It's a nice park, great place to just relax in and escape the LA traffic! Wish there was a little bit more to do or see here, but all around grateful it exists. Got a reminder of that LA pollution by the river unfortunately

An absolute gem in the valley. A beautiful lake you can fish in. There's also some swan boats you can rent for 12 dollars a person. Huge amount of green throughout. You'll see wild critters all around and maybe even get a chance to feed some ducks. Great place to setup for a picnic

Nice place to walk buy lots of duck poop on walk. Nice play area for kids. Sometimes there's food vendors

Lake Balboa is a great spot for a relaxing walk. The circumference is 1.3 miles with lots of benches and shade. This is only one part of the Sepulveda Basin rec area which includes a Japanese garden, archery, RC flight field and 2 golf courses.. with all the rain, today was just exceptional!

The place has bike rentals and paddle boat rentals (swan) which can accommodate four riders. Food vendors are everywhere so getting hungry and thirsty while visiting the area is not a problem. There are also souvenirs shops and jewelry sellers (just dont touch the merchandise if you're not buying 🤣) People are celebrating parties around the park, renting out tents, bouncy castles etc. Nice place to jog, rest, hangout.

Fantastic family friendly park. It's beautiful and refreshing to take a walk around the lake. The days there are vendors are some of the most packed days. Finding a parking spot gets pretty challenging. With patients though, you'll realize it was worth it. The playground seems a little small for the size of the park. Bird poop on the walkways, while avoidable, can become a problem on those busy days. Haven't had a chance to rent a swan or the bikes just yet, but people seem to always be having a great time on those. Any bench along the walkway closest to the lake is amazing for people watching or relaxing. Kids love the easily climbable trees, and being outside there in general. I find this a perfect place to go to get your mind off of the mondaine, and cleanse my mental health. You'll find "Be the reason someone smiles today" signs sprinkled around the park, and I think that is just beautiful.

Nice place to go for a walk! Did the 5 mile loop around Balboa Park/Lake area. The walk was long but very easy, almost all of it has side walk and bike lane available and as long as you have sunscreen and maybe a hat to block the sun you are all set! Make sure to take a water bottle, we saw many water fountains along the way though in case you forget. We saw so many little creatures like praying mantis, huge spiders (up in the trees so just keep away from branches, especially on the fruit trees along Burbank Blvd.) Squirrels, hawks and of course all the dogs being walked as well!

Nice park. More grass than in past years. A yr tended the French and Italian car show. Great fun

This place is awesome and gigantic. The sepulveda basin has two golf courses a bike track that goes all the way around them, and a remote control airplane airport. There's also a drone course there. I spend all my urban hiking in the sepulveda basin walking around the golf course and meeting new and interesting people who are doing the same. I love the driving range which is where I went today. I'm a little bit nervous about going back out on the golf course cuz I haven't played in 5 years, but I'm definitely going to go hit one of their two golf courses in the next week. I'll try to update my review after I play the courses to let you know the playing conditions and the golf course manicuring.

Is fantastic recreation park nice to family, they haven play ground,beautiful lake, rivers and some NY more 😀 👌 👍 😉 😎 I recommend.

This place is sooo lovely! After being cooped up for so long due to the pandemic, walking around and admiring the wildlife was extremely therapeutic. P.S. Be sure to wear comfy shoes you don't mind getting dirty!

Nice. Nature within the city. families of white Egrets and Cranes live there. The little ones are cute.

Great park for walking by the water. Lots of wildlife to view from the benches.

Very fun at Woodley park! Went for a special event and it was great! Very fun atmosphere! Parking difficult but not impossible. A really great place to relax.

Love this place! My spouse and I do a few laps around the lake every Sunday morning. Then we have coffee on a trellised bench while watching and listening to all the amazing birds and other wildlife that inhabit the lake and the surrounding park area. Not to mention the picturesque oxygen giving mature trees. Bliss!

A variety of things available to do like renting a paddle boat and bikes. Great place to go and see ducks/geese.

It's great all around! Family picnic tables, children's playground, big-O duck pond with swan boats you can rent. I, myself, enjoy the very entry-level mountain bike hill trails located on the corner of Victory and Balboa. Awesome park!!👍

It would be hard to ever explore everything this park has to offer, from archery and cricket pitches, to RC airplane and sailboat areas, walking trails, fishing, paddle boating, a U.S. Armory, Japanese garden, off leash dog park, bike rentals, adaptive playground, amphitheater, running stream, and more…

Great place to do parties, go for picnic, or just to enjoy outdoors.

Drive to the end of the road, park near the last set of bathrooms, and hike toward the lake. A nice mile or so loop around the lake and you’ll see an astounding variety of birds, especially out on the island. Much of the area has been recently burned, so there’s little shade… wear a hat and sunscreen.

Love walking with my dogs 🐕. Serenity. Really nice.

Remote controlled 🎮airspace, this place is so entertaining👨‍🎤👩‍🎤, I come her for the flight show🛫🙌 , the turbine rc jets✈ are amazing to watch, all professional👨‍🏫, helicopters🚁 doing tricks, drone fpv🥽 flights , if it flys you will be amazed,Stop by and enjoy the festivities. 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊

At a loss for something to do, you can find a bunch of inexpensive activities at the sepulveda basin. This SFV retreat is a local favorite where you will find Balboa Park, Woodley Golf Course, and thevtrais for biking, jogging, roller skating, and walking. There's even a fish filled lake that you can circle on foot, about a mile around. Go it alone, with a dog (on leash), friends, or your family. At the lake, you can fish or take a paddle boat but there's no swimming. This park area is vast. Picnics are popular here, with plenty of open spaces, and large grassy areas; the trees are abundant offering natural shade. Easy to find picnic tables sprinkled thoughout the park. I've seen people barbequeing. There are other areas in tge park where groups gather for special events. Vendors sell food, drinks and snacks. Bring a folding chair or blanket or roller skates. I enjoy my visits here because I can walk along the lake or on the trails. Ride my bike or just relax in a chair near the lake to vegetate. You can also purchase food from the golf course restaurant (19th hole), the burgers are pretty good. This place gets pretty busy during summer months, but in the fall, winter, and spring the crowds dissipate. Mornings are nice for a jog.

Awesome time. Friendly dogs. HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY JUNO....

Great park always such beautiful dogs here Saturday Sunday they food vendors all kinds of treats for doggies there are big big dog area to small dog under 25 pounds area my doggie Mymy loves coming

So many things to do here! Japanese Garden and always a wonderful place for a car show on the grass and under the trees!

Big big park tons of space. Parking is limited though especially when full parking lots are small. You can park along the side but also limited or in the dirt parking but will require to walk which can be long depending what of the Park your going. Park has great features big lake in the middle,playground,walk around the lake. Ride the swan boat in the lake fishing also allowed. Located next a golf course and la recreation main center. Park would get a 5 star if it was a little cleaner but overall park is great 👍

When life gives LA drained reservoirs due to earthquake damage, LA makes parks out of them! Just as good as lemons and lemonade. And those parks are great for outdoor parties with DJs!

Very nice, quite busy today so come early. Lots of people of all ages overall very fun place to hang out.

I love this part of the park because it's green grass year round. Although there is a dog park very close by my tiny dogs don't like that it is dirt they love grass so I bring them to this field the love how big and empty it is. In weekends there are soccer games and you can't really use the fields but Monday- Friday they're empty

This was my first time visiting this amazing and fun Balboa Lake Park, watching all the families enjoying themselves having fun was so relaxing. You need to visit and just get away from all the stressful daily activities and make time for the family or by yourself.