Not sure what to make of this park. Perhaps they are letting it go natural.Starts on a hill with the Marina Library at the Crest.At the bottom is a large pond.It is as if the city doesnt have the money to take care of this park. Lot of yellow weeds that out grow the grass and the grass doesnt seem to be watered. Pieces of the sprinkler system are laying around.Tree and reeds growth cover the ponds edges so it is almost impossible to see. Viewing platforms are in a dangerous state. Trails are not in the best of shape. Bathrooms are ok.Homeless pass through the area but, have always left me alone.Could be really nice park with funding and TLC.

You can take peaceful walks with or without pets.

Nice quiet park. Lots of areas to sit and relax in solitude. Stay away from the geese though theyre jerks.

It was a nice place to walk. A bit weird to access though

This park is right next to a library. Its tucked back in a shady corner away from and dangerous roads. Has lots of good clean equipment for kids to play on and plenty of parking

Nice walking park, great place to walk your dog, bird watching, BBQ areas to picnic. Very nice and close by Marina Beach too!

So cool to eat lunch an feed the ducks

Great for walking the dogs.

Awesome park with lots of wildlife. As a bonus a beautiful library with a playground and a summer reading program is attached. My family was blessed to have been there the day the library has a special show by the bubble guy

Beautiful park. Love that its close to the library!

Sure it has some beautiful aspects to it. The walking path is nice and connects with the library playground. However my kids felt uncomfortable with the number of homeless camped on the grounds and the parking lot seems very sketchy at times (especially as the day advances)

Just walked by but it really is kinda oeaceful and cool.

10/10 would take a nap here again. So comfy

Great place to walk and enjoy the scenery w/ nature of the local habitat. The sounds of nature are of abundance for sound therapy. And there is the local read center called the Monterey County free library of the Monterey Peninsula at the top of the hill. Location Seaside court in 93933.

Lovely park with nice walking trails. Nearby library is a notable bonus.

Not the same since the KIDD tower came down.

The City of Marina has done such a great job of building it into a pedestrian friendly and green place to live in. Locke-Paddon Park in the jewel in its crown. The wetlands, the migrating birds, the walking path, all make this a lovely place to exercise, sit and enjoy nature, or take a break and eat your lunch here.

A nice place to go for a small walk and enjoy the view of the Lake. Close to a library with playground!

Nice trails to walk on. Plenty of places to sit and look at marshland. Only issue is that the bathroom is closed.

Nice trails, has a bathroom. Small parking lot, but you can park at the library thats real close. Beautiful estuary!! Close to a Wal-Mart if you need to get a few things b4 going home. It has longer trails leading away also.

Good outdoors hang out

Nice place to walk the dogs

No pond access. Limited facilities. Bathroom locked while I was there.

Easy trails

Someone did an excellent job of planning this park. Unfortunately it is mostly occupied by hoodlums and theres a lot of Road noise and visual pollution

Great little park for a short dog walk. Plenty of birds for bird enthusiasts.

Used to enjoy bringing my nieces and daughter here to watch the ducks. But lack of caring for the brush around and in the water blocks the water view, and lack of ducks.

The mens toilet has not worked in 3 months, & now it has been locked up for a month. I bet that if a toilet broke at a Marina city office, it would be fixed by the next day.

I was enjoying the weather and I was riding my bike to Walmart and it was nice.

So the place is kinda gross. Pretty sure its just a sewage runoff. However its a cool spot to hang out with a variety of different types of ducks. They have a few trails which seem tempting to take but it just smells and I worry about getting bit by bugs carrying who knows what.

Family friendly relaxing

Great weather, great wildlife (a.k.a. ducks-n-stuff), great library!

Great short to medium walking trails

Known as, The Duck Pond to us locals. This place holds particular place in my heart. Although I didnt know when I was an unknowing adolescent, I used to come here and feed the ducks bread. Which is a no go. It dirties the water, and provides no actual nutrition. Sadly the drought we Californians faced a few years ago caused a majority of the mallards, geese, and other birds to migrate elsewhere. The cool ones stayed though. Also I used to catch crawdads on the green pontoon bridge that was once afloat there. Sadly after years, and years.... and years of just being there. The bridge broke apart after a strong storm. All this aside, what was once a man made pond has turned into a beautiful micro wet land. I vaguely remember hearing city officials saying they would repair the bridge, years have passed and still no bridge. Also, with all the gopher holes and what not in the space between with library, and The Duck Pond. One should be careful walking and/or running there. You could easily twist an ankle and/or injure yourself.

Go to the library, check out a book, go find a seat outside and enjoy the ducks, geese, and nature while you wait on some BBQ.

Good place to read

It is a popular palace to get some exercise and walking The Marina Library is very close by.

Not bad except for the occasional homeless guys that sometimes sleep there.

Its a very great place to walk & people are friendly.

Nice area for walking. Could be better maintained. Right next to the library

Nice park for an evening walk

Good memories at this place..

Its pretty cool having a wetland in the middle of town. Always ducks, so if you want to see a duck wont disappoint.

Quite and peaceful.

Eh its kind of dirty. Lots of sketchy people. Water is brackish and smells a bit. Still though, its gotten much better. Pretty in a good day.

Always loved walking around the park when I was a kid, still like it now. That being said, watch out for vagrants living in the brush.

Dirty and dangerous. Locals only. Visitors beware.

Small little lake with a trail around it.You hardly notice it, Maybe thats good.

My Favourite!

Just off the main road enough to be safe with two separate grass fields, a rentable meeting room with kitchen, huge outdoor BBQ, and a play area. Lots of room for most picnic sports but it can get windy.

Very small cute park, nice to just walk around it.

Peace.

Nothing fancy. I like that its Dog friendly in spite of ongoing issue with irresponsible owners. Pick up the poop people!

Took a few moments at this park reflecting on a injury. I also enjoyed watching a cute little puppy and birds chirping throughout the afternoon.

You can take the children to the library afterwards let them run and play in the park to get exercise safe Sandy trails rest room clean water fountain lots of native grasses and water plants to see play ground next to library with jungle Jims equipent

Nice, shady. Usually pretty quiet.

Ducks as promised could be cleaned up and bathrooms unlocked

Always fun to visit

My dog loves it there. Best sunsets.

Great place to have a cold one ond smoke fattie

I just do

Its outside an you can get fresh air and a walk in

Nice park for walking or stopping at the Marina Library.

Nice relaxing walk.

Good

Looks great but tons of hobo trash

Serene

Nice

Suburban nature

Love it

Enjoy

Small quiet and clean.

Used to b pretty nice, till the lake dried up.

Love the view