Cresta Park

I love this park for the kiddos. I first came to this park for a birthday party. a few years ago. I always forget about this park, because I usually go to Arden Park.
This one is situated off La Sierra not far from Arden Park at all.
I brought the monsters here yesterday as a treat since they wanted to be picked up early and asked if they could go ride their scooters somewhere before sundown.
So I brought them to this park because its different from what they were used to, they had fun riding them all around then jumping onto the swings and playing.
This park is a great park for a birthday party. They have the picnic tables and a grill there, and its not too big where if you are a guest at a birthday party, you wonder, okay which party is it?
there is only 2 areas where you can really have a party and make use of the picnic tables and grills. I like it because of its smaller size you know EXACTLY where your kids are!

I love this place. My kids can run around for at least two hours and not get bored with the two play structures. It’s clean and not too crowded.

This is such a nice park in a lovely little neighborhood. This seems to be a park that parents and nannies flock to in the morning (which is what brought me) and if you go often enough you may get inducted in to the Starbucks sipping Mommy and Me chat hour.
There are two main parks. One for the smaller children and one for the older, tennis courts, a bathroom, drinking fountain, grassy field and concrete pathway.
Parking is right along the park and there are areas to sit and have snack time.
It is definitely a lovely park!

I’ve been to Cresta Park twice now and I must say that it is a really great park for kids. There are two play structures, each covered with large sun shades plus a few other toys for the kids to play with. Now, I know this may sound small, but the bark in the play area is really impressive. It was like it had been cleaned with a fine-​toothed comb! No trash, no cigarette butts. Maybe I have been going to the wrong parks all these years? It’s all about the little things. The whole park is immaculate, just like it’s surrounding neighborhood. Sure, it might be a little. .. how should I put this. .. white-​washed? But if you are in the mood for a really clean and new feeling park, this might just be the place!
Parking: All street parking, but plenty of it
Bathrooms: Sparkly clean
Ambiance: Nice shade trees, soft lawns
Cleanliness: Pretty immaculate
Crowd: Not to crowded, even on a Saturday
Fun Factor: Good of variety of toys and equipment

My own private tennis courts, frequented dozens of times, without living in a mansion/​estate. I love thinking of this era of my life, much more carefree then, when life was imbued with great hopes and lofty dreams. (After a few decades of life, reality has smacked me upside the head and made me come down from that place.)
As a youngun’, my sibs and I used to walk or bike here. I would sometimes jog about the park, located in a very tranquil and expansive neighborhood of upper middle-​class, manicured homes. Sometimes, they would play b-​ball while I took a book, reading in the sunshine, enjoying being in the out of doors…
And sometimes, it was pure competition among the 3 of us: pounding it out in the sun, playing multiple games of tennis. We were all part of the local high school’s tennis team, and this was a perfect place to go and nab a court, for HOURS ON END. Perhaps everyone in the area would go to La Sierra park, which sports multiple courts side-​by-​side.
This was one closer, more personal, and less known. Good for us! I have great memories of sometimes bringing my lab here and letting her chase the tennis balls as they flew over the net, trying her best to inch closer to a bit salivary chomp of the yellow fuzzy.
One great, solid memory from my childhood.