The 10 Best Parks in Carlsbad, CA

Fresh reviews:

Great hiking. Conveniently park in the neighborhood and head out. There are plenty of trails. I especially like the trail at the very top of the ridge.

Steve C.

Calavera Lake

Nice muti-use public park next to a gym. Baseball field, basketball court, pull-up bars. We played our kickball league season here with great success. Has its own parking lot, which is a big plus. Bathrooms are inside the gym. It’s a real treat for Carlsbad to have this for their community.

GT W.

Calavera Community Park

This is a small grassy area at the corner of Cannon Road and the PCH. It has a small play area for kids and local groups often play sports here, like kickball. It has a porta potty if you need to use it and it’s close to the sidewalk that runs along the beach if you’re up for a walk. There is limited parking…

Lori W.

Cannon Park

Nice park just off the freeway; lots of flat grass space, fairly clean — we held a company event here once. The playground is OK. Plenty of parking around the outside.The only problem is that it’s loud, because of the freeway.

Frederick H.

Holiday Park

We just moved to Bressi Ranch. We so wanted to like the dog park, but there was a man there tonight who was a complete bully and threatened to have his dog attack me. His dog jumped on me and I pushed it off of me. He then called his dog and said, «get her». It was a 100lb dog. He told me I should expect dogs…

Sunny B.

Alga Norte Community Park

With a heavy heart, I have to say this is a creepy park, and this is considered my «home park». There are a few bums that hang out and I don’t feel safe with my kids running around. There is no grass. Kids can’t run around. It is surrounded with tall trees, which the sun is not likely to shine through. I wish…