Smith Park

Amazing space for children to play at! Seperate toddler area for the 5 and under. Neat Aquatica center with great summer hours, baseball field, sports courts, and grass!!! Playground can use a little cleaning, otherwise I would give a 5.

Smith Park in Pico Rivera is great for so many reasons.
Next to Rivera and Rio Hondo Parks, I think it’s one of the largest ones in the city.
As a parent, I especially love it for the playground surface made of rubber tire mulch — SO much better than sand or wood chips — thank you, City of Pico Rivera. On the smaller playground a total of 6,666 tires were spared from being simply dumped in a landfill.
PROS
— easy to find from Rosemead Blvd
— ample parking
— 2 playgrounds (the smaller one for ages 2 – 5)
— lighted softball/​football/​soccer fields
— basketball courts
— skatepark
— restrooms nearby (women’s was very clean & well-​stocked w/​baby changing station)
— Olympic-​size swimming pool
— picnic tables
— BBQ pits with hot ash dumpsters nearby & more
CONS
— the rubber mulch stinks, but you’ll get used to it… wear dark clothing as it will rub off on you
— needed some trash pick up in key areas
SIDE NOTE
There is an emergency call pole near the smaller playground. I think the main reason I saw (4÷28÷16) two sheriff’s department vehicles (one later parked right next to the pole) was because some brave little kid pushed the button.
Review #468
’16 Challenge #34

this park is as good as it gets! the swings and the whole play area is new and well maintained. i even go here and go down the slide. it has everything for everyone to have fun! they have a skate park, a play area for toddlers and a play area for bigger kids. i recommend taking your kids here for a day out to have fun.

Even though I live in this city, this park has had some major upgrades. This is a great park.
My review though is not on the park but on the aquatics dept. Yes we hosted the 1984 Olympics and for that reason, it should not give The City of Pico Rivera to be complacent on the development of innovation for this pool. This pool has become outdated and behind the innovations of other cities. Our elected officials are falling behind on what our Aquatics Center can and should become, which is the center of aquatics. Build a water themed park like La Mirada and San Fernando. Build a splash pad like Montebello. If only our city…*sigh*…sorry for the rant… our elected officials have really dropped the ball.

Clean, lots to do, benches, skateboarding, swimming pool, baseball fields. This park definitely needs a lot more shade though.

Playground is great for kids. Don’t sign up your kids for any sports. Randy, which is the guy in charge is not trustworthy. Falsifies games. Probably gets paid under the table.

Main field (soccer/​football) is usually free till about 330p but if you arrive early and set up your cones/​exercise area in a section nobody bothers you or has you move. What a shame though, the stand/​seating area is too small. Hopefully theyll expand it.
Parking is great, running track/​trail is perfect, playground area is great and its a park cant complain that its kept up nicely.

It has been a handful of years since my friends and I played ball at this park and boy has it changed… In a good way!
I can only speak for the baseball fields because that’s the only sport I played when I’ve been to this particular park.
In my personal opinion I feel that it’s an awesome field for Major League Softball games.
There is a fence a few hundred feet away from home plate in case you decide to swing like a pro and hit bombs :) The dugout is also nice and spacious so you won’t be crammed in like a bunch of sardines in a tin can. The restrooms are close by, unlike Rio Park.
I look forward to playing games at this location because it’s not far from home and there are a bunch of places to grab a bite once I’m done with my extracurricular activity.

My review is for the kid’s play area. We came across this park while in the neighborhood and decided to check it out. We went on a Sunday morning around 10ish. When we got there we noticed there were a few games going on which is the reason for the packed parking lot. We parked by the community center, which wasn’t too far from the play area. There are two big play areas, one for the 2 – 5 year olds and the bigger one for the older kids. The play areas were both fun and had many interesting features that are sure to keep the kiddos entertained, including slides, spinning seats, swings, and steering wheels for the kids to turn. One of the very cool things about this play area is that the floor is made up of recycled car tires, which makes it soft and bouncy for the safety of the kids.

I like this park so far it’s not to messed up except when the people leave their trash all over. My son likes it here so I bring him over when I can. Pico Rivera finally did something good for their community. Fixed up a raggedy park took it back from the infestation it had. Now if they could fix their sheriff’s department then this write up would be better.

I personally love love love parks !!! I love to find different ones anywhere and everywhere! My boyfriend appreciates that i surprise his kids to new and different locations. This one is pretty epic! My boyfriend and his kids loved it. The oldest is learning how to skate, and guess what it has a skate park! They’re all trying to part take into playing baseball, and there’s plenty on baseball fields! His youngest are all over the jungle jims!!! They have a great little seating area with shade. It all looked amazing with soo many things to do! This park was pretty rad!

Smith park is a great park of the many Pico Rivera has.
There are two playgrounds; one for children under 5 years old and the other for the older little monkeys.
There isn’t sand here which is great. Instead there is what looks like pieces of old recycled tires? Well whatever it is, it’s bouncy and doesn’t get stuck in your shoes.
The older kid playground has plenty to do like wall/​rock climbing, 3 huge slides, monkey type bars of all types, and a replica of a huge tire swing in a disk shape that fits about 5 – 7 kids! Neat!
There’s also a football field, 2 baseball fields, soccer fields, a skatepark, and about 12 basketball courts.
Not to mention the restrooms are clean! They’re equipped with soap, seat-​covers, baby changing table, and DOORS!
Hey, but the elotero (corn man) has gotten hella pricey! What happened to $ 1.00 elotes? They’re now $ 2.00 on a stick and $ 3.00 in a bowl. He he, I kid! I know they have to make a living too!

This is the park I used to go to as a kid, it’s the closest park to my mom’s house. It has recently been totally renovated along with the library across the street. The new kid playground is pretty cool. They have a younger kid area and an older kid area which features a very tall climbing structure with several tall slides. Between the two areas there are several picnic tables and they are shaded. The skate park area is right behind and there are new bathrooms as well. There is also a new baseball field. I don’t believe the swimming pool has undergone renovations. I really like the improvements they made, it definitely is more functional as far as taking the kids to play. I don’t think they are completely done as some areas are still blocked off but it looks good so far. My only complaint is I know they cut down a lot of trees for the renovation and it could use more shade and benches in the shade. The more the better. There used to be a lot of open space with large shady trees and I miss them. Plant some more!

Like many local parks Smith Park in Pico Rivera has trees, playgrounds, baseball areas, free play and more. This park is across the street from the Library and near our mega strip mall near Rosemead.
The have two playground areas for the kids. One has sand and very soft rubber for protection the other one only sand. The sand gets beat up by a machine keeping it really soft, great idea as it can decrease injuries from kids falling into it. The playground has the slides, jungle gym, and the usual.
There is a nice basketball court area too bad I had no balls. The huge trees provide a great shade to the play areas and much of the open areas of the park. The bathroom in the middle of the park is open. They have a skate park area. There is always enough parking as some walk to the park. Park police and maintenance were around today which is a benfit for public safety.
I look forward to coming back soon.

One of the larger parks in the city along with Pico & Rivera Parks. It is centrally located in the city and is often the location for 4^th of July fireworks, Halloween carnivals, as well as concerts in the park in the summer. There is a parking lot on the Mines Blvd side of the park as well as another parking lot between the park and the Pico Rivera Senior Center which they share. There is also parking spaces on Mines as well as street parking on Rosemead Blvd just south of Mines. During the previously mentioned special events it can get very crowded and you might have to walk. There’s plenty of shade trees and walkways that loop around the park. In the mornings the seniors are busy doing their walks. There’s picnic tables scattered around the park but most are concentrated near the Senior Center. There are three baseball fields, one basketball court (more courts next door at the school), an amphitheater, four handball courts, a pool, a park office, and a skate park. There is currently only one set of restrooms in the park in the middle. There is also a set of restrooms near the skate park but they’ve been closed since a gang rape occurred there years ago. During business hours there’s restrooms inside which I’d recommend to use rather than the outdoor ones. Alot of seniors use this park for their softball games during the week usually in the mornings as well as little league baseball.