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Westchester Recreation Center

Park

City park featuring a rec center, a seasonal pool, sports fields, a skate park & picnic areas. People often mention park, kids, nice, play, people, playground, area, homeless,


Address

7000 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Website

www.laparks.org

Contact

(310) 670-7473

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (458 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (20) kids (10) nice (10) play (8) people (8) playground (6) area (6) homeless (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Jenae L. 1 year ago on Google • 622 reviews
    Great enclosed park with sections for big kids and little kids. This playground has a huge sand lot, and a smooth path around the outskirts making it perfect to ride scooters or chase a around. There’s shaded areas on the playground, and the park is well maintained. Kids love bringing toys and bubbles here. The community is kind, my kid often picks up toys to play and he’s made a few friends from coming here regularly. The skate park nearby is great, hoping my kid will play there too one day. I love the ocean theme here. You can climb through whales and around playground caves. There’s ample seating area and picnicking space. Bathrooms are okay, they’re usable and available. Plenty of parking in the nearby lot.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Claire E. 4 months ago on Google • 234 reviews
    If you want your pickleballs handed to you by my Uncle Dale then come on by!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Kevin Fraggi (. 2 years ago on Google
    A good place to get a basketball run, and the skate park is nice. But, there is a lot of homeless living in the park. We really need to help these people out so that they have shelter and don't have to live at the park.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marvel Fan A. 6 years ago on Google • 58 reviews
    Pretty tranquil space. Lots of room for activities and play for kids. Basketball courts, baseball courts, pool, driving range for golf adjacent to the park, off street parking, wheelchair acessable, good place for running. Dog friendly park.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 JCR 1 year ago on Google • 53 reviews
    One section of parking completely full with homeless vans, trailers, and mobile homes. Very junky messy unsightly, it's homeless hanging about. The other side where the tennis courts, skating board area, and playground area it's still very clean and beautiful. But, not somewhere to be when night falls.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jerry D. 11 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Very nice park for recreation and to bring the kids. Only thing bad is they have homeless people living in their Vans with trash on the ground. Right in front of the office buildings. Not a very nice sight to see. Apparently no one there is doing anything about it. Other than that a very nice place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shelly T. 5 years ago on Google
    Great Park for a birthday party spacious lots of areas in which to hold your party. Restrooms were stocked which was nice for a change. Playground is exciting for the kids but a little hard to keep an eye on the little ones.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 J A. 8 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Pickleball at westchester is life saving, seriously. The amount of people who I’ve talked to about how amazing the program is like when they retired, on breaks, etc, gives people something to look forward to. Mike runs an amazing program, and NOWHERE else has been even remotely close to as good as this program is. I love the round robins and clinics and open play is always great! Only complaint is we need more courts cause there are some days it just feels so busy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angie S. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice small park! I am visiting from KS. It was right across the street from my hotel (The Custom). It has a seasonal pool. There are picnic tables available. It's right across the street from a Ralph's grocery store. There is a public restroom near by. Very convenient for my stay in California.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jereme S. 3 years ago on Google
    This is and has been a special place for me to get away for awhile now. Close enough to the beach to smell the ocean breeze on a good day! Don't be alarmed at the homeless presence cause that's just the way it is until it's not anymore. I've met some cool people but most importantly it's plenty of shady trees to escape the heat under and quite a bit of places to grab a bite to eat near by. Jah bless this park, to me a place of healing&discovery.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 jose a. 3 years ago on Google
    The recreation area for younger kids was nice. Skate park is a bit noisy though. The rest of the park was virtually empty, except for a motorcycle club function that was a bit rowdy... Oh and I was told the ladies restroom was kept very clean, unlike the men's room.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 C C. 2 years ago on Google
    Great park! If you see a heron walking around, watch from a distance. They eat the gophers!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GUERRERO S. 7 months ago on Google • 108 reviews
    Lots todo here Big green area to rest run or have kids play Huge playground

  • 5/5 Morgan M. 5 months ago on Google • 31 reviews
    Definitely worth coming out for the open play organized by the Westchester Pickleball crew. Tom, Mike, and Kimi keep things running smoothly. This is, by far, the best and most organized place to go to for open play. People are nice, there are dedicated courts for beginners, and you can find a time to play nearly every day. Definitely worth your time. ✌🏻 Can't wait to get back over there once I get my car situation fixed!

  • 5/5 Denise J. 5 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    the haunted maze was scary and fun my kids were so scared

  • 5/5 Gemini D. 9 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Great park! They have a skateboard/ skooter/ skating rink outside the park. The park is really nice with sand and they even have kids camps here!

  • 4/5 melvin h. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of my best parks to visit, really nice baseball fields, skate park and swimming pool area open in the summertime... But lately baseball fields have been closed.

  • 5/5 Nidia B. 2 years ago on Google
    Fun, kiddo loves this park.

  • 3/5 shawn s. 2 years ago on Google
    They have fenced in the ball fields, restricting access. It is a much less friendly park. Movement is not easy here as it has been in the past.

  • 4/5 ax T. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent Park to spend your day, lots of dogs, bbq, sports and clean restrooms.

  • 3/5 Sophia B. 9 months ago on Google
    Park is clean and nice but homeless not far

  • 4/5 Lorraine B. 2 years ago on Google
    The attraction here is the people and the view. So many people. Everyone is basically just picnicking and hanging out. Lots of people performing/playing. One guy was running a "Paint a Record" biz. Cute. The playground was crowded, but my kids loved it. Old school metal slides that go fast. Lines at the bathrooms were long, but the bathrooms were clean.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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