Stoner Recreation Center

Gotta love Stoner. A perfect park in between homes and restaurants in beautiful Santa Monica! There’s always activity here & it’s very well maintained. Bathrooms could use some love but that’s typical of LA public restrooms. There’s something for everyone in this park including skate, tennis, basketball, pool & even a kiddie pool. Great spot for birthdays too!

Good spot to hang out during the day. Has basketball/​tennis courts, ball fields, kids playground, skate park and tables near the front for groups or picnics. Also has a dog park on the west end, stop by 4−6pm. Good atmosphere.

Overall, this place has a little of everything for everyone. It can, however, get crowded easily so avoiding peak hours/​weekends is best… unless you enjoy that.

Great neighborhood park
nice field to play ball soccer let the pup run or the kid
very well lit easy parking

It’s a nice park and location, but the programs offered at the Recreation Center are not worth it. The office is run badly, where they are quick to take your registration fee, but do not deliver on the promised number of classes. My daughter signed up for a ballet class there, and…
–First, the instructor missed the first day of class, no call-​no show.
–Second, when it came to checking us in for the first week of class, the woman checking us in was using a list from 2010 and said we had to produce a receipt as proof of enrollment. She was rude considering that it was her fault that she did not even have the right class, or try the right year.
–And third, they just shorted us a class, as they are not going to make up the missed first week of class.
BEWARE! Not a well run program there. If you can, go south on Barrington and visit Mar Vista Park, a much better run program and friendlier staff.

Super fun my 4 year cried on the way out he wanted to stay the whole day lol
Will come back fun place for a fun family day not expensive so budget friendly love if bring lots of sun screen there’s not a lot of shade

Given the name, ironically family oriented. Active skate park, baseball & soccer fields, playground. Great place to take the family or in my case go read a book, journal, have long calls with friends/​family in far off places, and soak up some Vitamin D.

Great place to come and play tennis!!! Courts are taking care of well, lights are great. Always busy but it’s ok

Great recreation center! Lots of sports going on at the same time which is very refreshing to watch. My son practices and plays his basketball games here and it’s in a convenient location for us!

I love to come here and practice soccer however I don’t think it’s suitable for full soccer game the grass is completely un even with dry spots wet spots dirt spots random odd patches of an even dirt… I have however played a pick up softball game here and went well.
The waterpark is very cool for kids however not for adults less you want to hear screaming kids all day :)
I have a friend that plays basketball here every few days he enjoys it :)
3 stars for the name as I always get a funny reaction when I tell people I went to Stoner Park :)

This park is great. Growing up however it was sketchy. I remember walking home from the pool when a guy in his car kept slowly following us. Luckily where we were headed wasn’t that far, but a lot has changed. I come here to the skate park with my boys. The staff is not visible but they are there for any problems. Lots of tables for parties and both skate park and kids play place are together. Like I said, a lot has improved since I was young.

It’s a skate park called Stoner park. That’s all that needs to be said.
(I swear I’m mature… Sometimes)

This is an awesome park at the intersection of Stoner and Nebraska in Santa Monica. I used to come here back in the day when I thought I could skateboard but now I pretty much come to watch all these young guns do ridiculous tricks. Kids half my age and younger that are doing tricks that you would think only pros pull off. It’s extremely entertaining just to come here and watch kids skate but this park also has a lot of other things to offer:
A nice walking path throughout the park, a pool to spend these sunny SoCal days, a playground for kids, a recreation center with basketball courts inside, etc.
One of the better parks in LA and my favorite in Santa Monica. It may not have the glitz and glamour of the beach parks down but it has everything you need to enjoy a beautiful sunny day and an awesome rec when it’s not a pretty one.

When my boyfriend told me we are going to stoner recreation center for tennis. my first reaction was… why would someone name a park stoner?! Will there be lots of people getting stone at the park?
Anyway… away from my bad imagination… the park is super nice and clean. Really family friendly plus friendly for human’s best friend, the four legged friends too. From my memory, I think there was 8 tennis courts. That’s ALOT! No wait, no line! Plus there are NO tree leaves and the lines are super visible on the court! SCORE!

Great local place to take your kids. I take my daughter here rather often so she gets to run around and climb and whatnot.
The playground area is rather small, but I’m giving this place 5 stars because there isn’t anything else like it walking distance from me.
There is a skate-​park, and it’s always packed (except when it’s pouring) whenever I’m here. Surrounding the playground contains field area for soccer, etc., baseball areas, benches, multiple tennis courts, and basketball court.
There’s also a good-​size grass area for picnics and parties.
Oh, also Stoner Park Pool next door. THey got a pretty cool looking water slide.

I met my boyfriend here two years ago!
*~*This review is for girls that adore skater-​boys and watching them…*~*
The skate-​park is a magical land full of pro-​skaters and cuties practicing their sexy sport in a place not as exposed and crowded like Venice Skate Park.
You will fall in love, be inspired, and as your sitting in the shade watching sweaty, determined boys take tumbles, that wonderful summertime-​in-​Los Angeles feeling will overcome you .
Not to mention the ever-​present ice-​cream truck that adds to the experience ~

Great park, as I go there all the time. Awesome for kids, babies, and even adults. The only thing I would add is a flat running surface around the outside of the park. Its about a half mile each lap. The swimming pool is sweet (and cheap) for the summer, and the skate park is decent if you are into riding (I razorscoot).

Decided to be very un-​Angeleno and walk to a park to read a book and eat lunch. The nearest park is Stoner Park.
Yes, it has a funny name and the north-​south street east of it shares that name. Do stoners hang out here? I didn’t see any and I have at other parks.
The park is big and beautiful. It offers everything one could want with a public park.
The centerpiece is the skate park, a $ 1 million facility built in 2010.
The park also has tennis courts, baseball/​softball diamonds, a beautiful pool with a winding slide and fountains, a gym, picnic benches and a big playground.
There were a lot of people from kids to adults doing what they enjoy and smiling in the park. The skate park was super crowded.
I kind of wished I wasn’t an adult in July and could be a kid again and hang out during the day. Why didn’t I value that more when I was a kid? Who knows.

A meetup spot of sorts, Stoner Recreation Center holds many memories of great times and its convenient location in the middle of West LA makes it a natural sanctuary from 405 and 10 traffic.
I love that there are large tennis courts, many picnic benches and lots of street parking around the perimeter of the park.

It’s nice to see 6 reviews already for Stoner! Yay for park reviews.
And shut up about the name of the park, we know, we know… hahaha…
And yeah it has its share of stoners, as most all parks do, who hang out and pass the time and stare at clouds… oh wait… that was me. Never mind.
The park is not named for the wistful ones, however. It’s named for the street it’s on.
There’s lots to do at Stoner. There are 2 handball courts, several tennis courts (lighted), ball fields (some lighted) including soccer nets, a huge kiddie playground with modern equipment, a basketball court…
The basketball court looked a little run down.
And I did see what appeared to be a homeless encampment on the grounds, but it was quiet and they weren’t bothering anybody on a Sunday afternoon.
Stoner has a parking lot, but I parked on one of the small residential streets that surrounds the park, no problem. It’s a very quiet neighborhood.
There’s a Senior Center with senior/​adult daycare. It sure could use some refurbishing of the exterior though, up around the roofline where the paint is peeling from the fascia. Heads up, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The community/​rec center is huge, and has a gym. Nice.
Next to it is the pool, with a water slide. Very nice. In January the water was drained, but I got photos anyway. In fact I posted pics of everything mentioned in this review, except the stoners.: D
There is a rather sad fitness trail circling the park. I saw only a few stations, but I didn’t walk all the way around the ball fields, so maybe I missed something. But I doubt it.
Next to the rec center is a grassy picnic area with BBQs, in use the afternoon I stopped by. Families with kids were enjoying a beautiful balmy day.
According to the banners on the side of the rec center building, Stoner offers a variety of sports & other programs. Cool.
I especially liked the little Japanese garden, out in front of the pool area. It’s an unexpected surprise, a lovely place with big shade trees, small paths, and quiet seating areas. And cherry blossom trees.
Overall, this park seems to serve its community well, and that’s the name of the game when it comes to parks.
I posted 20 photos.