they have the cops drive by looking for people with dogs off the leash. Glad our tax dollars are being put to good use.

The park management has a disliking of dogs, and is aggressive towards homeowners with pets. They are more worried about dogs off leash than players drinking there every night and teenagers doing drugs at the far end. Granted I don’t have a problem with either but they seem to be picking their battles against local homeowners. Poor management.

Review for the softball field in the back…
This field is tiny with the fences at 250 feet all around.
My pop-​up was a homerun, but somebody jumped up and robbed me of it!
Field is in pretty good condition.
Lots of dogs here, so watch where you step.
Lots of parking in the lot and across the street.

A nice lowkey spot to play softball, Ive played in softball leagues here for 6 years now. I grew up in the area so familar with the rec, the fields are ok played better maintence wise. Fences are only 250ft, and in right field its 280 so easy to jack em out. I do like the backdrop with the big hill and condos when you hit a long ball its nice to measure it up. There is a one up rule on home runs but does make the games alot more interesting.

After driving to Tierra Santa for some pick-​up basketball, the crowd waiting for courts at the rec center was pretty deep and it was clear that we wouldn’t be able to play. Thankfully, a person in our group knew about the recreation center in Serra Mesa. The courts at Serra Mesa aren’t seen from the street so I imagine that not nearly as many players know about them. When we showed up one of two courts was empty and we were able to run a full and later a half court game. The courts have good lighting and are in pretty decent condition. The other players that we saw out there didn’t seem as hardcore as the ones at Tierra Santa, so if you’re heading out alone and looking for a game, keep that in mind.