Larchmont Community Park

We have been playing soccer here at this park with our team for the last few years… the park location is great and is always usually well kept up. It also has porta potties which I know aren’t the cleanest things but they are better than nothing… the only big complaint I have about these fields is that they aren’t very well kept up and over run by weeds and dandelions which attract bees. We have had players stung by bees during games which can be distracting. This park has very easy access to I-​50 as well as Watt avenue…

4 stars for the grassy field and the river trails! 2 stars for tennis courts (dilapidated) and other uses of the park.
Cool place to go during the fall/​winter months! We walked our dogs here last weekend; there was just a handful of people with whom we shared the park and nearby trails.
From the southwest entrance, you’ll enter onto a large, flat field the dogs will want to sprint across (ours did). Along the left side is the levee and a more stagnant slough of the American River.
If you want to walk along the levee or its trails, you’ll find lots of interesting trees and wildlife. Do know that coyotes are present. Also, this is the post-​spawning season, so your dogs may go crazy over the smells and even want to eat or roll in a dead salmon. You were warned!
One mile west along the levee will take you to the La Riviera/​Watt levee entrance. If you go east, you will eventually get some nice views and access points to the American River. You can jog several miles in this direction and the scenery is worth it!

Quiet neighborhood park unless its a Saturday when the soccer games are going on. There are steps at one end of the park to go up to the levee and get a nice view of the American river where you can find trails to walk your dogs or go for a walk/​bike ride.
The park itself is a good size. There are tennis courts with lights, a playground and some picnic tables. The soccer community has taken good care of this park and groom it often for their soccer teams. They even planted several trees long time ago that are becoming good for shade during the hot days.
The park is surrounded by a nice neighborhood and an elementary school. There is parking on Linda Rio Drive and a small parking lot near the school and tennis courts. Parking can be difficult when there is soccer practice or a tournament going on. You can also find Frisbee football being played here on occasion. It’s a dogs-​on-​leash park but you’ll see friendly, happy dogs running around off leash.

well kept fields by the local soccer club Capital Athletic Soccer Academy BOCA.

I play ultimate frisbee with a pickup group that plays here on Sundays. These fields are one of the best places to grab a pickup game purely based on the condition of the fields. It’s also not a bad place to bring your dog because it’s not too busy, and very close to the river. The only thing I would like more about this place is if there was another water fountain near the south end of the park. Other than that, pretty awesome!

This is a nice park, right near the American River. There is a large grassy area that’s nice for sports or picnics, plus a playground that’s mainly for the 5 and under set.
A short climb over the levee gets you to the river. Most of the banks here are rocky, so it’s not the most comfortable place to hang out. You also have to watch out for broken glass and homeless encampments.
It’s not worth driving out of one’s way to get here, but if you want to escape from the strip mall hell nearby, this is a good place to go.