Live Oak Park

Great park to just relax, watch the clouds and walk that extensive piece of land full of grass. Sooo relaxing and chill place, especially when is empty. I like to get my boba at a store nearby, grab some books from the library and just to there, sit and read. Very mellow, you will see some moms with strollers and some kids activity, but not overwhelming (the park is huge and is very minimal, not too many things). It is perfect touch to the community of houses and stores that create a mini village. Some people call it boring, for me is the ultimate type of park, kind of ‘urban’, simple, where you can do a nice picnic without fuss and is very quiet. Go to contemplate those huge cotton clouds!

Two much lawn, often muddy and full of water. Underused. It’s called Live Oak Park because there is a live oak. A single one. A boring experience for a park. You have some playgrounds though, for safety obsessed parents.

Only been to this park twice for a Easter egg hunt that my church South Bay church has every year here at this park. The park is clean, lot of grass and two nice little play grounds for kids. I live a bit away or I would come here more with my kids. There is also a public library and plenty of place it eat close to area. Only bad thing with this area is the parking depending on what time of day you come, parking can be hard to kind but I don’t mind to park my car and walk.

Location is great, close to library, Safeway and peer coffee. Just a litter but windy.

Pretty good park to take a stroll. It’s really lively with all the kids playing at the play ground. I usually come on my lunches for an afternoon stroll so there’s kids in school that come out for lunch too. There’s also a pretty big field. I haven’t seen anyone come use it for anything yet. It’s really green and lush! I also see a bunch of black squirrels here too. I get a little excited like that toddlers chasing them around trying to take pictures of them. I don’t typically see too many black squirrels but this place is full of them! I do wish this park had more shade though. I would like to sit down /​cool off after my walks but there’s barely any shade.
Overall, great park for a quick stroll! Love it!

Nice park with a toddler and big kid sturcture. Two big swings and two baby swings, clean sand, and lots of tables. Downside is not very much shade, so its hot in the sunny hours, and super windy and cold in the winter. Plenty of parking with the shared library lot. Right next to the brand new northside library. Lots of places to eat nearby.

I was obviously on the wrong end of the park or something cause all I saw was a large grass field. Kinda boring. Next time Ill travel to the other side but still it’s a good swath of green to enjoy a meal outside.

Love this park! It is in a nice neighborhood with nice people. I feel comfortable taking both of my kids here on my own. The sand is clean too. I just wished there was more shade in the playground area.

My bro in law lives nearby on Lafayette st and I visit them once in a few months from L.A. Everytime I come to Santa Clara, I come to this park for a walk with my dog or daughter. Very nice park. Extremely clean and lots of shopping next door. People are really nice and kids are well behaved. They have a kids play area in one corner near the Rivermark townhomes.

I actually really like this park as it is conveniently located next to a shopping strip with options to eat or grab a drink as well as a school which play ground you could use after school time. I never had troubles with parking and was able always to park next to the play ground.
The space is very clean and well maintained. They have two small areas divided by age. They climbing structures are simple but the children are having fun and I guess as long as they are happy you are happy. Lots of seating area than most parks for adults as we as a bathroom that’s actually useable. :-)
We definitely had fun and miss coming here terribly on a weekly basis when we used to live at north park San Jose!
Adding this wonderful library is definitely a plus!

Live Oak Park is pretty awesome park because it’s conveniently located next to the shopping area called the Rivermark Plaza which include a Pizza Place, Jamba Juice etc. Just added a public library hiopefully to open after all the city and state politic mishaps. Unlike the shopping area, it has ample parking in a little lot on Moreland Way. If you like to play sports, Live Oak Park has a lot to offer. My kids and I often come to play soccer followed up with some grass running to the elementary school called Don Callejon Elementary on the far north end of the park.
Field (OK): Big enough to get several impromptu games of football/​ultimate frisbee/​soccer going at once. When it rains, however, it can get pretty muddy. It’s a hit and miss for the city to keep this grassy land up to par?
Basketball Courts (Average): I would say that the basketball courts located on school grounds are a little subpar because of the debree on the ground, which often causes slippage. But it is what it is for a public school ground. The courts are also in an east to west position, which causes one side to always be facing the sun, so that one team always has the visibility advantage. I think the ground also slopes a bit.
Playground (Standing Ovation): Small, and the bathrooms lack mirrors, soap, and hooks in the stalls because, but it seems like a good place to take kids. There’s clean white sand and the surrounding ground is made of rubber, so kids could probably run around barefoot.

Swell City of Santa Clara park that’s located next to a very, nice neighborhood; Don Callejon School (K-​8) and adjacent to one of the busiest shopping centers (Rivermark Plaza) in Silicon Valley. They are also in the process of building a brand-​new library next door which may or may not open, but that’s neither here nor there. Here is a quick rundown of the goods:
1) Playground and Tot Lot
2) Above-​average restrooms
3) Picnic tables but no BBQ pits
4) Lots of grassy fields for the kids to run on; the fact of the matter is this park is 11-​acres and I would, conservatively, estimate that 9 of those acres are grass. I see a lot of people meeting up here to fly kites and play impromptu soccer games.
5) There are 4 100-​year old Live Oak trees that were brought over from the former Agnews State Hospital; they’re huge and really cool to look at especially for a tree junkie like myself.
I like this park and would normally give it a 4-​star rating, but parking is at such a premium around here because of the shopping center that I would never come here on my own time; there’s just nothing that special to come see that I can’t get from most other parks. I usually only come here when I’m at work and need a nice place to eat lunch. However, if I lived within walking distance I think I would be frequent denizen.

My 2 year old daughter loves going to the park. We usually end up here because it’s walking distance from our house.
The playground area is small, but nice. The park is kept up pretty well. The have restrooms on site (never used them). Has lots of sand areas to play around in and has two play sets.
It’s located in a quant neighborhood and has lots of grassy area to play ball, fly a kite etc…
The past year has had a lot of construction on site due to the development of a new library set to open in winter 2013. One star was subtracted because parking is limited and street parking gets congested around lunch and after work hours because it’s located next to the rivermark shopping center. I expect the parking situation will probably worsen when the library open because from the looks of it, the parking lot is going to be tiny.

It was a nice and sunny day so we had to seize the moment and bring the kids out for a day of fun. Live Oak Park was just the place for the kids as they park is pretty large with various play ground activities from slides to swings.
It’s also nice to have a bathroom at the park. It’s great for the kids because we don’t have to run over to the shopping plaza next door.
The only bad thing is all the construction happening that has taken most of the parking lot away.

An über functional park, if you ask me.
Likes: It’s situated in a great location, surrounded by a Pleasantville of homes and shopping. It’s really clean (a must). There are two playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for bigger kids, and a huge open grassy area for sports/​running around/​flying kites etc. It sits right in front of a plaza that has a Safeway, McDonald’s, Baja Fresh, Jamba Juice, Peetes Coffee, and tons of other restaurants so a picnic is totally easy and possible here. Watching your weight? Well jog around the park trail instead! Oh, and there’s lots of sand to build with, don’t forget your sand toys!
Gripes: The bathrooms are a little dirty, but what park bathroom isn’t? It’s virtually impossible to find parking at around 11:30am-1pm on weekdays as people take their lunch breaks at this plaza and use the park’s parking area when the plaza’s gets too full.
Check it out!

I love this park because it’s very compact. Structure for small kids, Structure for older kids, and restroom are right in front of you when you sit at one of those picnic tables. Also, it has a huge field to run around (it’s occupied by soccer players during lunch time).
Because it’s very close to Rivermark Plaza and also the soccer players, it’s hard to find a parking between 11:30 to 12:50.
But this is a GREAT park!

Gotta love city planners that put a kids park next to a shopping center!
Blinding white sand means bring your shades! 3 picnic tables makes it hard for larger groups, but being walking distance from the many Rivermark restaurants.
Bathrooms, 3 grills, 8 basketball courts, a large lawn and 3 large oak trees makes this a great addition to the park system,

There is a lunch group of local work folk who play some pickup disc on this field.
It’s an ankle graveyard. Even when I’m walking, I can feel how lumpy and and uneven the field is.
When I run, I have to do one of two things:
1) Watch where I’m running, which means I can’t hit full speed.
2) Try and gun it, and risk my ankle. I’ll constantly twist and tweak my ankles, and it’s maddening.
I don’t understand how it’s possible that the people who maintain this park leave it such disastrous conditions. There are 3 reviews before mine, and 2 of them note that you should watch out for your ankles! WTF?
I guess the rest of the park could be nice, perhaps nice to take the kids out to. They have a fun looking children’s area.
But I don’t have kids, so that’s not my concern. My concern is for the blatant disregard of field maintenance the park people show.

I’m attempting to be healthier lately.
And luckily for me, that includes jogging my hate-​to-​exercise ass over to this park every weekend.
The good things:
–Great neighborhood that I hope to continue to live near.
–Friendly people
–Never that busy
–Wide open grassy area
–Swings!
The not-​so-​good things:
–The lawn is really patchy in areas. I’m talking gravel-​showing, twist-​your-​ankle patchy. Runners and pick-​up-​football players, beware.
–Kind of smelly at times. Recycled water gives me the heebeegeebees. Parents, might want to rethink letting your little ones roll around on this grass.
Overall, a solid 4 stars. Great location and especially gorgeous on a crisp, cool fall day.

I like that this park is conveniently located nearby my neighborhood… well, a good 15 minute walk from my house is VERY convenient. Here are the perks and stuff that was left out but should’ve included:
1. they have a large field area where you can play soccer, baseball, football, frisbee, etc. (during the rainy day season… gets pretty muddy if you ask me)
2. they don’t have a basketball court (unless you’re talking about the school that is situated in the same area)
3. parking isn’t a problem but during the times it’s lunch hour for the executive employees who have their luncheon around the safeway plaza
4. the playground area for the little kiddos is small and the bathroom is much to talk about
5. clean and dog friendly
6. no skate park
7. no bbq pits to have a party
8. the police station is right across from the park in case anything were to happen… which I doubt since it’s in a quiet and friendly neighborhood
9. great place to go jogging or biking if you’re into that sort of thing
10. they don’t have a community center, but I’m wondering if the one at the school is part of the park… I might have to look into that