Emerald Hills Park

I like this park because it is small, quiet and clean. It has a couple of tennis courts (not always in the best condition) picnic areas, and a nice play ground for small children. If you are planning and outside gathering and want to have a park to yourself this would be a good choice. Plenty of parking and great view.

I’ve had the opportunity to visit this park numerous times lately at different times of the day. It seems to be quite safe and, for the most part, lightly used (mostly seniors walking their dogs).
It’s quiet and has amenities that make it an ideal park for family picnics and parties. Plenty of picnic tables, a soft sand playground with slides and climbers for the kids.
The one negative that I’ve seen is the restrooms. They are dark, and need a good cleaning and painting. And update wouldn’t hurt either.
Other than that, a nice quiet under used grassy tree shaded park.

This park is perfect for what I use it for, playing fetch with my dog. Location is very convenient to me and I have not encountered any issues so far.
There’s a basketball court which I’ve used to practice my shooting and there’s plenty of room for my pup and I to enjoy some quality time.
It’s not a dog park so not many dogs come and we stick to leash as much as possible.
It’s a good park to have around

As I was reading these reviews I had to comment, I was born and raised in the emerald hills area and after living in other areas of town decided to purchase a home and raise my family in Emerald Hills because it is a hidden jewel in the city Firstly the shooting that happened by the park was not related to the park in any type of way this is a nice quiet spot and a wonderful place to relax and unwind there are views of the Coronado island and downtown to name a few, I will agree with the first comment about the dusk rule but not due to the people changing it actually becomes extremely empty and scary quiet and the wild animals come over the canyon ridge to forage for food (coyotes, bats owls,) to name a few SO IF YOU DON’T USE THE PARK OR AREN’T A RESIDENT OF THE AREA DON’T COMMENT ON THINGS YOU KNOW NOTHING OF.

This park during the day is awesome. There is a Tennis Court that is gated. A basketball court that is also gated. There is parking and nice grass with plenty of places to run or grab a blanket with a great book under some beautiful trees. The bathrooms are always clean and are almost always stocked with toilet paper. The best part is the area where the little kids play. The equip is kept up and the sand is clean. My advice is to obey the «Dusk Rule». That means when the sun starts to go down LEAVE because the people change.

Unless you want to die, AVOID this park at all costs. A couple years ago, a pregnant woman was shot three times in the chest and once in the lower back. Although she and her baby survived, the gunman and his accomplice got away. See (
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