North Hollywood Recreation Center

Grew up going to this place and the park has certainly improved. They have re done the whole playground area with new obstacles and games. We love the WiFi there too. A few things that definitely effect our visits are the homeless people throughout the park. Usually you see one or two but at this park you see 10 to 15. Also the restrooms are hard to find or far away and thus the homeless people urinate in public. We actually saw a woman urinating while my baby was on the swings. This needs to be addressed. Also the park only cleaned once a week so on Saturdays so by Sunday the park is full of bottles and chip bags.
But I still love this park because of the memories I have there. 4 stars

There is a brand new playground that opened in November 2015. Has a small and big section. It’s a great design and my 2 yo son loves it. Has lots of shade and no sand.

Love the gym! ! My son plays basketball (league) and we love it here!
The guy named Kevin who is in charge of the basketball league is always so nice and helpful!
Thank youuu!

I’ve lived next to this park (the south side) for years and walk my dog and run here daily. It’s a great place for dog socialization, as pups of all shapes and sizes come here and almost all are friendly. I’ve also made several new dog-​owner friends who often join Buford, P-​Nut and I on our walks. Us locals generally try to keep the park clean by picking up trash as we go, so the grass is generally clean.
Even when it gets crowded, there is still plenty of room to do whatever you came for. And bring peanuts. The squirrels will be appreciative. The downside is there are a few homeless that sleep at the park, but that is true of almost any park in America. But on the plus side, if you go run on a Saturday afternoon, you will get to pass by soccer, football and ultimate frisbee games, as well as live-​action Warcraft reenactments, fitness boot camps and a guy practicing with a whip (seriously).
Oh, and for those asking, the loop around the park is .95 of a mile, from Magnolia to the freeway on-​ramp fence. I do three laps then run the nearest straightaway and it ends up being three miles total.

We just moved into North Hollywood, a couple of blocks from the park. There are tons of facilities, including tennis courts, classes, and a nice lit track. DOG OWNERS, PLEASE READ: Dogs are supposed to be leashed. Obey the signs, please. Every time I’ve gone running at the park, strange dogs off their leashes have approached me. I’m sure your dog is safe, but the rest of us don’t know that. Please don’t ruin the peace of the park for everyone else by letting your dog run around unleashed.

I’m giving a star to the pool area. I went in with 3 kids, paid the fee, got inside. As soon as we got in one person came up and asked my kids to take floaties off, even though no one said anything about them at the reception desk. We were there for 1 hour when another lifeguard comes up and asks me about ages of my kids (this was 3^rd time btw). When he found out that all the kids were under 6, he asked me to leave because there should be 1 adult per child. Now after 1 hour of play I had to get the kids and rush them out because people who took out money didn’t tell us that rule. They did give me my money back but kids were crying and I had to come up with other activities for them to do. I wish all the stuff knew the rules before they let people in.

If you want to put your child in team sports this is not the place to do it ! North Hollywood Recreation Center staff is incompetent I am seeing now ! ! I was charged $ 90 dollars for her to play baseball this year ! They have you order the sizes for uniforms ! DID ANY OF US GET THE SIZES WE ORDERED ON THE TEAM… NO…DID WE GET THE TEAM NAME PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIRTS NO ! The front of the shirts say North Hollywod Baseball ! What the hell is that ! No team name on them either ! My daughter does not fit in her baseball pants or her baseball shirt ! They didn’t have kids XL so we ordered her Adult Small ! We are 2 month in & have no scheduled ! The disorganization on this park staff is unreal ! So as I said don’t pay your hard earned money for nothing ! I’m now sorry I ever brought her to play her baseball here !

Love this park. Very enjoyable for bike riding and going on jogs. I frequently take bike trips and I love it. It can get crowded at times so it’s better if you go early. A lot of people tend to go their.

Well, been here twice last week on Tuesday and Thursday. I like this park. Good place to walk my girlfriends dogs. I found this place on Unilocal and so far no problems for me despite the other reviews.
But I can imagine like the other reviews on the weekends it can be really crowded. If your like me that have week days off, this is the place to go during that time.
LA is a big town compare to were I live in the OC Anaheim, so expect more people at this park even on weekdays. On weekends, forget it. You have to get there early to get parking unless you love near the area and can walk there.
The park is 3.7 miles of walking. Across the street is the skate park, rec center and pool. It’s next to 170 freeway, but it does not bother me at all.

One of my favorite parks, spacious with a lot of trees.
There’s a rec center, library, tennis court, handball court, basketball court, baseball diamond, soccer field, playground, pool, picnic tables & benches.
There’s also a path so you can walk or jog around the park.
I heard there’s a skate park here, but I haven’t seen it yet.
Great spot for the NoHo community!

I run here a lot, come at least 3 – 4 times a week. Each lap around the park is a little under a mile.
great park for a workout, lots of shade, water fountains available through out and one restroom.

For a place where a ton of different people go every weekend, this place is great. It’s large and never feels crowded, even considering how many people are there. I’m always guaranteed my very own shaded tree somewhere in the park.
Tons of amenities. Dirt tracks for runners that go around and through the park, which is often well used and well maintained. I’ve used it myself. It’s approx. 3 miles.
Many different activities going on at once — I’ve seen people doing sports activities I didn’t even realize existed. Props to the guy trying to take the yoga class without falling over. Soccer is clearly not allowed according to the signs, but there are always at least two different games going on. Doesn’t bother me, but you can spot the favorite soccer areas by the sections that have the dead grass.
Yes, we bring our dogs here. Our dogs have the right to enjoy it too. No one wants to stay cooped up in an apartment. Most people who take their dogs off leash (technically not allowed) keep a very close eye on their dog. There are so many trashcans here that it’s actually rare to find unmentionable presents or trash anywhere. This park is nowhere near dog park dirty, and I don’t see it turning into that.
It’s obvious this park is respected by the community. Just don’t expect to find parking on the street without having to walk on the weekends.
On a final note, the squirrels are not afraid of you. Guard your picnic lunch.

Want to know what’s yucky? What’s yucky is when you think of all the dogs who have peed right under the tree where you’re ready to spread your blanket and read.
So, it’s a park. Which makes it a nice place to run without cars on both sides of you. There’s a rec center, tennis courts, and the nice feature of the gone-​to-​seed North Hollywood branch of the LAPL. God bless the librarians, let’s get ‘em a decent building, please.
But on the hierarchy of parks? Too many dogs on leashes for my taste. I like my blanket to be able to be used twice without disinfecting it with a flamethrower.

Play dodgeball to help out the kids!

We come here for the LA Fitness Zone (workout equipment) once every week or two. This is the largest park in the area and has more amenities than all the others put together. It is very popular, for good reason.

There was a carnival her today. Had some funnel cake. It was empty when I went. There were more workers then visitors. The funnel cake station wasn’t ready, since no one was there, their oil cooker was good. It took 15 minutes to get it. My quest for chocolate bacon continues. I’ll try a county fair next.

Big fan of this park. The park is very BIG and has a lot of squirrels.
I come here to run and workout on the outside fitness area but the park has sooooooo much more.
Some of the park features: Auditorium, baseball diamond courts (lighted/​indoor), baseball diamond (lighted/​outdoor), basketball courts (lighted/​outdoor), childrens play area, handball courts (lighted), indoor gym, picnic tables, seasonal pool (outdoor/​unheated), tennis courts (lighted).
The park is also cool for people watching as Noho has some interesting peeps.

My local bucolic urbana. Great for evening walks around sunset.
How many people know it houses a skate park on it’s northern end (at Chandler)?

Now having lived in the neighborhood for a cool 7 months, I realize how lucky I am to live across the street from this park.
This park is HUGE. We all spent an hour here yesterday and didn’t even get through half of it. For a Sunday afternoon, it was such a beautiful, quiet place for us to hang out with our dogs. What I like most about this park (besides its close proximity) is how clean it is. There were several owners with dogs, but I did not see one dog mess in the grass.
I had Unilocaled around for Dog Parks in our area, but now I don’t think I need to visit one. So many dogs and their owners come here, and with the vast lawns of green grass, it’s perfect to let your dog off the leash for a while to roam about.
No wonder I’ve been seeing so many things being filmed here, this park is truly awesome!

I hail from the city which is the home to the Largest Park within a City Municipality (Youngstown, Ohio: Mill Creek Park. look it up). But when I first moved to North Hollywood I was pleasantly surprised with this large chunk of land complete with baseball fields, basketball hoops, tennis courts, the home of the Noho Rec Center, a 3 mile path for runners and joggers, grass and trees for the animals and nature lovers, and anything else a park needs.
Basically, if you need to get your butt back into shape after that horrible breakup that caused you to eat nothing but donuts and ice cream for 2 weeks; then come to the Noho Park. This park is always busy whether with joggers, yoga enthusiasts, or children. Granted, it’s not the type of park that has a floral landscaped maze, but sometimes that type of beauty is not as good as a natural wooded lot.
The park services also works with you if you plan to have a BBQ or event on their property and are willing to block off a portion and provide extension cords for that bouncy blow-​up jumpy thing that kids love. They also clean the area from any dog poop in case the owners didn’t pick after them.
Bottom line, this is a wonderful park in the Valley which deserves some recognition.