Mitchell Park

First and foremost, I just heard a story today that a small dog (8 lbs) was attacked by two huskies at this park and subsequently died as a result of its injuries. Just to give you a sense of the mix of dogs that go there and how bad some of them and their owners can be. There is no small dog area so the little dogs can get picked on by the bigger ones. Plus, this dog park is small and only has dirt as opposed to grass, making it really dirty and smelly from all of the pee and poo. One of the worst dog parks I have ever been to. So, if you have a small dog just skip it. Socialization is not worth dying over.

Great park for hanging out with friends, has a perfect mix of different areas and has both quiet areas and areas that are packed with people enjoying amazing days!

We were originally trying to get to the magical bridge, but being from out of town didn’t realize it was here. So, we started playing on the play area until we decided to go explore. First off, this park is large and had lots of open space. They have a gated toddler area which seemed nice. My boys enjoyed the play area for bigger kids. There was a good amount of people at the park, but it was still very calm. The park seemed well maintained.

Pretty cool park in Palo Alto. Decent parking spaces available. Great for kids. Soccer fields, playground and cool statues around. Clean bathroom available. Dog park there too. There is always a small group of homeless people but they didn’t bother anyone and the views of the mountains are quite beautiful.

I am from Santa Cruz and met family at Mitchell Park for a picnic. Best community park I have ever been to!!! Spacious, peaceful and also with a lot of interesting activities. There is a lovely café and great library there as well.
Could not recommend this park more!!! Outstanding!!!

Great park, huge space and fun to visit whether with your dog or for a soccor game, dog park is not bad, magic bridge playground is nice too, although jam packed on the wkd. Parking is a bit challenging although.

Love the indoor outdoor concept!

This park is huge! We went here for the dog park and enjoyed our time. The park is half dirt and half grass. There are tons of balls lying around and ample seating. All but 1 dog there was nice.

This popular park is nestled in a nice neighborhood with plenty of parking and shade.
I like parks that have some kind of border to prevent rambunctious little boys who don’t listen from running off. It’s pretty popular in the morning and thins out around noon when kids go home to eat lunch and nap.
They have some cute features like a wooden car with steering wheel that boys love. Also a bridge that they can climb up and down. What’s cool is the tunnel with holes they can pop in n out like pairie dogs. They also have a water feature for hot summer days for kids to cool off at.

Clean park and has an area to bring your dogs to let them off the leash. There is no separator for big and small dogs, as someone else mentioned, so I had to flea with my Yorkie when someone came with a German Shepherd.
The dog area smells horribly of pee and poop and people don’t clean up after their dogs :(So if you feel like your dog needs to get de-​wormed, be sure to take it here!
The park itself is very clean and nice.

Wish they divided small and large dog side

This Park Is Good for Kids, Family, BBQ’s & Dogs…
Infact the Dog Park Part Is Why I Went…
Great spot for dogs to Rome «OFF THE LEASH»
mingle with other dogs & make new friends.
When I took my dog there we were greeted with other friendly dogs
There was a dirt and grass area for Dogs to do There Thug Thang… LOL
A pooper scooper and water provided for the dogs.
But anti-​social dog owners «Yuck!»
It would be nice if they had a barrier between big dogs and little dogs.
Just beware of other dogs remember their not like your dog.
I Rake This Fun Dog Friendly Park 5

We decided that this 4^th of July was going to be different. As much as we love to BBQ at the house, keep it low key, that’s become the comfort zone and we wanted to get out and live it up a bit. I decided that Palo Alto would likely have stunning weather, unlike San Francisco in July. I also decided that a chili cook off would be a really fun event and so we headed down here to get busy.
The park is really big and pretty well maintained. Growing up in Bruno, this is a much nicer park than we are used to but I also imagined that Palo Alto had pristine grass, no burnt spots, immaculate baseball fields and that wasn’t the case. The chili cookout event was an absolute blast! Semi decent live music, lots of open space to relax, plenty of shade to ditch the burning sun and it was definitely a wonderful day.

One of the best dog parks I have been to. Everybody (people and dogs) are friendly, and people know each other and their dogs. Everybody is totally open to sharing their toys and playing with somebody else’s dog. My dog always leaves happy, and is always looking forward to going back there. There are sunny parts as well as shady parts, and benches all along the edges for owners to sit down.
The only bad thing is that every time we go there, my dog comes back with cuts on her pads because of the sand/​gravel stuff. But they aren’t too bad, and it doesn’t stop her from wanting to go back.

The dog park was great! I like that it has grass area in addition to just dirt. Would be better if there were a separate small dog area

Such a friendly dog park! Very spacious with lots of room for your 4-​legged friends.
Great place to host a «pawty!»
Lots of parking and shady areas.
I also came here when OneBark was hosting a doggie walk-​a-​thon.

This is such a great park for the whole family. there are several climbing structures and sand areas for kids of various ages. I even like to race my teenager to the top of the rope dome. I like the tennis courts and like that there are posts for when the courts are reserved. There are places for bbq and big grassy areas for ball. It is just generally a very nice park. I know why all the other mommies want to meet there.

For the dog park, this is way bigger than Hoover Park! It’s in the back near the tennis courts.
Half grass, half dirt. Lots of benches, shaded and sunny areas.
Big and small dogs both in one place, but dogs there were friendly and owners were attentive.
Would definitely come back!

(This review is mainly for the dog park)
I came here because I read a few reviews on Unilocal about how there is a dog park here, so I headed here with my husband and 2 of my dogs. The dog park is towards the back of the park, on the left hand side (if your back is towards the parking lot). It is quite a walk to the dog park though, from the parking lot.
Anyways, I was a bit disappointed with the dog park here, even though it is one of the larger dog parks here in Palo Alto. The dog park is just one large section where both big dogs and small dogs are all in the same area. I honestly prefer a dog park that separates the big dogs from the small dogs because sometimes smaller dogs just do not get along as well with big dogs and vice versa. So with that, I was a little disappointed and just thought this dog park was just average (3 stars for that). It is nice that there are some dog bags and also one of those pooper scoopers that you can use in case your 4 legged friend (s) need to go. It is all dirt in the dog park and parts of it is shady, but most of it is sunny.
By the way, the park itself is really beautiful and have plenty of grass and area for kids to come and play (1 star for that). Also really nice that there are some light walking trails around here.
I also liked that the restrooms have toilet paper, soap and paper towels, which is a very nice touch.
Parking was easy for us when we pulled up into the park.
Overall, a pretty nice park, but wished the dog park was just a bit nicer and separated with a big dog side and and a small dog side.

My second favorite park in the Bay Area!
Lush green grass (and a lot of them too!), strange birds flocking about, the biggest dog park in Palo Alto, & running paths. What’s there not to love about this park?