Arroyo Seco Park

South Pasadena? Not pasadena. Okay, guess it spans most towns. Great escape, great place to meet people. maybe I will go more often.
I have only gone by myself, I would rather explore with someone else
Tons of Archery Fanatics convene here, the ones I have meet are peaceful, friendly, and pleasant.

I love this place it’s very beautiful and peaceful, it’s great for when you want to get away from everything for a while, the only thing i don’t like is that they don’t allow dog’s off leash but i guess it’s for your dog’s saftey but other than that the park is great.

Such a pretty little hike.

So far I’ve only been to the Lower Arroyo Secco Park. It’s conveniently located and gives you some wooded trails but also keeps you close to the road and civilization. The parking lot and arching areas were busy when I was there but there are enough different trail options to get the seclusion we were looking for. We will definitely return and try other trails.

Nice and quiet archery range. Well maintained and friendly people. I go there to shoot arrows at least once a week!

Gorgeous park to run, jog, picnic, play, and get some fresh air.
Enter through Mission st. Entrance and go along Arroyo Rd. There is plenty of parking. Take a stroll towards Colorado St. Bridge. Bring a dog or love or pal to frolic around with. What more do you want out of life?

This review is only for the gazebo/​picnic area. I attended a celebration party here. If you aren’t familiar with this park, this picnic area is difficult to find. Hint: It’s located in between 2 baseball fields. The gazebo can be rented for several hours through the park for a nominal fee.
The gazebo itself is large and contains at least 8 tables that can easily hold a party for 50+ people. A short walk away is a play area for children and a unisex bathroom.
If you are looking for an affordable venue for a celebration, baby shower, birthday party, etc. Arroyo Seco Park might be worth looking into.
–1 star for the difficult parking if they are multiple games going on.

Place is nice… won’t find any parking during Little League games and during Little League practice the overlap with soccer. Poor little kids… having to see the big kids run around and pretend they don’t exist :(

Really nice park, good to go exploring in and just a nice place to walk. There is an old abandon ostrich farm if you are willing to search, just watch out for golf balls. If you take the right path you can go from one side to the other in a short amount of time. Even a playground fast a tunnel down another path.
Good place to have fun, explore, or even scare your friends.

Lights. Semi-​pitch. Football. I have been coming here for years to play pick up footie. We can usually find a pitch, but every time there is Cup/​tournament everyone wants to play footie and just take the field with no knowledge of the game.
They just waste the small amount of pitch everyone has to share to play a half-​ass footie that turns into a sloppy, messing, stand around and talk to your friend about Barcelona and how we can be as good as them kickball game.
And that’s why I always drink after the match. A pint a day keeps the doctor away.
Cheers

Nice walk on the path! If I knew where path started or ended that would be helpful, i’ll map it next time.

Mini rustic trail. Archer club, softball field, horse ranch. Good place if you like those outdoor activities on weekends.

I went here for a jog, and I was very impressed with how beautiful the rustic scenery was. The trails are easy to navigate, and there are plenty of people out and about during the daylight hours. Bonus that there is plenty of free parking.

Great afternoon walk with fine features even for infrequent hikers. Read Charles Fleming’s hiking notes in the LA Times

The Arroyo Seco Park is beautiful and has a ton of activities you can do here. They have a softball field, running trails, mini hiking trails, tennis courts, a horse ranch, and a golf course. Of course, running is free, but I’m not sure if the rest are open to public.
I’ve only been here for running, and they got some trails along the wash which is great for it; but there are horse poo everywhere so be careful where you step!
Anyway you can park up top around the neighborhood of the entrance, and then follow a tiny path down to the wash area. Once down at the bottom, you can just basically run/​walk along the road, which loops all the way around the park. If you take the full path, you’ll have to do some uphill running, but you’ll get to loop around the golf course and even go under the bridge. It’s pretty cool and will keep you from being too bored on your run.

Been running this trail for a few years now. It’s so much better than the Rose Bowl loop. You can run this trail for an extra mile with included scenery such as little river, little stream, under passages to some of Pasadena’s most beautiful bridges, a horse trail and horse stables, along side of the LA river, dragonflies, wild bunnies, hot shirtless men training for something, butterflies, snakes, archery targets, rocks, dirt and gravel, California brush (it’s pretty) and so on and so forth. Try it one day! You will see for yourself.
PS
Minus one star for the lack of shade. Best to come early mornings, not so hot days or dusk. It gets dark. I don’t recommend coming at night. You won’t be able to see your own hand in front of your face.

Four stars for:
a) lots of tennis courts.
b) lots of lit tennis courts.
c) lots of lit tennis courts that stay lit till 10:30~ish (a little earlier, but sometimes you can turn the lights back on for a few minutes)
d) lots of parking
Minus one star for:
a) plenty of homeless people that sometimes go onto the court, and like last night, ask you to call 911, then say that everything is okay when the paramedics are there. or the homeless people that just hang around and circle the spot
b) that pedophile/​stalker we chased off once
c) the avenue that probably wanted to throw down once, and scared us enough that we hadn’t been back for about a year.
Side notes: There is also a jungle gym (kinda new) for the kids, a bridge that leads over to the doggie park & it’s conveniently located right off the 110 (?) freeway.

This place was fantastic for a beginner like me to run. I really dig not having to dodge cars like I do in East LA, and have to worry about how much I’m running like I do when I’m on a track. The trail is unpaved and «rustic» for lack of a less stupid word, and the funny thing about it is it makes running a bit more fun. A bit more like an adventure.
Class Notes:
— I was easily able to find parking (mind you that I go during the weekday)
— Beautiful Scenery as everyone else on Unilocal has mentioned
— You get to run past horses
— AND… there are plenty of trees and shrubbery to keep you cool on the warmer days.
Thank you Arroyo Seco Park.

I love it here=] great place to walk/​run with your pup.
WARNING: sometimes cops wait around on the trail to give out tickets to people who have their dogs off leash. I’ve seen them a few times so be careful! The tickets are pricey.

This is a cool, off the beaten path park to take pictures at.
I hadn’t known about this place until I accidentally stumbled across it on a training run.
It’s relatively secluded, mostly verdant (I say mostly, because it has hiking and archery areas which don’t have much foliage) and just a great way to spend a quiet morning, evening or afternoon.