Mance Buchanon Park

Spot is legit, free of gangs as one persons was worried about.
Grassy area, mile walking trail, playground and facilities in one spot. Weekend does not even get too bad with the youth soccer teams starting up again. Cross your finger for no unruly parents.
Jus make sure you pick up after yourself and your dog. It’s everyone’s park, keep it clean.

Huge soccer fields and a mile loop for running or walking. They keep the lights on in season until like 9, perfect place to go if you work late and still want to go walk the dogs or go for a run when it’s getting dark out.

This is a huge park just driving by and looking at it may seem like a decent size but it very large. Not a lot of people use this park I thought because it’s so big that tons of people would it. This park can handle a ton of people as it does on the weekend as people are running on the trail or kids playing soccer.
If you’re looking for a big open space to throw a football around with the kids or do anything else in an open space this is the park to do so.

I enjoy this park, plenty of grassy field areas, nice long running paved path around the park. Play structure needs some shade areas. Long river running trail which is awesome but don’t run alone.

It’s a good park right up against a good old neighborhood. The size of the park is great and there’s no problems with vagrants. It’s a good place to let your kids play as well as taking walks around the park. The only downsides to this place is the parking on weekends and the lack of large trees to provide natural shade. During the Summer months a clear sky and high heat make this place a little unbearable.

As far as public parks goes, it’s a pretty decent park.
The Oceanside Breakers use the fields for soccer practice and games so if you’re looking to kick around a ball or play on the grass you might be hard pressed to find room.
With that in mind, parking on Saturdays from September to November can be a nightmare. Unless you arrive early or late in the afternoon before and after games.
Restrooms are clean.

We went there earlier today and loved it. We usually go to the park off lake blvd but the parking was horrible and it was too crowded, so we decided to try this park out.
I have a one and a half year old so it’s hard sometimes to find places where she can play but she loved the little playground here.
There was a birthday party and it was Sunday afternoon so it was pretty busy but there is ample parking and room for everyone.
This is our new favorite place because it has swings, the playground, huge fields to run around in, and a walking trail.

Nice big park w/​agin playground area, plenty of places for kids to ride their bikes & scooters! Bathrooms are clean & park grounds are well kept. Plenty of room for afternoon picnics. Also, there’s not a lot of trees, do if there are no soccer games going, the fields are a perfect spot gor flying a kite.

Nice clean park that’s great for kiddies and also has decent restrooms. As a long time educator who has taken dozens of kids to many Parks I recommend this one to parents

Great park. Super huge but not like crossing a country. spacing is excellent so you don’t feel like you are imposing on anyone’s space. Large grass fields that allows family fun to run around and play ball etc. Not much for toddlers though but the open space is enough for them.

This was a great little park. Large open fields, playground, good parking, and restrooms. Only down side is there is no shade! This mama can’t do no shade. Hot.

Small, Clean park. It’s not to quiet since its located right next to the road. A good space to let your dogs run around or hey stop and smell the roses!

This is the park I take my son to plat at if I am taking him to a park. They have a good variety of different play structures, making for a very happy little guy. The park is clean and not covered in litter or graffiti like some of the near by surrounding parks. The bathrooms are clean for a park and the fact they have a bathroom is a plus. There is a ton of grass for running and playing. We love this park.

I like this park! Close to my home, plenty of shade, bathrooms are close to play area, and clean.
let’s keep it that way, Oceanside!
Tip: Bring a blanket to sit on under a tree.

I’ve been in the area since before the park and its made a huge difference in the community. Overnight, the neighborhood changed into a family community. There are lots of families, sports activities during the day and the Generations Church does lots of activities for the holidays. It measures a little under a mile around the perimeter so it’s great for running, biking and just walking the dog. Every once in a while there is some vandalism which is cleaned up very quickly by the maintenance staff. The grass is sometimes on the dried out side, but for a really large park without a lot of trees, its probably to be expected. Only downfall is that the large kids play area isn’t covered. During the summer months it’s almost unusable because there aren’t trees around the play area so it’s scorching hot.

Mance Buchanan Park when first designed was pretty massive. Honestly most residents didn’t realize how much open space wasn’t being used. Compared to the much smaller, less used parks around the city Buchanan and Luiseno are pretty big. All that grass is hard to keep green and some of the year is a little worse for wear, but it’s a nice place to run some laps, bring the kids or dogs (leashed) for some exercise. I personally use it as a meetup on bike rides. It’s a nice point to start rides due to parking being abundance and central location for many. Now I don’t have kids so I can’t attest to the level of interest kids would have here, but I can say parents are always bringing them here whenever I’m meeting for a ride. It does link up to a school which already has fields, but I’m sure you can get quite a few soccer games here. I don’t like the1 way in and 1 way out and people do speed out of here. I’d hope they make the final cross walk more visible.

Nice park. Playground kept my 1 year old happy with the toddler swing. The big kids were able to swing climb spin and do the usual playground thing. I really liked how I could sit on a bench near the playground and watch one child ride a bike, one child on the play structure and one child (crawling) and playing with balls on the grass… While having them all in eyeshot. (do let them bring all their outside toys) The second time we went its was a Saturday and waaaay more crowded due to lots of soccer games on the fields, but the parking was still good and kids still liked it.

Nice park. Lots of fields for soccer or whatever, and one big playground in the middle. I like that it’s a spot along the San Luis Rey Bike Trail. It seems to be a long park, and there is plenty of parking. When I took my family there it was a beautiful Saturday and the playground area has a few different age-​appropriate structures so it didn’t feel too crowded.

Nice Big Park — They have a great playground for the kids and big fields for any type of football or soccer. The bike trail runs along this park which is usually how my family gets here.
Directions since this park is so new there are no maps on the web as of this writting.
East from the 76 off the 5 frwy
Left on College all the way to North River Rd
Park on your left