Garcia Bend Park

I like this park, it is nice and peaceful. Right here next to the river. I needed to get out this morning and get some fresh air (and its fresh). This park has so much to offer and its in a nice location. Just walking along the river is so peaceful. I love it!
Lots of free parking and a nice big playground and play area for the kids and family fun. They have a area were you can hike a lil and a tennis court and jogging, if thats what you’re into. I think that this park is amazing, you can come here and bbq with the family. The week days it quiet, but the weekends is much more busy. I’ve come here a few times now, because its close to where I live. I love to come and just walk along the river to clear my head.
There’s always someone walking or running along the trail. I would bring my granddaughter here doing the summer and she loves the playground here. Its can get really crowded and busy here. I don’t care too much for the rest rooms. NOT a lot of privacy and not the cleanest!
Over all I think this is a great park, because it offers a lot to do and see and its all free. From time to time they have nice event here for the community to enjoy. A few odd characters at times, but they don’t seem to cause any problems for anyone. Nice park to just hang out at…

I love this park. My boyfriend and I enjoy running by the river, it’s very peaceful and you don’t bump into many people if you go on a weekday. Weekends tend to be busy, especially with families since there is a big playground there. Lots of parking, never a problem to find a place to park! Big fields and tennis courts too. My one complaint is the lack of seating, the park could really use more tables on the field under the trees. There is a small set of bleachers were you can go and eat a picnic, though.

This park is ok. The equipment for the kids is fun and there is River access here. This park does bring some shady people to it. I’ve seen some suspicious people hanging out here.
The bathrooms are old school and alway gross. No doors, so prepare to be walked in on. And this park gets really crowded.

beautiful place to go on a jog when sunsets comes out. its such a nice area with a nice trail with the river as a view and the breeze blowing on you. i love coming here and bike or jog to relieve a stress mind. it totally relaxes me when i see the nice view. i sometimes like to come here picnic or bring my lunch up here and eat and enjoy the view and quietness too. there is also a big grass area to play soccer or football. there is also some swings and slides for little toddlers to enjoy. also tennis players they have a nice court and light to play too at night also. but the tennis courts do get filled up fast.

This review is for the river access portion of the park, although we did see that there were a lot more activities for families available at this park than we availed ourselves of on our visit.
If you are looking for river access without the craziness of Discover Park or having to pay anything to park, then this is a good spot. Keep in mind, you may have to hike the levee a little and may want to get there earlier in the afternoon (around noon) to get and stake out a good beach spot, but you will not be disappointed.
The hike is not too bad if you are grilling on the beach. We used a small portable propane grill and a soft sided ice chest to carry our water bottles and stuff in. The hills down into the beach area might be a little steep for trying to lug any large ice chests or grills though.
Had a great time and even got a spot that had a rope swing that the gidgets could swing on and drop down into the water. Was far enough from the boat dock so we could play and swim safely.

Came here for the first time today with the family and our German Shepherd and it won’t be the last time we come back.
Jogging, or even just walking, alongside the river is really enjoyable. I liked how they had marks on the ground for how far you’ve gone on the trail & how you can either run on the dirt trail or the gravel trail. This park has a lot to offer – tennis courts, bball courts, vball courts, paddleboating, a fish cleaning station, and a lot more!

I love going to Garcia Bend park for many reasons, and playing tennis is definitely one of them. The tennis courts are in great condition and have fabulous lights. They’re always clean and are well-​maintained.
Parking is plentiful and it’s free. However, If you arrive and the courts are being used don’t be discouraged as there are many things you can do while waiting. For example, you can walk up to the boat launch ramp and watch the boats, the jet skis, and various crazy fun water skiers having a good time on the river. Or you can hike down to the beach and sit on the sand and enjoy some R&R on the beach.
It is easy to get sidetracked when down by the river (I know this from experience.) So don’t forget to walk back up to the tennis courts and enjoy some time playing tennis.

Great place to go for a walk in the evening but this place is rather dirty. I am a dog owner myself and I pick up the you know what every time. It would be great if others could do so too…

Been going to this park since 2004, just to hang out with friends, and now that I have a family of my own, I love taking my children here to relax or go boating on the river. The neighborhood sometimes have nice family events here, and it use to take horrible turns because people have spoiled it, but after coming out the service, friends tell me that things have gotten a lot better recently and the neighborhood holds up to its peaceful reputation within the park now.

This is a nice park. What would make it even better is an off-​leash dog park that has sections for small dogs and one for large dogs. There are tons of dogs in this neighborhood and it would be awesome if the residents could just walk to an off-​leash dog park within the neighborhood instead of packing poochie into a car and driving all the way to Partner Park… or in my case, even further to Elk Grove for the small dog park at Morse Park.

I think this park needs to build a basketball court. Would make the park even better

Large Park, great for any outdoor activity that involves grass. So much space, great for kids and families and close to the river.

A nice Pocket area park. They have play structures, tennis courts, a large soccer field, and the levee to walk, run or bike on. The view from the levee is quite relaxing, because it looks on the Sacramento River. If you have a boat, you can launch your boat from this park. Overall a great place to take the family!

Beautiful place right on the Sacramento river. Great access to fishing, boating, walking, biking. Pick up your trash please.

This is a really nice park with pretty good amenities. I love that it is free. The only thing that I hate is that along the beach people leave SO much trash. Please pick up your trash people! If that could get better this place would be so much more awesome.

We’re big fans of this park!

Now this here’s a good levee. I don’t know much about the park — it seems to be plenty good for playing soccer in, as it’s in use consistently for that very reason each time I visit. But this here levee is a nice levee.
When I’m in a lame mood, I take my little legs on a walk up here. The view is perfect at any time of day, and at various parts of the trail there are shaded areas and sunny areas, so it’s never too bright or dark. There’s also picnic tables down below, near the river’s edge. I’ve yet to use them for that reason, but they’re pretty good for rolling joints on.
Many an intellectual conversation to be had walking upon this path. Bring some snacks, because you’ll wanna stay for a while — the trail goes on for a few miles. And if you’re a busybody like my mother, you can see everything going on in the yards of those who made the wise decision to buy property next to a levee.
Lots of good hiding spots under the trees down below, if you’re looking for that. Perfect for making out, and for smoking underneath. You can swim in the river if you’d like. I wouldn’t recommend it, but others seem to enjoy it. Once you walk up to the levee from the parking lot, you’re gonna wanna turn left, because to the right… I dunno. We turned right once, and I think it was just a dirt path, so we go left since then.
It’s also a pretty good place to smoke a blunt.

We visited Garcia bend today for the first time. I was disgusted to see all the trash left behind from the disrespectful people that had been there before. There was piles of garbage everywhere. Dirty diapers, cans bottles empty food packages and several articles of clothing including around 100 socks and dirty underwear. Never have I been so disappointed! It was almost unbearable to be around. The beach was a nice place but the trashy atmosphere was absolutely repulsive!!!

What a great place to come and take a walk, jet ski, barbecue or just have an adventurous afternoon walk. This is another nice big park we took a walk through this past weekend.
Three big kids went out for a walk and ended up collecting rocks, skipping stones, swashbuckling the weeds as we ventured through the trails to get down to the river’s edge. It was fun, to be out and about acting like kids, carefree and having a good time in the sun.
I’d like to come back this summer for some more fun in the sun as well as long walks around sunset.

Very clean park with clean facilities. It’s also huge!!! There’s a boat ramp so you can bring your boats and jetski’s too. The reason why I go here is to sit by the river and BBQ. There are lots of trees, which means lots of shade. However, come early because a lot of people come to BBQ at the same spot.
There’s A LOT of tree branches and stuff that is in the dirt so that made it hard to walk bare foot. The water felt so nice, the Sacramento River isn’t as cold as the American River. The water isn’t too deep around this time, either. You don’t have to worry too much about your kids playing in the water.
This is definitely a relaxing spot, especially good if you want to get in the water!