A truly one of a kind park! You may have heard about the many wonderful ceramic sculptures here and may be confused as you pull into the parking lot. Thee is a path just to the right of the baseball field that will bring you right to it! “La Laguna de San Gabriel” or “Monster Park” was created in 1964 and was out on the National Registry of Historic Places in 2017. Benjamin Dominguez made the sculptures at the age of 70, which was his final project. Even despite Covid, it’s fun to visit just to take in the slides even without riding them. There was virtually no one in this section of the park when we were there. A must visit!

Free range kid play!!!!! This is not a place for safety conscious parents as the structures r made of cement and slippery as all hell! Bare feet or grippy socks/shoes are a must here.Lots of bike trails and beautiful scenery. Kids love it here and theres no swings! Winner playground.

My kids love this place. It really is a hidden gem as you can not see it from the street. Ample parking, lots of tables, few bbq pits, cool things for the kids to climb on, its like kid heaven....except that it is small and my kids wish the concrete slides on the dragons were upkept better. The animal and pirate theme is nice but once you are there it is apparent that this place has seen better days. Fresh coats of sealant and paint would work wonders here but it is yet to happen...been a while from what I know. Anyway cool place, never crowded, and pretty safe for kids.

Great little park! Small enough that you an walk the whole thing, but big enough that youre not on top of each other. A nice oasis in the middle of Alhambra.

Nice park. The kids sand area is pretty cool. Lots of cool little slides

Ive always grown up around the San Gabriel Valley, this park has changed positively in the past decade! There is much more time to be spent here

My favorite nearby park. It is so peaceful. Smells so clean and herbal. Love taking our dogs for a walk and just hang out. The playground is so cute and still has the older concrete slides and play equipment. I just love this park. It just feels good.

Good place for kids. Nice slides and kids play area. Benches should be cleaned better.

Classic playground still awesome. Kids love it. Exercise equipment throughout is a nice touch for parents to take advantage of while the little ones play. Picnic tables throughout. Cute bridges. Lots of open play space, shady as well. Nice walking trails.

Very beautiful park, and very kind crowd. Had no noise complaints so far when I go drum.

This is a great park with a great history! They have really put a lot of time, money and energy into upkeeping this park. I still have great memories of going here as a kid and now I get to share those great times with an even better version of this park with my kids!

I hate the way this park is covered in tall grass looking bushes. Nothing about this park says Lugo anymore.

Very well kept park, my grandson loves it!!

Tai chi scene thicc afWorkout equipment is good

Cool little park to hang out at. Kids had a blast in the playground. Restrooms available which is a plus.

Came here with some friends and their two young children after grabbing breakfast nearby. The park was a great place to let the kids run around. There were several concrete structures shaped like animals, a lighthouse and ship for the kids to climb on. Some of the structures even had slides so the kids loved it.

Too many pokemon go players who clog up the sidewalks and do not distance. Some people arent wearing masks...

Quiet and peaceful park... with a little exercize equipment as well.

Vincent Lugo Park, located at the corner of Wells & Ramona Streets, is the citys largest park and recreation resource. Recent construction improvements have enhanced the parks open space. Enjoy the fresh air and open space at Vincent Lugo Park!This beautiful park is home to La Laguna de San Gabriel, also known as Dinosaur Park, which has been named one of nine of Americas coolest playgrounds! La Laguna is home to 14 concrete play structures and an adjacent picnic area with 10 tables and barbecue area, which can accommodate up to 100 people. Also available for reservation are the Sage and Oak Picnic Areas, which each have six tables, barbecue grills, and a capacity for 50 people. Overall, its a decent park that designed for kids.Park Hours:7:30 am - 10:00 pm

This is a park with exercuse equipment and playground and picnic area.

This park, especially the playground, is very unique. The structures of the playground is constructed with solid cement with the theme of Monsters. Structures feel historic and it is placed on the National Register of Historic Places aka NRHP. Its well worth a visit.

Love V.Lugo park...Dont tell anyone..Our Lil local secret...Come one, come all..Our pride ...this park has had a major renovation....& Park Manager Steve is doing an amazing job....

I did my community service..

Grew up with this park. Secret cool hidden back playground with monster slides, to octopus and other creatures to climb all over.

Old school concrete equipment teach Kids how to be safe and watch out for their own welfare. Hard surfaces and no guard rails, It is the best way to teach your children the importance of balance, and how quickly boo-boos go away

Nice park unfortunately restrooms are not well kept

Worth a visit.

Extremely clean park. Nice walking paths. A mile away from the San Gabriel Mission. Lots of themed slides for the kids.

My favorite park in the area. Has such a unique feel to it. The playground area is more suitable for 4yr+ kids, since the play structures are pretty large.

Beautiful Peaceful Great Park for the kids! Unique play structures Awesome walk

Great spot for Pokémon hunting....or the weekend bbq and football game with the fam.

One of the cutest parks ive been to... cant wait to take my 2 year old back. best when its not crowded.

Beautiful shady beach type sand (no water) park, different than all the rest. Surrounded by lots of grass, picnic tables and shaded trees. Men playing Dominos and lots of little groups doing tai chi. Big colorful structures of whales, lighthouses, dragons, ect, with slides for your little ones to play on, (bring beach toys). No normal type playground equipment. Very worth spending a morning or evening at before the heat kicks in.

Old school fun. Having a good time and before you know it, its getting dark.

Everything ok a very clean park

Really cool looking, tall slides and even has some exercise equipment and a trail.

Great place for young kids. Many older people come here for morning exercise and practice Taiji.

Watch out for Coyotes at night!!!Beautiful park. Playground has adorable slides shaped as whales, dinosaurs etc.Great for a nice jog, and walking dog.Has vending machines. Excersize machines.

Love this place. So much room to walk .there is a track, exercise equipment.

Its a nice park. Smaller then what I remember it. Used to visit this park often with my family in the 90s. Now that I have a family of my own took my 2 kids here today and I enjoyed it but I think it was remodeled and thats why its what I remembered

Very nice, clean, friendly place. As the sign says. If youre with small pets, be aware of coyotes.

This park is fun nostalgic and beautiful. Great trails to walk and catch pokemon. Also a fun playplace for the kids.

Best place ever! Especially when u go with ur bf

An awesome interactive park for families and kids !

Loved this park. A little hidden gem. Nice for bbq and for the kids to run around. We had a great time. Highly Recommend for the little ones to let off some energy.

Well maintained & clean park - no homeless people

Its a nice place to work out to bad for uneven pat

Track isnt shaded but great park. Clean long, exercise equipment, playground for kids, shaded picnic areas

The park seemed fine. Kinda small. We were in the area and wanted to find a spot to take pics of the rental car. Unfortunately the park side was full so didnt get the backdrop we wanted, but its cool.

Its a nice park. Not as crowded as almansor park, but also not as big. Theres a playground area in the back (back left from the parking lots). Theres slides and some stone animals to climb on. Its not very appropriate for small kids under 3 to run around in on their own. I saw a girl that looked around 5 go down the slide on her own and it was too steep/fast, she landed hard on her back. Its a sandy playground so expect to have some sand in your shoes.Theres an outdoor gym area by the playground and at the front of the park by the parking lot. They are all in good shape and Ive always found them to be clean.Theres a dirt trail/ jogging path that runs along the length of the park in the back. It can get muddy if its rained or one of the sprinklers watered it by accident.Theres a fenced baseball diamond between the playground and the parking lot. I see people take their dogs in there a lot. Beware of poop.Theres shaded benches scattered throughout and an area with multiple lunch benches covered by a gazebo between the bathroom and the playground.Overall its a well kept park with plenty of shade. Great for lots to run around. Especially in the front grassy area.

It is fun but, they should clean the restroom and add more playground equipment.

Love this park. Always clean always lush and the playground is in great shape. Was very impressed with the free work out equipment. Its just like at the gym, but no weights.

Its more then a park.. You dont have to go to the gym.. Love love love

Nice clean safe park

Very decent relaxing area with many native plants and flowers.

Clean park and empty around 7pm

Love this place its extremely clean and nice.

Nice pla e to bring the whole family. Theres even a bible sing along for children! Lots of fun!

Its nice old park

Love this park. Usually really clean not too loud

Dinosaur park so many great home of a kind climbing, sliding and swinging memories!

The park is very big

Just the right size!

Small park but so cute and fun. This place made me remember when I was a kid.lol

Peaceful, pull up bars, bodyweight machines, monster park

The usual community park. good for a little work out or taking the kids for some fun here.

Nice park for family picnic and kids.

Wonderful park with green spaces, picnic areas and the most creative place space.

Its ok.

Great place to go and relax at night. Has some interesting designs for the kids playground its Definitely with checking it out if youre looking for a quiet park to hangout with a friend

Always have time for a little sand play at Lugo Park. Lots of fun

Very nice park. Clean, well maintained, not too crowded. Has a few work out areas with built ins. Took my kids and they liked it, careful with the slides on sunny days.

Clean n green with a nature walk. There used to a small pool but its gone.

So so play area, nice open space for big activity.

Very nice park

Archery with church buddies. Fun

I spent my childhood going here and so has my son. The park has gone through a name change and redesigned. The park still has the Monster park set in the back. Those fun concrete creatures have been around since 1966.

Much better now with the exercise machines. Us local home owners are brought closer together here

A hidden jewel within the concrete jungle!!

It is a jewl in our belovide city of san gabriel

Beautiful park with a good size playground. My daughter loves the big dragon slide. There is a lot of benches and tables and shade. Nice path to walk and get some exercise too.

The playground has some really cute animal slides but they can definitely use some new paint job and repairs. They should add a synthetic track to the park for running and/or biking. In the Summer they have a Farmers Market in their already limited parking on Thursdays but there really isnt anything interesting to buy.

Its so clean! Theres a giant part for the kids to play in full of slides and beach themed sandbox. Theres also a big grass area completed with shaded benches. There are also restrooms and vending machines. I highly recommend going to this park especially if you have kids!

Loved it first of all for its pirate themed playground. Packed with many different sea creature slides, including its own shipwreck rocks to climb on, and a lovely lighthouse (also a slide) this park has it all. Plus i believe they might have a baseball team there? They have a ball diamond W/ scoreboard!!!

Good place for exercise. Has a bathroom.

Hidden gem in the heart of San Gabriel. Outdoor gym, dirt jogging track, vintage playground which resembles a giant sandbox, dog friendly, plenty of parking space, quiet and secluded.

This park is fun, but I wish there were swings.

Restrooms are all bad, the TOILETS are right behind the door so you cant even sit and close the door and they are not kept up.

Quiet and landscaped to feel like a regional park. Lots of dogs;watch out for coyotes!

Good for young kids. my child could play all day here. the new remodel has made this park looked more modern.

Monster Park within Vincent Lugo is amazing. It was built in the 60s and has a giant octopus, whale, sea serpents, snail, etc., for kids to play on. A must to go at least once. Not the safest playground by todays standards but as long as youre with your kids it should be ok. Very cool place; kids love it!

Good service, friendly staff, great prices, plenty of parking.

Very clean park, I love to take my dog there.

Nice, small park. There is a tiny trail to go on where you can see the Alhambra Wash. I have seen some people run on this but I think it is a bit short. Come here to enjoy the nature and great view of the San Gabriel Mountains. Park is clean and well kept. Lighting gets a little weak after it gets dark.

Great atmosphere for kids and family. The park is very clean and the playground for kids is very well maintained. My son plays baseball and we have games here often. The snack bar at the park is always clean and has a variety of snacks. I would recommend this park and I will be coming back here often.

Great park for children.

Relaxing and well lit to feel safe

Better than average. Mostly clean and well kept. It had newly installed workout equipment. The path is well lit. There are two restroom buildings.The playground, for kids, is bad though; all the obstacles are made of sonewhar rough stone so kids can easily get scrapes, bruises, etc.

The park itself is nice. But it is misused by the public. Dog walkers do not pick up after their dogs. The walking path smells of dog poop and you have to watch where you step. In the evening young pot smokers think the park is a great place to get high. You should not have to smell weed all over the place when you walk in the park. There is no security or police presence at the park to discourage this activity. The potheads are often by the childrens play area and ball field, again no security.

Great place to have a party or family events