Tex Spruiell Park

We visit this park quite often being locals here.
BASKETBALL COURT: ⁷⁄₁₀. The baskets are a bit rusted and the court itself could use some repair. They recently repaired the benches recently.
CHILDREN PLAY AREA: ⁸⁄₁₀. They have a decent sized and shaded children play area with wood mulch on the ground. There is also a drinking water fountain nearby. There isn’t any restroom nearby, so come prepared.
NOISE and AMBIANCE: ⁹⁄₁₀. This place a pretty serene as it is nestled amongst a quiet neighborhood and a peaceful community and not located next to a busy road. This is a big plus if you are looking for a quiet time with your family or loved ones. This is also great for kids.
DROUGHT FRIENDLINESS: ⁸⁄₁₀. They recently stopped watering the entire park everyday to be compliant with Livermore’s 50% Water conservation target. They took of the turf from the far South part of the park and replaced it with wood mulch.
TREES: ⁸⁄₁₀. There are wide varieties of trees from heavy shade trees to wild berry trees. The trees are located near the trail that skirts the park so it provides shade to the people who bike or walk with or without their dogs.
PET FRIENDLINESS: ⁹⁄₁₀. There are a lot of pet owners visiting the park walking their dogs. There are pet mitt stations along the trail to pick up after your pet.
BARBEQUE AREA: ⁵⁄₁₀. Very limited. Just a couple of tables.
ACCESSIBILITY: ⁹⁄₁₀. The park is accessible from all sides except from South where it hugs the housing structures. Other than that, it is accessible from the remaining sides. There is parking along the road side and good amount of parking space for park visitors near the South West side.
Overall, this is swell park to relax although it could use some attention for certain parts.

This is one of the better cycling and walking parks in our area, with a long path all the way around it. One side of the park has tall shady trees which make for a lovely morning walk — the other has a kids playground and open play areas ideal for throwing a frisbee or playing catch, but a lot less shade. There are also a couple of water fountains and plenty of benches to take a rest.
One thing I wish this park had was bathrooms or even a port-​a-​potty. This seems be a problem for many Livermore Parks, not sure why. On more than a couple of occasions we have had to cut short a lovely park outing and rush home to use the bathroom!
Other than that, not much to complain about. So put on your sunblock and walking shoes, grab your bikes and helmets and some water, and head on over to Tex Spruiell Park.

Decent park and accessible from several sides with parking on each. Shade is decent most of the day (we were there last from about 11−1pm), though just two tables that I can recall for anything of a snacking area. Nice assortment of play structures and for those hearty sorts, a few hills and lots of space to run about in the fields area.

Nice park with a decent amount of shade in the mornings. There is a small area with sand.