Cerritos Sculpture Garden

Cerritos often doesn’t know what to do with its tax payers’ money… Then BOOM. A tiny, useless «garden» that does nothing but take up space and wastes water with the plants.

The actual sculptures themselves are not so great in this non-artist’s opinion but they do offer some really nice background and textures for portrait taking. Parking is very easy and you are normally left alone to do what you need to do. I would surely stay away from it during graduation time since there are some groups that seem to come in and want to take their pictures as well. I nice little stroll that is pretty small but so convenient to take some great pics that it is deserving of a 5 star rating. Surely be back

Beautiful place to come and relax and look at sculptures. Great place to take pictures. I see a lot wedding photos taken here.

From a shutterbugs view: Love it! Many options for pictures here, very popular with prom dates and wedding couples. 10am and 3pm are the best times for cool shadows, avoid the weekends if you can, due to the crowds. There not only is the sculpture garden but the statues and interesting fountains and surroundings in front of the Cerritos library (right across the parking lot) In addition to this area, drive south 1 block for access to the best park in all of North Orange county (Heritage park) so many cool things to see here! Don’t miss the secret garden tree hedge, very cool!

This place was definitely a site to see. The creativity and architectural skills were amazing. Definitely a place to take photos.
If you’re looking to kill an hour or two, maybe even a place to just sit and chat, I highly recommend visiting this place.

Very peaceful garden. There are gorgeous sculptures with so much depth to them. Plenty of shade and seating. Textured grounds with creative walk ways.
My favorite sculpture is the statue of the 4 women over a small water fountain. There’s no description but I’m assuming they represent the elements earth, wind, fire, and water.
Definitely a must see if you need a little peace and quiet. I see in the Unilocal reviews that these sculptures are lit up at night so I’m definitely coming back tonight!

It’s a nice little sculpture garden.
I came at night right after class. It took me a while to find this place, it’s a little hidden.
The sculptures are neat and clean. It took me about 10 minutes to go through the entire garden.
At night, Infinity lights up and changes colors which is pretty neat. This place is perfect to unwind and clear your thoughts of excess baggage. It has a positive vibe all around. There are benches for those who want to sit and contemplate on life or to have lunch. It’s a neat little gem.

Amazing site! Words can’t explain how beautiful this garden is. Great place to take little kids and very relaxing place to take an evening walk. Totally recommend this place!

Definitely a neat little attraction. It is a short walk through but if you enjoy art you will be happy to stop and admire the installations for a while. It’s lighted 24 hours so it makes for a nice late night date spot. But be aware the police station next door has police coming and going who like to slow down and peak on you like a leisure stroll is the most suspicious of activities. Otherwise I fully enjoyed the area. There’s benches and grass to sit on which during the day is great to enjoy a sandwich and soda. Depending on the day and time it may be quite and calm or it may be a madhouse between photogenic families, teens, and the many original «photographers» with their «models». Either way it’s worth a peak in to if you’re near the area and appreciative of free art.

This is a really beautiful garden. Although the majority of it is walk way and plants/​grass, there are few statues and sculptures. I recently came here with my cousins at night so I was very entertained and fascinated by the changing lights showcasing the infinity looking sculpture. Then we walked towards the library and all the Christmas decorations were gorgeous, not only that, but the dolphin statue and lights on the ground with water shooting up made it very peaceful.

Located a stones throw from the Sheriffs station and a short walk from the library, the sculpture garden is a nice reprieve.
The garden isn’t incredibly large — it will take less than 5 minutes to walk through — but it is charming. There are several spaces to sit down and read or have lunch. Just make sure to come when there isn’t a lot of foot traffic. This little gem attracts legions of family photo takers and random fashion photo shoots on some weekends. When I visited, I counted over 7 different photo shoots taking place. I had to dodge my way around photo takers who looked at me askance, but there really weren’t a ton of options.

A nice little area that showcases cerritos’ money and is really a little art exhibit. Is simple and a quaint little place but is most well known for all the local teenagers and their tendency to smoke here. Ironic as it is literally right across from the sheriff station.

This is an artful area and we’ll suited for all kinds of people. from artists to people who just like to spend time in a casual park like environment, this is the place for you. I hate how there’s a lot of local kids who smoke weed around here though

Wasted land and money.

I agree that this spot is lovely for enjoying a tranquil afternoon. It’s especially lovely in the springtime. If you don’t feel like being indoors at the library, bring out the studying materials/​work stuff out here and get something productive done while getting some fresh air.
But be careful… I don’t know how common of a thing this is, what with a high school across the street and all… But has this secluded little place become a make out spot for the hormone enraged teenagers that come here after school? After stopping by the library today to check out some books, I thought I’d check out the sculpture garden since I have never seen it before. I walk in and I find two little kids making out and rolling around. Ummm… did I interrupt something, kids?
I just wanted to take some pictures, but it was a bit uncomfortable with those kids dry humping each other. I am not sure if they even noticed me. I didn’t look their way and just walked by as if they were not even there. But they interrupted what was to be my peaceful photo taking session. Get a room, kids… or go use your parents’ room until they come home!
The garden itself is pretty nice though. I can totally picture myself coming here to (minus the horny kids) sit on the bench reading a book while drinking a latte (since they don’t allow beverages inside the library).

Pretty garden area, but few of the sculptures were in the garden itself– there was more art in the neighboring Civic center area and the library than the garden. The Cerritos Library is well worth the trip! :)

This place is probably 10% bigger than the size of an average backyard… i’m kidding maybe 30% bigger. Located in the same place as the gaint library I miss took for City hall, the Cerritos Sculpture Garden leaves little to the imagination.
Other than some odd statues it’s pretty plain and small.
I like the entrance though: -/

Artistic; the sculptures and architectural pieces are tight.
Peaceful.
Clean.
Small (like the size of my garden, small).
Situated right next to Cerritos Library, PD, and City Hall…
Yup, and that’s about it folks!

Great place take photos. There were actually 2 more photographers there at the same time I was.

Located next to Cerritos City Hall, this peaceful little garden is a great place to spend some quiet time, read a book, meditate, or contemplate life’s mysteries, like why Minute Rice takes five minutes to make. It’s also a favorite spot for wedding photographers and you often see brides in their dresses entering the Sculpture Garden in the spring and summer months.
There are several magnificent sculptures located within the garden. The Elements has a base of flowing water which adds a sound of serenity. There is also a memorial sculpture honoring those lost in the tragic air disaster over Cerritos in the late 80s that wiped out an entire neighborhood. Plans are for new sculptures to be added over the next few years in this nicely landscaped park.