Parks with City Staff On-Site

Airport Park
 

3201 Airport Avenue (4 acres)

• 1 synthetic turf sports field with lights open for use by permit only (permit info)

• 0.83-acre off-leash dog area, with separate large dog & small dog areas. Dogs must be licensed in Santa Monica. (Non-residents may request a license by calling 310-450-6179.)

• children's playground with swings and climbers

• 17 picnic tables with 7 BBQ grills (available on first come, first serve basis)

• 0.6-mile walking loop

• 118 parking spaces plus bike racks

• 1 restroom building

Airport Park is not available for permitted events - gatherings must be limited to fewer than 150 people.

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Clover Park
310-458-8300

2600 Ocean Park Boulevard (17.9 acres)

• Open Space Management Division offices

• 1 baseball diamond with lights

• 2 softball fields with lights

• 2 soccer fields with lights

• 2 tennis courts with lights

• 1 basketball court with lights

• 1 sand volleyball court

• picnic tables and BBQs

• 2 children's playgrounds

• 95 off-street parking spaces

• par course with 15 stations

• 2 restroom buildings

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Joslyn Park
 

633 Kensington Road  (2.5 acres)

• community center with auditorium, kitchen and craft rooms

• off-leash dog area, with separate small dog and large dog sections

• 1 basketball court

• picnic tables and benches

• 1 children's playground

• 6 off-street parking spaces

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Reed Park

1133 7th Street  (5.3 acres)

• community center and youth services staff offices (310-458-8540)

• Miles Memorial Playhouse (310-458-86431)

• 2 basketball courts

• croquet and horseshoes court

• 1 children's playground

• 6 tennis courts with lights

• public restrooms

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Marine Park

1406 Marine Street (7 acres)

• 2 baseball fields with lights

• 1 soccer field with lights

• 2 basketball courts with lights

• 1 handball court

• 3 tennis courts with lights

• birthday pavilion, picnic tables and BBQs

• 1 children's playground

• 64 off-street parking spaces

• 1 restroom building

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Memorial Park
310-458-8643

1401 Olympic Blvd  (10.4 acres)

• Police Activities League (gym, youth center, and offices)

• gym for basketball and volleyball (with showers and restrooms) community meeting rooms

• 2 youth baseball fields with concession stand

• 1 adult baseball field

• 3 softball infields

• 1 soccer field

• 1 children's playground

• 4 tennis courts with lights

• 1 off-leash dog run

• The Cove skatepark (310-458-8228)

• 63 off-street parking spaces

• 1 restroom building

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Palisades Park
 

Ocean Avenue, from Broadway to San Vicente (26.4 acres)

• Senior Recreation Center (1450 Ocean Avenue, 310-458-8644)

• shuffleboard courts (outside Senior Recreation Center)

• Visitors Center kiosk

• Camera Obscura

• picnic areas and benches

• rose garden and pergola

• beacon overlook (at California Ave.)

• 3 restroom buildings

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Virginia Avenue Park
310-458-8688

2200 Virginia Avenue (9.5 acres)

• Park Center (Administrative Office, Police substation, conference room, 2 fitness gyms with boxing/martial arts/weight equipment and Community Resource Room)

• 2101 (Teen Center with kitchen, 2 classrooms for art and computer workshop)

• Thelma Terry Building (multi-purpose room for senior, recreation classes, 2 classrooms for seniors and homework assistance program)

• The Patio (classroom for infant and family program, community meetings, park restrooms)

• 2 regulation basketball courts w/ lights

• large grassy open space area

• seasonal interactive water play area

• picnic tables & BBQs

• Saturday Farmers' Market

• limited on-site parking

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Parks without City Staff On-Site

Ashland Park

Ashland Ave. between 16th & 17th Streets(0.36 acres)

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Barnard Way Linear Park

Beach side of Barnard Way between Bicknell Ave and Ocean Park Blvd.
(3.2 acres)

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Beach Park #1

End of Ocean Park Boulevard at Barnard Way (4.6 acres)

• picnic tables

• children's playground

• 1,493 beach parking spaces (fee)

• 2 beach restroom buildings

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Chess Park 

Ocean Front Walk (south of the Pier) at Seaside Terrace (0.29 acres)

• 14 large tables with (4) chess boards per table*

• 10 small tables with (1) chess board per table*

• 1 large chess board*

*Reservations not required

Crescent Bay Park

2000 Ocean Avenue, between Bay and Bicknell (2.3 acres)

• Pergola at lower level

• Gazebo at upper level

• Grassy areas w/ benches

• 1,215 beach parking spaces (fee)

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Douglas Park

2439 Wilshire Blvd, bet. Chelsea & 25th St (4.5 acres)

• Clubhouse (small meeting room)

• lawn bowling green

• 3 reflecting pools

• fly fishing area

• picnic tables and benches

• children's playground

• 2 tennis courts with lights

• 1 restroom building

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Euclid Park

1525 Euclid Street (.34 acres)

• children's play area with swings

• 10 community garden plots (2 are accessible) and garden class area

• 3 birdhouse sculptures

• 2 meeting rooms in adjacent building

Call Community Programs at 310-458-8300 for info on gardening classes and plots

Goose Egg Park

Palisades Avenue west of 7th Street (0.69 acres)

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Hotchkiss Park

4th and Strand (2.1 acres)

• public art piece

• 1 restroom building

• benches

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Los Amigos Park

At 5th & Hollister, next to John Muir Elementary School* and SMASH (3.1 acres)

• 1 youth soccer field**

• 1 youth baseball field**

• 1 full basketball court and 3 half-courts, all with lights

• 2 tennis courts (1 with lights)

• 4 handball courts with lights

• 1 children's playground

• 1 restroom building

*Open during non-school hours

**Call 310-458-8643 x2 for field conditions

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Ocean View Park

2701 Barnard Way, south of Ocean Park Blvd (5.7 acres)

• 2 junior paddle tennis courts

• 1 basketball court with lights

• 6 tennis courts (no lights)

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Ozone Park

Ozone & 7th Street (0.72 acres)

• 2 children's playgrounds

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Pacific Street Park

145 Pacific Street, between Nielson & Main (0.42 acres)

• Off-leash dog area

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Park Drive Park

2415 Broadway, at Park Drive (0.34 acres)

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Schader Park

1425 Cloverfield Blvd, south of Santa Monica Blvd (0.16 acres)

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South Beach Park

Barnard Way (1.8 acres)

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Stewart Street Park

Stewart Street, south of Exposition Blvd. (3.8 acres)

• 1 youth baseball field

• 1 soccer field

• 1 basketball court

• 32 off-street parking spaces

• 1 restroom building

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Swimming Pools

Santa Monica Swim Center
310-458-8700

16th St & Pico Blvd (on the campus of Santa Monica College)

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Lincoln Pool

16th St & Washington (at Lincoln Middle School)

Operated by SMMUSD

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Playground Partnership Sites

Through a partnership between the Santa Monica-Malibu Schools and the City of Santa Monica, six school playgrounds are available to school-aged youth, their friends and families for unsupervised use when schools are not in session.

For more info on hours and locations, visit playgrounds.smgov.net.