Its my childhood park that I have been going consistently. Its a park that has been neglected as the city of San Jose has had less funding towards maintaining the park. The park is full of local residents running, walking, and playing tennis. Its a great park to get your workout on, but not for the beauty as its not a pretty park.

Amenities in this park - directly from the city website: The park boasts a community center, BBQ area, childrens playground, handball courts, bocce ball, basketball, night tennis and lighted softball field. The jewel of park is its mosaic fountain decorated with ceramic tiles. The fountain dates back to 1922 and is the oldest Solon & Schemmel structure in existence.

Very nice park. Great tennis courts. And a huge field for soccer and baseball

Park is pretty mellow. Nice area a lot of older people visit to walk and meet. Usually no problems. They also have some of the cleanest bathrooms and the ones on Empire are smaller than the other bathrooms on the opposite side of the park.

Not only a fantastic Pokemon GO hotspot, the annual chalk festival is not to be missed. Thankful to have this beautiful gem in the neighborhood. Stay away later at night!

Has a lot of space but does have a good amount of trash around the park

Great place to play tennis with your friends.Only con is most courts do not have lights so late night games are not possible

Too many people with no masks on. Didnt feel safe at all

We like to park and eat there.just enjoy the scenery.

Heres a quiet neighborhood park with tennis, basketball, racket ball and volleyball courts. A baseball field, picnic tables and plenty of grassy areas too. I went here for the annual chalk art festival to see the creations, some from school age artists and some well done sidewalk drawings.

What a Lovely place to have some donuts & Coffee

Nice place have fun with kids

My efforts! My energy! My Drive in my exercise makes my experience at this park 5stars. Not the view not the benches not the park. Sometimes when the place isnt a five star place dont let it stop you from having yourself a 5star experience!

I grew up in that park, San Jose high, lived on 17th & Taylor back in the 70s thru-2000s. Real cool park, people are mixed ethnic Residents low crime.

Great place for community get together with music, food, and games.

Love the wall that it has to practice tennis.

What park is clean has good parking bathroom is new has tennis courts baseball field and picnic tables. Definitely a Sunday in the park having a good time place

The neighborhood is changing, very friendly to walk, jog or run.

They organized a chalk event, I liked it, and the park has to play several sports ️

Big park with lots of space.

Large park but needs more care. Rest rooms are not kept up & upkeep shld b better.

The day was good and the people were good

Playground ONLY for children under 12 years old.

3-wall Handball. The best exercise!!

Really nice local, neighborhood park that is larger than most. It has a community checkout area for sports equipment. Wall areas for ball practice and plenty of lawn for soccer or play. There is tennis courts, naseball diamonds and basketball courts and volleyball areas. A par course is available and the sidewalk that simply wraps the park is good for a walk. Plenty of trees as well as sun.

I ride the bike trail sit by the Guadalupe River . I think its the Guadalupe

Nice park!@

I played softball today at Bakesto Park I had a great time. Best time ever!

Family oriented neighborhood solid Homeboys and all kinds of exercise areas also good rec center and handball courts

Its ok well the bathrooms need to be cleaned more often

Tennis courts are very busy on the weekends in the mornings, but open up after 12pm. The courts are in really good shape, they were renovated a few years ago with no cracks. Out of the 8 courts, 2 have lights & they stay on until 10pm.

This where we a our family & friends gathering after a funeral. Monica will be in our hearts forever!! Love Monica. Your baby sister Heather c

Its a great park for family and friends just sit around and B.B.Q also great for walking dogs

We had the Viva Calle SJ and it was so much fun . Very nice yet a small park for families and everyone to walk, bike, skate, or play sport

Minimalistic park with onsite parking, seating, and bathrooms. Some issues with garbage (example, in the parks historic fountain). During the summer this park hosts neighborhood events with food and music on Saturdays. Dog friendly.

Very nice park. They have good tennis courts, a baseball Court and a basketball court. Plus nice and quiet places just to rest in the park. Favorite among locals

Good courts. The park is amazing. I like to spend here my free time to play tennis.

Good park

Great field

Nice park, old equipment such as the playground and the restroom by the tennis courts other then that they have a nice handball courts as well as tennis..

For the avid and active residents who play tennis, hand ball, basket ball, soft ball or Frisbee this is the place to be if your downtown. Theres a play ground for younger children, bathrooms and plenty of lawn for picnics and other functions.

Nice size and City of San José emptied the garbage cans, even on Fourth of July holiday. Tennis courts were well maintained and well used. Don Johnsons memory is marked on each entrance. Path, trees, and grass well cared for if you have elderly, ADA, or children. Locally owned stores on the corner if you need something like ice on a hot day. Serviced by many bus lines, shortest walk is VTA #61.

I always go there and I have no problem

Good workout place.

I have hella history at this San Jose landmark.

Great art work with chalk

Great family fun. Clean and amazing!

Park was part of route for san jose bicycle event.Very nice and clean park.It was very crowed to really appreciate it though

A lot to be desired in this park. A lot of people that apperared a to be gang members were around making it hard to enjoy our afternoon

This park has a good size playground with jungle gyms for older and younger kids. Theres a set of tennis courts. Lots of grass space. A bathroom is onsite. There is free parking around the perimeter of the park.

Its a nice

Cool walking park

Its a nice park in the neighbourhood. It also has number of tennis courts which are free for use on a first come first served basis. Mostly, they are available.

Like most parks in San Jose it’s filled with homeless people and loiterers. Besides that, it’s nice park where you can run or play with your kids for a bit.

Its neighborhood ... people playing tennis, handball and there is a softball diamond ... one of the best urban parks in the Soutbay ... great donut across the street as well as a very authentic delicatessen within walking distance ... great time for working folks to get together.

Good place to walk safe

Great community park

Got to spend time with the love of my life and our beautiful son .... drama free nice cool breeze and just fun in the sun...

The Backesto Park, is absolutely beautiful, even in winter. Initially, the day was overcast when I arrived, but after a while, the sun came out and made it very ideal to browse among st the flowers. I really like all the names, which are sometimes silly, sometimes cute, and always very positive.

Clean and well kept, central location makes it convenient and parking plentiful.

A good place to walk your dog and barbecue and they have bathrooms on both sides

Its okay but just dont use the bathrooms cuz they are very disgusting that parkt could be really nice if they cleaned it up a little more.

Nice park bathroom were clean.

Was invited to a birthday party here. Sad to say the park is full of transients and shady characters. The bathrooms are disgusting and the parking on the street is full.

Acticities

It was fun at the park, playing with my kids.

Great playground for the little ones.

Great community park to jog, Bbq or play sports. shaded and chillax.

The park is actually quite good, its the location and people who tend to disuse it. The play structures are great but not clean. The restroom is also not clean. The grass area is quite good. We had come here for the San Jose chalk festival. My nearly seven year old loved it. There are tennis courts which are always being used, which is nice to see. There is a walking trail also around the park. Its not as big as some other parks, you can see the whole park from one point. In September 2017 a new play structure was being added, that should make things better.

Quiet atmosphere, variety of different landscapes to keep the fun going

Golden Glove Gym is right across the street great fitness spot and backesto is an excellent place to run and take your family!

Put the swings back!!!

Love it!! The whole playground is shaded and its perfect for the kids!!

Handball,Tennis,and Basketball.a nice square shape good for walking (without having to venture into the interior of the park.landmark in San Jose.

Good place to play tennis watching other people play.

Great place to get together with friends to play volleyball!

First time at the park for the Chalk festival and it was beautiful. Must see. Definitely think I am going to sign up to contribute!

Among the loveliest parks in San Jose, Backesto features a playground with swing sets, Handball, Basketball, Baseball, and Tennis courts, well-stocked restrooms, and ample shade. Ideal for sporting and breaks.

Lots of room to run & fly a kite

Clean,no riff raff,clean & stocked bathrooms

Bathrooms arent kept up really well but everything is really nice and spacious .

Nice park with tennis courts, baseball, basket ball court, exercise spots and some picknick tables with BBQs.

Great park with lots of community activities and family / clubside sports teams practicing. While there are some unhoused folks who stay at the park, I have not had a bad experience to date.

Went to a pet fair there last week. Its a beautiful and well maintained park in a very well kept, pretty neighborhood.

I love the park but people hanging around playground too often that shouldnt be there. There should be more regulation there

I love this park and the North Side forever

Good friends from years past still friends now ..

The grass it not the great to play soccer alot of muddy parts

Love the chalk art Festival here

Really rundown playground but still very well planned with shade, safety and variety in mind. I did not once feel unsafe due to other people with my baby in the afternoon on a weekday. Ice cream truck, sports spaces, after school program, good amount of seating. Parking was cramped but still accessible. Id come back here for sure to let me little guy play.

Nice park to visit.

Always nice to go and play with the kids.

Nice place lits of shade

The playground didnt have much to do on it dont recommend bringing younger kids

Smh... unfortunately it aint like the good ole days when everyone was out having a good time staying sharp in the hand ball court

Nice park, I went with my coworker and I really liked it hadnt been there for many years

Hey Ballard, thanks for giving my bro. and i a chance to shine.

Clean, lots of grass, bathrooms

Place place to take children.. the homeless people dont bother anybody so come on down

Nice park with nice amenities. Good place to have a stroll or play some