Central Park at Playa Vista

Interesting park, not really a traditional design or format. No pets, so please don’t bring them thinking ‘its ok for my dog’.its not.
Soccer area needs a way to keep the balls in and not flying into the pond. Basketball courts, volleyball courts with sand also.

The growing privatization of public spaces has really accelerated in recent years. I was walking through the park taking photos with a DSLR (just the landscape, no people in sight). I was approached by a private security officer who told me photography in the park is not allowed. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised a protected 1^st amendment right is not allowed, this is private property. What ever happened to «Public» parks? Who were the city officials that sold who are privatizing public property to the highest campaign donor?

Gorgeous but doesn’t allow dogs?! Even though the trails that run along the perimeter and all these new tech offices and apartments/​condos adjacent do? It literally makes no sense.
I hope someone has started a petition to change that.

It is beautiful, lot’s of bird-​life & water features. But, parks that don’t allow dogs? GTF outta here.

Excellent beautiful park in the middle of playa Vista. Basketball, soccer, movies, lots of food, concerts. What a great neighborhood. Moving in soon. Best place in LA.

Nice park nestled in Playa Vista between some office building and apartments. Had some courts and a small pond area to relax by. Also a small play area for kids. Like that it is secluded. I would come back again for a picnic or something. They have a nice garden of plants to walk through. Had no problem finding street parking. Plenty available.

Had no idea this park existed but now that I do, I can’t wait to come back for some quiet reading or a picnic date. It’s a beautiful park but not necessarily designed for children (no playground). It seems like a park that’s best to serve adults working in the area on their break or lunch hours. Lots of tables & benches (not many in the shade though). Plenty of free parking in a quiet area. The surrounding nature is great too. Glad they are using the land for something environmentally friendly!

Came here for a picnic and to walk around. It’s a very pretty park and I love the amphitheater that reminds me of a diamond solitaire. We walked through the gardens that had different types of plants growing. There’s also a place to play bocce ball and horseshoes but you have to bring your own equipment. There is a restroom under the outdoor amphitheater. We saw a lot of ducks that were swimming in the lake and people feeding them bread. There’s also a small park for kids to play and a couple of soccer fields. Plenty of street parking on the street around the park. Definitely worth checking out at least once.

Such an amazing park! Has an incredible view and plenty of sports activities to do (has a volleyball court, basketball court, and soccer field) perfect for kids an has a playground

It’s still under construction, but it looks very promising. There’s a kid play area, an outside amphitheater of sorts, and. strangely. there area ducks. Hubby found this neat place and we checked it out. The play area for kids are pretty good, definitely for 3+ aged children though, as there are seemingly pretty dangerous attributes. like a pond, with ducks, very interesting designs for the play area (with tunnels, and mounts, and curvatures).
There is a walkway and it kind of needs trimming. Definitely a good place to take your kid for a walk in the early afternoon — would probably not want to come later after the sun sets.

The only reason this park even gets one star from us is because of its nice design and landscaping. It’s a shame that this beautiful area is such a horrible place to be at. There are more security guards than actual guests at the park and they have rules for every step you take.
One time we got threatened to have the police come and escort us off the premise because we were three families (making us more than 15 people… but some were infants in baby bjorns?!) gathering in the grass. Police arrest for doing cartwheels and skipping? Really? It gave such a bad taste so it took me over a year to come back again. On that following visit my three children got thrown out of the playground area because just when we came the security guards were going to clean up leaves on the apparatus?! The entire park was empty?! We were the only people there?! Couldn’t they have cleaned a different area for those ten minutes we wanted to play? There are very few people in the world that I believe are evil but it seems like Central Park in playa vista have managed to hire all of them as security guards. Plus, there is bird poop everywhere!

What a great little find. A decent-​sized, artistically designed park, hidden in Playa Vista behind some chic office buildings. There are many ponds with lovely, fat, orange fish and lily pads. And lots of ducks. There are also small fields and hills of long wavy grasses and accompanying, meandering pathways. I love the row of trees with tables underneath. It reminds me of Paris. On the south end, there are two nice soccer fields, one artistically sunken, a basketball court, and an earthy playground, where my baby likes to crawl around. Well done, Playa Vista, well done.

I love this park! I walk here twice a week. It is beautiful, well kept, and clean. A great way to break the monotony of a day’s work.

If you don’t want to read this whole post. Here are the main things that I am saying. 1. This park is good for kids but the actual play ground is not kid friendly. 2. Sports section is awesome bball volleyball and soccer. 3. Feed the ducks. They like old bread.
This is a great place to bring the kids or to just go out for a walk. The play ground isn’t very child friendly. There is a seesaw that is hard to use unless you are a teen or older and a tunnel that you can easily lose a child in. Lol. Also the metal balls that are all around the park intended for u to spin on. Don’t let your kids near it. You can hurt yourself. I did. But if you want your kid to go on walks around the park. Or to see the animals. Def take them here There is a lot of wild life here including fish, ducks, and even cranes. Occasional geese come around depending on what time of year it is but. It is like a little hidden oasis. Also it has a sports section where they have volleyball, basketball courts and a soccer field. They continue to just add more and more to the park because it seems like every time I go there is something new there.
Also when I have kinda moldy bread or just stale chips I bring it to the park to feed to the ducks and fish. The ducks are very aggressive and the cranes yea… they don’t eat bread haha but it’s a nice place parking is free and yea go visit it!

This is the perfect place to walk your dog. Or bring your toddler. It’s like a scene out of the Stepford Wives. I like it. A lot. Weird because I don’t have a toddler and have never dreamt of becoming a Stepford wife. Cool little master planned community, there are a couple places to nosh, a coffee shop, dog park, yogurt place, sitting areas, library and lots of places to stroll around. Great sense of community, this is where I’d like to have a weekend condo. #easylivinImreadyforit

The playground:
I took my younger cousins here and the playground is just awkward. It looks all classy from a distance but they couldn’t figure out how to play on it. There were these metal bars that look like they could be a slide but you really can’t play on them. There was a cool tunnel, the longest one I’ve seen but other than that it was not a great place to play. The sand was not the normal soft play sand, it felt like industrial sand. The rest of the playground was made out of rubber shreds which are not the most comfortable either. It looked really classy and fun for kids at a distance, but we hardly spent any time there because all you could basically do was run up the rubber hills and go on the teeter-​totter (not comfortable either). The playground was definitely designed with aesthetics in mind, not children.
The ponds:
The ponds are the best part about this park. They have ducks and other bird visitors from the local Ballona Wetlands. If you throw some bread crumbs into the pond you will discover they have some big fish in there! This was probably the coolest part. The water was a bit murky so you could only see the shadows of the fish swimming around but they would practically jump out of the water for bread crumbs! Bring some fish food or something for your kids to throw into the water and watch the fish spring to life.
Tables and benches:
Tons of seating throughout the park but most goes unused as there is not enough shade. Therefore, most people congregate near the main pond and eat their lunch/​read/​surf/​chill at the colorful metal tables and chairs.
The amphitheater/​grass:
The grass in front of the stage is SOOOO itchy! They probably used industrial grade grass to withstand all the traffic it gets during concerts. Never roll down the hills unless you are wearing a plastic suit that covers you from head to toe otherwise your skin will turn so red and itchy.
The plants:
The hills are covered with row after row of succulents. They are beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but they are planted WAY too close together. They are the size of a fist now but they will get overcrowded very quickly.
They also need more trees, seriously, hardly any shade. Good thing there’s a cool ocean breeze to keep from over heating.
Construction:
There is still plenty of construction going on around the perimeters of the park so keep in mind the park looks unfinished now and the plants/​trees will make it look better once they are fully grown.
Rules and restrictions:
There is a whole sign for the park rules along with security to enforce them. We didn’t have any problems during our visit but others definitely did according to the other reviews here. I was totally looking forward to riding my Razor scooter though :(
OVERALL:
Fun for a couple hours max. Kids can always find things to do but it is limited here– be warned, kids will be frustrated and keep asking you why they can’t do this or that.

Great park. Lots of different activities to do here. All the facilities are very new and modern.
Soccer field, basketball court, and beach volleyball.
Lawn for sun bathing and reading. Area for concerts.
And ducks!

Was here 3÷31÷12 for the Food Truck fest thing. The park itself was really nice, although the weather didnt co-​operate at all. Theres a bunch of trails for the joggers, beach volley ball courts (with sand), Soccer field too. Parking is a lil bad, as there was no parking closer to where the food trucks were parked at.
The event was good, DJ was playing top 40 stuff, face painting booths for the kids, people who make balloon animals. There was also a few jumpers for the kids. They even provided tables and chairs for the attendees to eat at.
Successful event at a very nice park.

Central Park at Playa Vista is a new-​ish park that opened in the Playa Vista Area. This weekend, they hosted a free concert featuring the Hollywood Stones. FUN! The venue is a nice sized stage with this neat artistic dome over it — something like a round dome like at the Hollywood Bowl.
The landscaping is really nice — two tiered levels of plush grass where you can sprawl out and picnic. The plants, trees, fish, birds in the area make this a really nice and relaxing place.
Bring your own picnic and fountain beverages to this place during the concerts. Listen to good music, hang out with good friends.
Next to the venue is a nice kid’s park where they have rolling hills of play turf and all kinds of neat stuff for the kids to do. It’s a nice park for kids 4+. I saw some of the younger toddlers totally eat it as they fell off these hills /​mounds.
There were a coupe of things that caught my attention while at the park:
* No bike riding at the park. You can’t even walk you bike around the park.
* No alcohol at the park. I saw several people drinking out of red plastic cups.
* No dogs at the park. Not even on leashes. They have two nice dog parks across the Playa Vista campus.
* Watch your kids! There are these water ponds that are supposed to be birds refuges. There are no barriers around the water, so kids naturally like to go explore. I saw couple of kids almost fall in the water. Kinda dangerous for infants.

Central Park at Playa Vista is part of the Campus Commercial buildings and directly across from Belkin.
The 7.9 acre «Central Park» for the Playa Vista commercial campus opened on in July.
The park, is located near Jefferson and Centinela, has a soccer field, a amphitheater, basketball courts, jogging trails, sand volleyball courts, an area for bocce ball, and a children’s playground.
There are ponds, with fish in them. Ducks and other wildlife who hang out in the area. Sometimes, you see people practicing Tai Chi near the water.
It’s a really nice park. I already am a fan of the Playa Vista Sports Park, but the Central Park at Playa Vista is just as good!