Studio City Rec Center

Well this is definitely a free public park. Appears to have well maintained tracks for running, basketball courts, tennis courts, tennis wall, and a baseball field. If you’re planning on playing tennis in the evening, you’ll find your depth perception is off due to lack of proper court lighting. Everything else is well lit though.

Pro: They run lots of good sports leagues for kids in the community (and it looks like other programs).
Cons: They need to cordon off sections of the field and plant seed once in a while. It’s a dust bowl.
The people that organize the sports leagues are nice enough but they are as disorganized and unresponsive as anyone I’ve ever dealt. It is extremely frustrating.

Best park in Studio City. I love taking my son here. Great crowd of people & kids. There sports programs are fantastic. My son does baseball, football, basketball & soccer throughout the year & has a blast. I highly recommend early registration because the teams do fill up quickly.

A great park all around. But as someone who primarily comes here to shoot hoops, I am saddened by the total waste of space at the basketball courts.
First, there are only two basketball goals in use. They are not situated opposite one another, but instead sit side by side. The Western basketball goal has been lowered to accommodate children. Not that I’ve ever seen a single kid use it. The Eastern basketball is the lone option for adults.
Here’s where the shameful part comes in – there is room for full court basketball for both sides, but the goals at the opposite end of the blacktop have been removed. You can still see the three point lines, free throw stripes, etc. for these goals, but they are long gone.
One resident told me that there was a violent shooting here back in the 90’s, and that they removed the other two goals to prevent full court play «so that the types who like to play full court would go someplace else». Ok, that’s vaguely racist, but whatever. I don’t really play full court anyhow. But why take the goals away, leaving a useless, empty space in their wake? Why not place a divider or something, so that full court play is prohibited, but all 4 goals can be utilized? For that matter, why not simply rethink this «full court players are violent» theory?
It’s ridiculous. It means a just a few people can clog up what should be a much better-​utilized space. It means that if the sun is in your eyes when you show up, you’d might as well go home as there are no other options.
Who do we see about making better use of this space?

This is a hidden gem. I’ve lived in the area for over 5 years and had no clue this park was even here, since its not on a major street like most parks.
The park has the following amenities: auditorium, barbecue pits, baseball diamond (lighted), basketball courts (lighted/​outdoor), childrens play area, picnic tables, tennis courts (unlighted), and running track.
They also have many community programs (sports, education, fun, arts) for children and adults.
Plenty of street parking all around.
I come here for my outdoor exercising.

This is a great little park and a nice small rec. center with it. Tennis courts, Basketball, Fields, Cooking Stations, Baseball fields and some playgrounds for the kids and little work out spots. Found it walking around today.

Came at night. too dark to see anything
Need to return during the day
Came for Val’s UYE… will review that
But it looked nice from what I could see and I found parking easily, that’s a plus, wasn’t thrilled about the bathrooms thou.

I have a very little budget for «fun». My budget? Free. Okay I’m exaggerating but I do seek out free leisure activities. However, I also always look for the «catch» when you tell me something is free. This is LA. There is always a catch!
I was welcomed by a small but ornate playground for the kiddos (in a sand lot versus mulch for boo boos), terrifically maintained tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts (one with a regulation size hoop and one smaller for kids), a picnic area with little grills, a path for bikes or walking, soccer field, 2 outdoor exercise machines and gymnastic rings and bars (think: mini-​version of Venice Beach), and a building for indoor summer camp activities. So, how do you think I reacted when I went to the Studio City Rec Center/​park? WHAT’S THE CATCH?!
But there is no catch! Yes, some of the activities like day camp for the kids ($ 70/​day) or sports leagues cost money but otherwise all these goodies are free for the public. You simply can’t use the courts when they are reserved but otherwise, they are up for grabs. The best part? Just cause it is free, doesn’t mean it is in shabby shape. In fact, this park is better maintained than some country clubs out there. It’s like a YMCA for the neighborhood!
Studio City Rec Center has no catch (unless you count the sports fields) and will satisfy your your park needs. You can work out while your kids play on the playground, the male counterpart can play a game of basketball or baseball and then use the grill for lunch. This is a place which will fit anyone’s budget.

I love this park!
It’s a great place for running or pick up sports. The lights stay on until 10 p.m., and there are generally a number of families at the park and couples walking their dogs.
This park has playground equipment for the kids, two basketball courts, four tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a dirt track, and newly installed plastic weight-​lifting machines… that actually work! Their aren’t a TON of varieties of these machines, but the few there are really do work (somehow using your body weight to lift, I think). There is also a kick back wall on the perimeter of one of the basketball courts.
The park’s not that big, but it’s a good location with super easy parking, and somehow it manages to cram a bunch of things into one well-​lit area.
Anyways, there is a group that gathers on Monday nights for pickup soccer — last week there were about 30 people playing and the organizers just ask that you bring $ 5 a month to contribute to the cost of the nets.