James McClatchy Park

Sacramento, United States

3.9

13 reviews

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3500 5th Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95817
Oak Park
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0.9 miCity College
1 mi4th Ave / Wayne Hultgren
1.1 mi39th Street
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13 reviews of James McClatchy Park

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Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Saturday morning farmer’s market with organic vendors AND Dave’s Pops (dairy free treats).
Children’s splash pad within the city limits. My kid was in HEAVEN.
Big, clean play structure with different stuff than other parks in the city.
Today there was a high school drum band practicing and they sounded amazing.
My family loves this park when it is just the two of them playing on the equipment.
Plus there is a skate park and frisbee golf.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
This is wonderful park for everyone! Skatepark beside the 9 baskets disc golf course including execerise obstacles and a brand new wonderful huge playground for childrens! Plenty of parking to find around here to park your vehicle. By the way this park been here for more than 125 years with a lot of history
Place rating: 5
Elk Grove, CA
#McClatchyPark is cool and an entertaining park for the kiddos! Kid-​friendly park with two large playgrounds, one for 4 and under and the other for 5 – 12 year-​olds. Three basketball courts: one full-​size, one half court and an «Around The World» multi-​height basketball game hoops. There’s even an outside auditorium, baseball diamond, swimming pools, #DiscGolfCourse AND a #SkatePark! My kids have been here for two hours and they’re not even close to being done playing with the other kids! Nice job, #CityOfSacramento #ParksAndRecreation.
Place rating: 3
Sacramento, CA
McClatchy Park Now has a 9 hole Disk Golf Course! Never been to this park till they added the Course. Nice Shady Basic Layout. Altho playing all baskets some of the time during the day may prove somewhat difficult due to the locals hanging-​out around baskets 7& 8. Remedy, Go Early, Before the locals starts to show up around 11:00am and have the park to your self… P. S. Eat breakfast before you go to this park as the heavenly fresh baked bread aroma from the bakery across the street will ruin your concentration and have you drooling… :)
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
With less than a mile from our home we love to frequent this park with our dog in the mornings or evenings. The park is large, lush and green. Despite the questionable characters we have occasionally run into (people with dogs off leash, young kids who seem to be using the corners of the park for a smoke session) these occurances are few a far between. Truthfully, what park doesnt run into these problems?
Police make their visits to the area and Ive always seen park staff onsite, so as a female I have always felt safe there. This park is a gem in the Oak Park area, we look forward to many more visits and while we haven’t had a chance to attend the Oak Park farmer’s market yet, we can’t wait to.
Place rating: 2
Lodi, CA
Yikes! Maybe it was the time of the day (3:00ish on a Saturday), maybe it was the side of the park that we were on, but «safe» was not a word I would use to describe the park. Near fights by people close by and less-​than-​desirables hanging about.
There was a large group of us gathered for a tournament, so I definitely felt the whole safety in numbers thing. However, I would not want to be alone walking my dog through this park. No thank you.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
I love having this amazing park two blocks away from my house. This summer has more activities than before. Bike/​skate park, pool, occasional Saturday concerts, farmer’s market, etc. Yay! The one missing star is for the busters that chill there when they should be getting jobs.
Place rating: 3
Oakland, CA
Rode by on my bike during the farmer’s market there. The farmer’s market didn’t look like anything special but it did had some cool live latin music. For being in Oak Park this place is not that sketchy… I think the park is confused though, on one side of the park there were some «homies» smoking pot and on the other were 20-​something yr. old girls doing yoga haha. The park itself is big and there are lots of options activity wise.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Our neighborhood park is amazing! The park is big, with lots of trees, a public pool, tennis courts, a softball field, a playground, basketball courts, a stage and public art pieces. We have Oak Park farmer’s markets Saturday mornings, 9 – 12 pm, with free music and food vendors. We have a bike and skate park for the summer, donated by Terre Cox of College Cyclery. We have free monthly concerts in our park through September, thanks to Naked Coffee. There is a big transient population, that frequents the park, but I have never been hassled or had any altercations with other park visitors.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
I often walk my dog at this park and it’s pretty nice. Lovely large trees and there are random artistic stairs scattered over the green grass. It’s a well-​used park and there are usually families picnicking and kids running around.
In the summer, there are lots of events — like a health fair and music concerts. And the park has a lot of features — an amphitheater, a pool, lots of vegetation and picnic tables. It’s a pretty sweet park, actually.
Place rating: 4
Richmond, CA
McClatchy Park is right around the block from my house, and while I rarely venture into the core of the park, I run around it frequently.
It’s a beautiful public space, and once the weather perks up I hope to use it more. There are lots of big old trees, a nice playground, a stage, sports fields, etc. There are always people hanging out at the picnic tables in the park, and for the most part they seem friendly and non-​sketchy (if they are dealing, they’re non-​aggressive, friendly dealers).
There are also a lot of potential changes being made to the park, including a track, a community garden, and a skate park. I really like my local park, and I’m excited to see where it’s going with the new redevelopment plan.
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
This is my local neighborhood park. Sure it’s kinda ghetto, but it’s wonderful. This park has basket ball courts, toys for the kids, soccer field, baseball diamond, tennis courts, public pool, amphitheater. Great big shade trees, lots of tables with BBQs.
More and more events are happening at this park and it’s exciting! With Oak Park becoming the new Midtown I’m sure we will see this gem get frequented a bit more… especially with the Oak Park Neighborhood Crop Swap coming this July!!!
Place rating: 3
Sacramento, CA
This park is a place to play basketball at night. They have night lights till 10−11PM so its on all the time, that’s why this park is cooL. Also, this park is a drug free zone, so if you see someone dealing, call the number listed… :). The parking is on the street and its suffice for the number of people. There is also a community center here, I haven’t been there though.
Pros:
Night Lights (for Basketball)
Lots of trees :)
Community Center
Cons:
1 Basketball court
Neutral:
Medium/​Small Size park