Cataldi Park

Big green grass field, many tennis courts, few basketball courts, lots of swing sets, some playgrounds and couple tables and benches. This park is pretty much perfect for any occasion: picnics, parties, acro yoga sessions, any type of sport games and etc. This park has its own lot for parking. I like that the playground sets have a rubber flooring instead of tanbark. The bathrooms are pretty clean compared to other parks as well.

This is a nice park that’s pretty well kept up! Play structures for under five and over five. Very busy on weekends and the one star I removed is for the grumpy a$$ xenophob ice cream man who is kind to his people and rude and gruff to my hubby and I. This has happened more than once! Anyway, tennis lessons on weekend and nice shades areas makes this park complete replace the ice cream man and this is A+

I was in town for business and looking for an alternative to running on a treadmill in a hotel gym. This park was a 12-​minute drive from my hotel near the airport. Overall very nice. Lots of people and very safe-​feeling, though I did see a teen strolling along a line of parked cars casually (at least I am sure he thought he was being subtle) looking into each car as he passed to scope out the contents. I think as long as you put valuables in the trunk or glove compartment you are ok.
I did the path around the perimeter of the park three times – maybe a total of a little more than 3 miles. I like that some of it was dirt and not all concrete. Only downside is the dirt portion is also the part closest to the highway so there was that constant noise. But all in all a pleasant place to walk and run.

Extra large park. Good playground area for kids. Tennis courts avail. And lots of open grass areas and picnic tables. Holiday weekends can get pretty busy but because of openness there’s enough room for families to enjoy.

This is a great and large park with lots of areas for picnics at various bench areas. There are also several different playground areas and a wall made for you to play tennis with yourself. Lots of people bring dogs here but there is no specified enclosed dog area. There is plenty of parking around the park grounds and there are several large fields of grass.

This place used to be an orchard as I am from the Bay Area and especially Berryessa area. There used to be a lot of work out stations but those are gone and I am not sure why maybe they wrote it out or the maintenance was too much for a city park to maintain. The basketball courts are gone the tennis courts are still available for use but they are minimized and always filled up as now people come here to train on their tennis skills. They do do competition soccer here during the summer months and spring months. The playground area for kids is fantastic well maintained and well lighted. This is a safe area to come especially during the day you will see Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and all kinds of activities from classes schools and after school functions so this is a very busy part but I come here daily to remind myself of how beautiful the Bay Area is and I get my exercise on and cardio. This is a clean park with plenty of bathrooms and rest areas and picnic areas. From time to time you’ll see jumper houses here which is pretty cool

Even with all the childhood memories I have at this park, I have since been spoiled rotten with the ocean breeze and horizon views of the bay, lol. That just for my running preferences though. In other regards, Cataldi is quite well rounded in how much wide open grassy area there is for soccer/​football, plenty of tennis counts, a couple of different playgrounds, and grills scattered throughout. There’s even some exercise-​looking structures around the far side! Lol. In the early morning you’ll see a lot of folks walking themselves or their four legged companions around for some good ol’ fresh air. All in all, pretty much everything you could want in a park. =]

How I ended up here?
Well, this all started because my friend gained this sudden passion for acro-​yoga and forced his non-​athletic friends to do it with him. Long story short, after stuffing our faces from eating a big lunch and probably gaining 5 pounds each person after that; we spontaneous found a park nearby to do one of his yoga poses because what are good friends for right… sigh.
At the first glance of the park, I noticed big grass fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, mini rock climbing structures for kids, nice non-​rusty looking swing sets for both bigger kids and little kids. Plenty of mini playgrounds with slides, monkey bars, etc. It was a nice open field for a picnic on a nice day on the tables, playing soccer and having BBQ on the BBQ pits with your family. This is a dog friendly park too! I saw many owners walking their dogs around. Plenty of free parking lot parking and bathrooms are decently clean compared to other parks I’ve been to.
Fast forwarding to my friends and I, we enjoyed our time swinging on the swing sets because you’re never too old for that! We then failed attempting to do the acro yoga on the rubber flooring they had! Let’s just say feet’s were stepped on, backs were being crushed and some of us fell over more than we should have… But we had fun doing it!
All in all, this is a really nice park for a nice sunny day and I would recommend it to families and friends!

I play tennis here with friendly fellow park players. I didn’t know them at first but they welcomed me in. When I don’t play tennis I jog with my dog. They have a nice jogging track. My dog has fun meeting other friendly dogs.

Great park! So many open areas for birthday party set ups. Can handle so many parties on one day. Also great for walking around the circuit. A few more path options beyond on circle with concrete sidewalks and more dirt like paths. Could use more shady areas/​big trees. Tennis courts are also commonly busy.

This park has restrooms and plenty of parking space. It has a lot of grass area which is great for any occasion or sport events. It has six adult size swings and six child’s seat swings, which is way more than other parks I’ve seen! It also has two playgrounds, one for 2 to 5-​year-​olds and the other is for bigger kids. There even a rock climbing wall.
I have brought my daughter here when the Berryessa community center had a soccer’s course taking place. This park was where they practice and played.
There’s constant flow of cars on the main road so it somehow makes me feel a little safer

This Park is a Five Star for sure! Even with the drought were having the grass is pretty healthy. Great to have BBQ, picnic on the front of the park all the ways to the back of the park. Walking the dogs is always fun when you meet other people through out the park that have love for each other’s four legged family. It’s a great place to bring the kids to fly a kite, play volleyball, basketball courts and of course the Playground. Over all it’s an excellent Park Sun. Thru Sat.

Great place to play some sports or have a BBQ! There are big open grassy fields as well as a volleyball court, and there are tables to eat or play board games! There are also two playgrounds on opposite sides of the park and many tennis courts. Trees cover a lot of the tables so getting too much sun isn’t a problem either! The grass is pretty nice, and overall, the park is pretty clean and a good place to hang out.

This park is one of the better San jose parks. I didnt find any trash in the play area, its away from the street. there are 2 play areas close to each other, lots of grass and nice kids (I came during the week). Dog owners keep their unleashed dogs away from the playgrounds (nice!)

I love this park! Great and really clean location for picnic, family reunion, class reunion…
The walking trail is really great. I walk two rounds everyday and happy about to be here.
It has BBQ pits, playground for children, tennis area, basket ball hooks all around the park…

Large park (1 round is about 1.5 miles)
Nice camping area
Sport courts available: tennis, basketball, soccer…
Huge lawns
Nice views
Clean rest rooms
Large parking lots in the park (free) & street parking

This is a nice park, pretty big in size. Plenty of parking around the park. I’ve been here on many occasions, for parties and when I used to help coach some kids sports. This past weekend I had my son’s 1^st birthday party here, and wanted to offer up some tips for those who may think of hosting their party at Cataldi.
I just want to clarify, in the past, the picnic area by the front where the playgrounds are USED to be first come first serve, but now they do have online reservations!
— If you want to host your party in the area that has 7 long tables/​benches in a half circle (also known as the area called Cataldi Cresent), to ensure that spot, I would recommend reserving that area online at. You have to pay to rent this area, but it ensures that area for you from 8am-​5pm and you don’t have to go there at the crack of dawn and wait there to «save your area». On the City of San Jose’s website, the price of the reservation depends on the day, season, and which park you choose. For Cataldi on a Saturday in May, it was $ 210.
— After you reserve your area online, you will get a confirmation email and a PDF of a sign you must put in your area by 8am day of your party just as a courtesy for others so they know that this area has been reserved. My tip would be, if you can, print out signs for each table you have AND the main reservation signage area, and put it out the night before. That way, you don’t have to kick anyone out who goes to the park by 5am to save tables (that’s what had happened to me). If someone gives you trouble about the reserved picnic area, there is a number you can call for disputes.
— In the description in the city’s website, it says this picnic area is «partially shaded». For the most part it wasn’t shaded, so we had to bring our own canopies.
— If you don’t choose to host your party in this specific picnic area, I have seen others set up their parties on the grass underneath the shade with their own tables and chairs.
Other than a great party spot, Cataldi is definitely a nice, clean, large park.

I like coming to this park with my daughter. It has a wide open space for kite flying and we really enjoyed doing it during summer/​windy days.

I don’t play tennis much anymore. I don’t play with frisbees. But I do walk. And I find Cataldi Park to be perfect for taking long strolls. I park in the small parking lot, and walk around the perimeter of the park, and one of these days I’ll actually measure how much I’m walking, but it’s quite a ways — this part is quite big, and extends all the way to the 680 freeway.
It’s good exercise in a nice neighborhood.

Great park if you play tennis. It has seven tennis court, not lighted during the night. It’s a pretty good size park, unfortunately everything else is quite small. Small bbq area, two small bbq pit. Kids play structure is small, mainly design for toddlers. I’m sure kids would get bored in no time. It does have rock climing structure. Restroom typical City restroom, stainless steel. Good size parking lot.