Bixby Park

02/​06/​2016 –
This park is nice but parking is not prevalent. Usually, parking is restricted on Saturdays during farmers market or some sort of flee market. It’s good for skating. I saw some arts-​n-​crafts but I don’t know what type, maybe pottery. Bathrooms are a mess and not very sanitary so bring your own tp fosho.

2. Wow! I’ve lived here for so long and I love love love the new digs! There is a new play place with awesome toys to play on for the kids, a little skate park. There are plenty of seats for parents and onlookers. Also, the park added exercise machines which I know one of my friends uses almost on a daily basis. I think this will be my park from now on. Especially because of the addition of the new kids in my life! They had a blast when we went on Tuesday which also corresponds with Farmers Markets Days! Yum! Fresh kettle corn to snack on during a lovely afternoon at the park!

I’d give this park 5 stars if it weren’t for the scary weirdos that hang out there all the time. The park itself is lovely — lots of grass, trees, picnic areas with barbeques, exercise equipment, great playground, skate park, farmers market and free yoga daily. Sounds perfect, right? Unfortunately, it’s filled with homeless people, many of them out-​of-​their-​minds crazy who oftentimes harass people for no reason at all. I’ve witnessed people peeing in public there and worse (I’ll spare you the details, but it rhymes with fornication). At night, the park becomes a homeless encampment with people sleeping and hanging out — although the guy who plays the saxophone in the wee hours is quite good. During the day, the beautiful grassy areas and picnic tables become a homeless rest area. I can’t recall a day where I haven’t been asked for money by the park’s panhandlers. It’s sad that those of us who are neighbors to the park can’t relax in it because we’re on guard for whatever might happen by one of its homeless inhabitants.

Omgosh! Having lived in the Carroll Park area for several years, what a delight to see what they have done with the park. I use to be scared walking around the area.
Every Tuesday they hold a Farmers Market until 8:00 pm. I walked about 5 blocks from my hot condo, and was totally mesmerized with the quality of the produce sold here.
It was nice to see parents and kids at this park, and the shady characters no where in sight. I actually sat and had a ceviche tostada with a nice French couple who made room at their table. Great vibe and they even let me sample some of their food.
There is a variety of food to eat. Mexican/​Chinese and even Indian food. Lots of gluten-​free products, and plenty of samples.
Overall, out of all the Farmers Market that I have been in other beach cities-​this was the Best! The people were awesome, and their was an air of camaraderie here in Long Beach.

Tip stay on The ocean front park side. It has recently been renovated. It’s very nice. With New rocks. And new lighting as well as stairs and a ramp taking you down 3 stories to the beach for handicapped people. They Play soccer from four till six EVERYDAY. have FREE YOGA on the weekends. And dog training as well. I luv this side of the park.

Lost a samsung camera here $ 100 reward for just the memory card which is more than the camera. You can send it anonymous I don’t care! Please email
if you seriously have a heart and have it! Thank you!

This park is beautiful… during the day. At night it can be a little sketchy. I have a soft spot for the homeless and the unfortunate. Be that as it may, they tend to gather here after dark, and they make it a little unsavory. But this park has a great farmer’s market every Tuesday and Saturday. My boyfriend and I love coming here. It’s just a few blocks from our apartment.

in the heart of the high-​end of Long Beach.
It’s a nice park, though, it’s more of a large island of grass, surrounded by cement. it’s alright, nothing special

Despite all of the homeless people and occasional weirdos, this park is very nice. I live in the neighborhood so I walk through this park almost daily and love all of the activities that go on here.
The first part of the park near broadway (the sketchiest section) has a nice park gym workout area that I always see people using. The next section has a small skatepark (always crowded in the afternoons) and a community center. The next section off first has a beautiful grassy area with picnic tables and small grills to have picnics. The middle sections are also where the weekly farmers markets are held from 3 to 7 on Tuesdays. The final section is a small grassy area that overlooks the beach and also where the hold free yoga on the bluffs.
This park could use a little cleaning and fixing up. But overall it’s a nice place to walk and workout.

I love this cute little park. It overlooks the ocean and it a great place for a bbq!!! The people around are friendly! My daughter really likes it here too because there is a lot of space to play. When we are done we like to hit up the beach. There is always parking! The only issue. They need a restroom at the park!

I wish I could give this place less then one star. On the one side of the park by the rec center and skatepark is seriously nasty as heLLL. It’s all drug addicts, dealers maybe, and sketch people. You just see the same people walking back and forth doing there things, working out of there car, and maybe even the «bathroom», but I don’t know if you could even call it that, I walked in and right out, I think only homeless people use it. I would never come here again nor ever bring children here. But on the other side it is very nice looking over at the beach. But that is the only positive thing.

For this review, I’m probably going to tell you guys about the Skate Spot that’s build in this park! There’s perfect flatground with ledges and rails. Very good for skate videos to be filmed there. Many pros have skated this spot and have always came back to shred! Now for the park itself, I’d say it’s a very great area to have a party with your family and friends. I celebrated Independence Day at this park with my Friends in the afternoon and at night we all headed down to the beach to watch the fireworks! I really enjoy spending time at Bixby Park! :)

I like this place, it had a little of everything, skate park, enclosed jungle gym and swings for the kids, plenty of benches, pull up bars and other structures for your workout and trees to rest under. Bonus, there is a Rite Aid across the street if you get hungry for snacks or drinks. Parking is limited and if you are looking for aesthetics, you might not enjoy it. There is a homeless population that hangs here but I don’t mind, they just want to rest. I personally like the ruggedness of the park, not all grass, not all dirt.

When I come visit this park to do my little workouts, I feel inclined to leave sooner. I think it’s because it doesn’t look as appealing to the eyes other than being really close to the beach. There is a lot of traffic in & out of here and it can get crowded with events. I think if department of public works take better care of the grass, it would be a little more welcoming to the public because I see a lot of bald grass spots. The playground lacks equipment for children to play on such as a merry go round or the tire. Those are the best ones to play with!

Saturday morning jumped out of bed and put my yoga clothes
Got in my car and raced like a jet, all the way to you
Came to the park with heart in my hand
To set an intention
’Cause I know yoga will push my limits yeah, yeah
Can I have this yoga for the rest of my life? (Say yes, say yes)
‘Cause I need to know
I may never clear all chakras til the day I die
Tough luck my friend but I won’t give up!
After 3 ½ or 4 years I’ve been doing yoga and it is still kicking my butt some days and I LOVE IT. Yoga will do that when you don’t give up. Heck life WILL DO THT if you don’t give up. Yoga is like life. Some days you find your grove and can nail every pose without much effort and then there are those days that will kick your butt. You’ll give it everything and want to give up and give in and you just can’t make your body do what you want it to do or what it did the previous day.
That is one of the FIRST THINGS I LEARNED in yoga… That it is NOT about keeping up with Little Miss Rubber Band on the mat next to you and bending yourself into a pretzel, it’s NOT about pushing yourself so far you hurt yourself or need to go home and self-​medicate, it’s NOT about being embarrassed if you have to stay in child’s pose for an entire practice. Yoga is about getting out of YOUR OWN WAY and YOUR OWN HEAD and PUSHING YOURSELF beyond where you think you can go. It’s about focusing on YOU for ONE HOUR! CLEARING your MIND and BREATHING. That’s why I like to say YOGA is LIFE because like LIFE you sometimes have to push yourself beyond what you think you can do to be better at anything, to grow to achieve anything. You have to take care of yourself and focus on you sometimes because if YOU DON’T, YOU WON’T be any good for anyone else that might need you or to yourself.
Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE YOGA! I’ve always be active. Not a sports person per say, but I’m always trying to find things to do to get out and get moving. I’ve taken all sorts of classes for exercise and have done some regular things such as ballet, jazz, modern dance, tap, belly dancing (SO FUN), step aerobics, swimming, biking, roller skating, snorkeling, tennis, racket ball, SUP’ing, kayaking, hiking, gardening, mowing my own lawn (I got over that one quickly and now have a gardener), riding my bike, skiing, volleyball, walking, running, water aerobics, etc, and recently joined a dragon boat team and I do yoga of course! I live in SoCal so there is plenty to keep an active person like me busy!
I learned about the YOGA in the Park from a fellow Unilocaler Shar. I’ve seen her check in several times during the week and thought DANG I want to do yoga at lunch but I would need a shower after and sadly that is not an option and neither is coming back to work all sweaty and FUNK-​TI-​FIED smelling like a barrel of monkeys. Then I found out that the yoga here is FREE. YES FREE but that you can give a donation and it is EVERY FRICKIN DAY at 11:00am.
I really wanted to go but my schedule keeps me pretty busy. Then something happened. Dragon Boat practice which is usually Saturday and Sunday season ended so that freed up some time in my schedule. So I was FINALLY able to make yoga in the park!
I LOVED IT! I knew it would be easy for me because any good instructor will NOT try to kill you and are cognizant that there may be several newbies in the class. But I also knew I could add on where needed to push myself which is what I did! IT WAS GREAT!
The instructor walked around so we all could hear her because we were outside, on OCEAN and the class was VERY BIG! She was clear and even offered some adjustments where needed. She repeated for people to relax, do your yoga and not Little Miss …“Bend over make your knees touch your elbows”… next to you. I was surprised I struggled in my downward ruff-​ruff that is normally no problem, but that’s yoga and that’s life! I pushed myself to hold poses longer and try some new hops for handstand that I’m STILL working on! I LOVED IT!
I will FO-​SHO be back to take another class! It was so refreshing to be OUTSIDE in NATURE doing yoga. The scenery was FAN-​TAB-​ULOUS! I LOVE being in or near the water being I’m a water rat! It has always relaxed me!
THANK YOU SO MUCH Yogalution Movement & Ayurveda for offering FREE/​DONATION YOGA to those who can’t afford it! Such an awesome concept. If you have never tried yoga this is a GREAT WAY to start if you live nearby. I can ONLY assume all the instructors are AHHH-​MAZING here but you’ll have to try it for yourself. Not every instructor is for everyone so it is good to try a few till you find one that fits your style. What have you got to lose except some weight or bad habits.

Nice park for a quick run. Usually will make a couple laps around here on the weekends. You have a beautiful back drop of the ocean across the street. Definitely a family oriented park. See a lot people having picnics and throwing small gatherings here. They have a small jungle gym for kids and even a small skate area. lots of parking surrounding the perimeter of the park. Also there’s a farmer’s market really close by if you want to pick up some fresh produce.

I sure love this park. It is divided into 2 areas that I’ll refer as the North (by the Community Center and restroom) and South Side (overlooking the water).
A portion of the south area is under construction. The renovation is almost complete and so far it looks beautiful. It provides a great view of the Ocean, the Queen Mary and the Belmont Pier. This area also has FREE (donations accepted) Yoga every day at 11am and again at 6pm (not available on Sat & Sun) thanks to the amazing Yogalution Movement & Ayurveda staff.
The north side of the park is huge. It has several grills and picnic tables with ample space for exercising, grilling, playing… soccer, frisbee, flag football.etc. There is also a built in skateboard ramp and rails, fenced in playground with sand and swings and a restroom.
On Tuesdays from 3−7pm, you can buy local by buying your fresh produce at the Harvest Farmer’s Market.
Great park to house outside birthday party or events.

Bring a sandwich, a beverage, and enjoy the sun and ocean breeze!
It was difficult deciding on awarding either 2 or 3 stars. Bixby Park is BEAUTIFUL! It’s located adjacent to the ocean and has so much history!!!
There have been many improvements made over the past few years. There is a new sand box and jungle gym area for children, a skate park area, and of course the beautiful band stand.
There is a weekly farmers market, daily free yoga, and overall, a beautiful place to sit and watch the world go by!
The draw backs are that the park is so beautiful that at times, the homeless tend to congregate here. The local police have been doing a better job of keeping people from loitering. .but it is what it is

This was the spot for SoCal Spartan WOD 2013 although the training course was right across the street.
Well, it was a Saturday early morning and parking was still abundant. As we waited, all spots were gradually filled with bikers, runners and walkers.
The park was clean. The restroom was not. Missing doors!!! Though there were no surprises of both expected and unexpected human dirt, soap was not part of it. I can’t whine. I just prayed.

Never has one small park had so many split personalities. This one has 4 minimum. Maybe 5 or 6 if you include night and day.
You have a 4 section rectangular city park that runs North-​South separated by East-​West running cross streets.
The North area is where you’re hearing mention of shady characters and unpleasant smells. It borders Broadway on the North edge. Cross 2^nd St heading South and this next section is pretty nice. This is where a lot of activities take place including the skating and play areas. Keep going South across 1^st St and you’re now in a nice wide fairly shaded area. This is where people set up for picnics, etc. One final push South across Ocean and you’re in a more wide open area. This part overlooks the beach.
Can’t speak for the nighttime but this park gets a lot of use, especially on the weekend and Holidays and has a mellow relaxed feel to it, which is what a park should have.