Came here the second time with my mum on labor day and I must declare the views are super awesome. It does not matter if you are from the Bay Area or outside the US this is a must see site in CA. Good for taking photos is what matters the most. If you have a dog feel free to bring them, they will enjoy it

You looking for a place to get away and have a quick picnic, a place to sit under the trees or just a little green space out of the city, drop by this park. Im not going to tell you its gorgeous. It is not! There are quite a few homeless people who frequent the area, although none of them appear to be living there. There are at least half-a-dozen pretty nice picnic tables. There is an archery field, which is quite well kept up. You can also bring your tennis ball or racquetball You can enjoy that too.If you like to feed the squirrels, you have to bring your nuts and bread here. The squirrels are amazing and just friendly enough to get close so you can see them but not so friendly that theyre crawling all over your table.If you enjoyed my review, please LIKE below and, as always, have an amazing life!

Enough walking and bike trails to stay active. Many different areas to hang out at. Nice native plants all around. Restrooms are at one end of park so plan ahead if you are walking to the other side. Nature reserve center has limited hours.

Clean and beautiful. Several benches and tables for eating, nice and shaded. Had fun with my family watching the squirrels bury things.

So far F amazing I didn’t know i had a awesome park so close

They close at 7. Its nice and quiet lots of people walking around since its super hot and its covid-19, lots of shade, enough parking if its not too busy.

Great place for a morning walk from Hart park to mainplace and back towards Tustin Ave. The park is very well kept except for the bridge over 22 freeway filled with homeless people doing drugs. I would suggest you come with someone else and dont walk by yourself.

The archery range remains closed, meanwhile no hint of the alleged construction that closed it these many weeks. Shame.

Amazing. Open year round due to there being no snow. Fishing, baseball, soccer, archery, rock climbing, and more. Only $3 a car, sign me up!

Residents are trying to keep the park clean but there is an abundance of methods addicts riding around with pipes. The trail is great if you are running or riding your bike just keep your ears and eyes open.

This park is really nice. There is a tennis court, a playground, a bike trail, grills for a barbecue, and a baseball field. This park has everything except a basketball court though.

Beautiful park, its nice to walk around and theres also a bike trail.

Great for a walk, nature, fresh air, loved it.

Great place for a hike or long walk.

Great place to take a walk! They need to clean it tho.

Many residents would love to see a dog park here.Needs some TLC along the main street side. Lots of beautiful blooms right now along Hart Park side

Great place for the family.. relaxing

Diamond in the rough. Santa Ana has some real opportunity to make this a flagship park, possibly even a joint effort with the City of Orange and Hart Park. Newer nice playground as seen in picture, with some real throwbacks old metal jungle-gyms ... a particularly cute donkey one that my daughter enjoyed. Baseball diamond, bocce court, archery and an environmental center (which is really just an excuse to let the habitat maintain itself). But ... a whole lot of trash everywhere. Didnt check out the bathrooms. Run down ruins, of what I dont know (see pics). Also, they took out the old metal slides by the archery range ... was a real bummer because I wanted to show my daughter. Will come back again, if anything to take advantage of the archery range.

Nice outdoor archery range tucked away in the park. Nice locals, no equipment rental so bring your own bow.

Its a cool little park. If you come to walk your dog its fine, just note that lots of people do without a leash and didnt see many pick up after their furry friends. Kids playing baseball, having dun, they dont seem to mind. Overall, its OK.

Baseball diamond with lighting, tennis courts, nature, lawn bowling, archery range, playground hiking trails, bike trail, great place to walk dog, restaurants nearby. Discovery Center nearby with an awesome neighborhood to the south.Homeless live in park and say no to apartments at 2525 main st.

Watch out for the homeless. Some are kind.some may not be.But the park itself is clean. And nice. Upkept

Old established park and nice walking trails but it doesnt feel quite safe and the homeless are leaving a great deal of trash along the trails. Police do patrol and try to keep it cleaned up, however. I still enjoy walking there.

Doggie loves this place. A ton of squirrels everywhere

This park used to be fun friendly and basically a park. Now is out of control a lot of police and the homelessness reality is rampant.

Went to this park by myself and got stared at by men loitering around. Some people were arguing very loudly and I was scared. I didnt feel safe and I couldnt wait to leave this park. The playground area actually wasnt that bad if youre bringing kids here, but I personally wouldnt.

The free archery range is nice. There is not much to it and on a weekday it was empty. There are a few parking spots nearby. It is a nice place for kids or adults to practice. Bring your own equipment, a paper target, and a staple gun to hang up the target.

Great little park next to museums and great shopping. We lived in the neighborhood for years. Now we come back to be with friends.Drifting homeless populations can be a challenge for this park environment as well.

Its a nice woodsy park. You feel very connected to nature there.

This is our favorite Park add are number one Park of choice for hiking. especially if youre looking for some smaller hikes that are under the 5-mile Mark. Its a great place for a person who is new to hiking to start out as well as even more than more experienced hikers. I highly recommend this place. And dogs are welcome!

I really like this place and if theres any young couples out there who love to spend time with their other halfs this would be the best place for that quality time together it can be a place for the kids, family, singles and couples and its all how you want your day to be & enjoy yourselves. Have a great MEMORIAL DAY & WEEKEND NEXT WEEK EVERYONE STAY SAFE AND HAVE FUN️

Another beautiful green oasis in this concrete jungle. Life wouldnt be bearable here without the beautiful parks.

Whichever trail you take, it will be forever a mystery. Big trees are fun to be around.

One of my best kept secrets....but not anymore. Love the shady trees!!! Great place to play around or pretend were artists and draw trees and trains. The restrooms are hardly ever open and theres really not much here for little kids. So bring bikes and stuff to play with. Archery is a big hit here. Police on horseback too.

This park is seen better days but its still a great place

I had wonderful time with my kids, its a gorgeous place

Cool little spot to walk around. Decent nature in the middle of a city. Saw a man feeding a bunch of squirrels. That was interesting.

Me and my kids love this place.just had a bbq and everything was perfect. Went for a nice walk down the trails. Beautiful

Nice place to walk and take peace for break or for gym

Nice, clean, very nice park to go on nature walks, if you have kids theyll enjoy it. Park Ranger was visible at all time.

Restrooms used daily by homeless who hang around the park which makes it feel unsafe. The bike path is great. Shady and nice.

They remodeled the play ground which is nice but took almost off all the tables and trees. Trees were good for keeping it fresh. Too many unfriendly homeless people around there tho so not such a safe feeling to have the kids.

Great place to sit and read or take a walk with the family but there are some sketchy people there at night. Not the parks fault, its do to the overpasses providing shelter to addicts. Squirrels are friendly though.

One of OCs hidden gems. Beautiful forest-like greens in the middle of the urban jungle. Great for hiking.

This is a very nice park, it has everything that anyone from the family can enjoy and have a picnic. One of my favorite things from this park is this very big trail that you can walk around and see some squirrels, and right next theres a nice field to play some sports, play fetch with your dog and hang out also there is very nice playground for kids to play my baby boy loved it totally worth the trip.

It has an archery range here. Great range friendly people.

Awesome park been going to the parks along the creek for decades, glad they are still available ...

Good walking/bike trail. Nice archery range

All sorts of fun here...cant get too distracted or you can find yourself here everyday like the common-weirdos

Fun

Its a cool place to go for a walk but there are a lot of homeless people and some shady looking individuals. probably not the best park to be at after the sun sets. Also, cmon Santa ana, clean this park up! its a ridiculous amount of garbage.

I use the archery range at the park; lots of friendly archers here willing to help. Really havent had a chance to use the trail. Seems like a popular place for caretakers to bring their charges here for a walk; they are nice and dont bother anyone. Visited the small (very small!) nature center and learned a little about the area from the staff - dont be afraid to donate something if you can afford it!

Love playing in the park aja!!

I go there weekly for the archery range and love the space available. However the land is uneven in some parts and there is limited space. It is on a first come first serve basis but there is plenty of space for someone who brings their own target. The park is nice and is a 5 minute walk from the range. Restrooms are also located at the park.

Nice park to visit to go use the trail system.

A beautiful small park. A nice place to sit and read a book or have a pinic.

A park with a lot of variety, trails, playground, bike bath, nature center, archery range, etc. However, there are also a lot of homeless, which is certainly not unique to this park.

This park is nice because its close to my work and I can take a short walk if I have a long enough break. Parking was pretty open when I went. Most of the trail was nice, but there was one part I didnt feel safe going down because I was alone. Definitely some homeless people camping there. Theres an archery field and lawn bowling. The walking trial is quite and part of it extends into the neighborhood

Nice place to learn about southern Californias native flora and fauna

Its ok. I wish there was a restroom closer to the baseball field tho.

The new playground is nice!

Food Totally Great. The Service Is Also Good. A Lot Of Flavor In The Pupusas & The Tamales Of Corn Is Good Not Too Sweet But Also Not Too Bland. Great Flavor.

This should be a jewel in the city but, no one seems to care about bringing this place up to make it beautiful. Who runs this park?

Lots of new weird smells and a lot of littered little baggies with white particles/residue.

Its always nice stoping by

My favorites park and biking trail for the past 15 years. Never go after dark though

Its great, considering the location, various patches of greenery, and lots of shade. Awesome for kids and dogs! There are also a few hills some cyclists like to use alongside the western part of the park. Could use a bit more clean up, but overall, not too bad.

It pretty abandoned but the playground is all new but other than that it is pretty good and there is a lot of natureanimals and the squirrels that live underground are really nice they follow you and they listen to what you say which is really cute and nice so everything else is fine but it is abandoned and it really needs to be cleaned up

I start my daily walk from here. Nice trail! But recommend not walk by yourself.

Doesnt feel very comfortable. Next to a dry river bed. Very limited space to relax and a lot of shady people hand out in their cars and behind trees. There are much nicer parks to go to.

Pretty big park to explore. It has a long trail to explore, although it does get a little busy during the day. Even at night due to its cruisy nightlife. ;)

This park used to be a lot more kept up I am still a nice park to bring a dogs theres a slight playground not the best

Played softball and had fun

Trash, dead landscaping and unsavory people. It no longer feels safe.

Back when I was a youngster my family Would Celebrate My Fathers Championship Fastpitch Softball Team- LUJAN BAIL BONDS

Awesome creek and a beautiful long walking path

Nice trees all over, decent play are. But the environment is horrible bums everywhere, bathrooms are nasty, there are no doors on the stalls and no mirrors or napkins. Very disgusting, police do patrol, not nearly enough. Just a overall nasty, disgusting, horrible, unsanitary and just down right unacceptable. If you walk, just keep walking and enjoy the minutes you walk through, but anything other than that you will probably need a Tetnis shot. Dead AS

I take my kids everyday its a nice park away from major streets. The playground is clean no graffiti what so ever. The park is every large and even has a nature center you can visit

Brushes and trees trimmed latly but the gays still lurk

Great trail for a walk through nature in the heart of the OC.

Got to do a nice bike ride along the Creek

Very nice park. Its the old. They have a good Lawn Bowling area

Pretty good. Its not in the best part of town now. Its good for a school field trip for lunch.

Has a great bike trail, but there are several homeless people that hangout there.

Nice park to take a walk, have lunch, enjoy nature, and relax

I usually come here in the mornings/day since this park is big and also merges with another park called the Hart Park. On the Eastside, the Santiago Park has a trail that starts by the Discovery cube (by Broadway&Mainplace)that leads you towards the inner of the park. Park is long enough to walk my pitbull and get a good workout while at the same time sight-see the local birds, the riverbed and funny squirrels chase each other. Ive seen at least 2 small baseball fields, a tennis court, and a playground for children and teens. A little trashy and suggest to wear closed shoes. Recommending to any dog lovers that want to give their buddy a good work out or for parents with kids that love to explore!

I have loved this treasure for many years

I love the little archery range!

Too much homeless

Dirty park, unfortunately many homeless, makes you feel not so safe will kids, but I feel sorry for the less fortune!

Nice bike/walking path in and through park along Santiago Creek...small nature center and archery range in the park...bathrooms and a few picnic tables.

Great park and trail along santiago creek. I saw a hawk and many other birds. Friendly people on the trail as well. Good walk for kids and lots of intreprative signs to teach about the plants and wildlife.

Great place to run the dogs

This is a really cute park. Just make sure you go when the sun is out and DO NOT use the public restrooms (homeless hang out in there).

Used to be a lot nicer.

Beautiful park. Grass is green, bathrooms are clean. Nice to just sit & chill.

It was a fun afternoon at the park but the restrooms should be closer and should be more access for walkers and wheel chairs but its a really nice park

Overrun by trash and ground squirrels. Lots of trees damaged by storms and high winds. Cut down and into pieces still laying around rotting.Love walking from hart park to Santiago and back with my dog though!

Small archery range. Free to the public during daylight hours. The Santiago Park Archers meet there every Tuesday at 7pm.

Been enjoying that park before ours boys where born.