Lemon Creek Bicentennial Park

A hidden gem for the city of Walnut. Located in the heart of one of it’s neighborhoods. I’m in love.
I recently went for an Easter party. It was kind of small for a family pow wow, but surprisingly it comfortably fit four big parties going on at the same time.
The restrooms were stocked nicely and relatively clean. But I guess is location, location, location that determines the upkeep of parks.
There an incline throughout park. Rolling down the hills is a sure pastime for all kids when you visit this park. I was so tempted to do some hill rolling myself!
There’s a barbeque pit set within a cemented countertop for setting aside your food. Nice touch, you can go from cooking at the pit to serving in one swift of a movement.
I believe there is about 10 picnic tables under a covered veranda. Vines act as shade spurred by cement and wooden beams. So beautiful when the sun shines because you get light from the sun poking through without the heat.
There’s a creek in the back of the park with gravel dirt road. It’s kind of slippery because my son mange to tumble and scrape his knee. The creek itself has some sort of shrimp looking species swimming in there according to my sons friend. I’m a germ phob, so I wasn’t too happy about that.
The only bad thing I can see is that there is private parking for the park. You have to park the perimeter our into the neighborhood. I don’t know if that would tick off neighbors but I’m sure they’re used to it.
I’m definitely coming back.

Small park. Most of the people I see at this park are there to use the picnic area. The playground is tiny. There is a nice trail that goes through the park and ends up in the neighborhood down the street. The trail is great up to a certain point and then it sort of turns into a bunch of dirt.

Been coming here since forever and sadly this park has not really improved. Its not a bad park, but it is small. small playground, small picnic area and small trail. Nice place to kick a soccer ball around with the kids or take a walk through the trails once or twice all the way to Valley Blvd. Its nice, just don’t expect anything special.

This park seems to be a popular location for photographers. The scenery is beautiful and when you go before the sun starts to set, the lighting is just perfect. There are also plenty of trails with adorable bridges and mini streams. Who knew that this little gem was hidden in a residential neighborhood?
There is a very small playground. But a huge covered picnic area with beautiful vines wrapping around the columns. I’ve seen a pretty large baby shower taking place complete with a catering tent. It seemed like a great venue. There is also plenty of green grassy areas, perfect for a soccer match or a picnic under a tree.
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There is an adjacent creek that flows into a lovely wooden bridge that funnels into a historic local homestead landmark. On the other side, a horsetrail suited for runners loops down to Valley Blvd and is a useful 5K training lap. Unpaved and quiet, it’s distant from traffic noise but close enough to activity and homes that solitary runners will be safe if encountering small critters (and you are impelled to scream.)
Come for the playground, stay for the arbor and rolling hills for a picnic and nap.