The park and city need to let nature fill and dump the river .Under their control they are damaging the ecology of san lorenzo river.Stop the digging of the river mouth to fill the river up to capacity.Stop creating algae blooms.Clean the river of all the trash in it.Most of all stop interfering with the natural breaking open of the rivermouth.

I was accosted by man with no legs here. Thats right, u read that correctly -- no legs! It was a sight to behold!He battered my mid section with his tiny deformed hands before I kicked him off. Truly there are miracles in this world! This was only one of the amazing things Ive seen here! Next time Im bringing bubbles and a butterfly net to catch the crazies (who come by the bakers dozen here)!P.s. Faye will never borrow my phone again. :D

The park is very nice and looks well-maintained, but there is a large lumber of homeless camps.

Much better now that the childrens playground is enclosed by a fence, also, the constant patrol by security and police is good.The river bridge views of the river and downtown are great.The duck pond is always fun, especially in spring when the momma ducks and geese are out and about with their babies.

I used to go and take my kids here and it was so nice then now its just not a safe place anymore

No bathroomLots of ruckusStill pretty

I LOVE THIS PLACE.ITS A GREAT PLACE TO RELAX AT THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.

The lotus in Duck Pond can be spectacular and the fountains feeding it are lovely. The litter is a shame. Maybe larger dumpsters, more frequently emptied, to process the garbage left by itinerant users.

I enjoy my Bike rides through the Park on my way to work, Im greeted by ducks daily waiting for me to give them their daily treat!!!!

It was amazing people were kind and the the atmosphere was serene and well kept

Not too bad at all. A great place to bring your kids.

Lovely people, clean family environment. Great accommodations. Would return. 5 outta 5.

Cool place if youre into the drug scene, but not cool for kids, cookouts, etc.

Absolutely a wonderful little slice of greatness!! This park has plenty of shade, a small pond where birds often hang out, (ducks, Canadian Geese, & others), grassy hills to lay on, & just a general quiet atmosphere. Yesterday whilst I was there, a pack of Canadian Geese just walked right by me, & went to drink from the pond. It was lovely!!

Its hard to look at with the encampment being an eyesore talking away from the raw preserved nature basically ... But where else do u expect one that is basically due to overwhelming circumstances become residentially challenged to go and be safe??Homelessness is not a crime

Its a lot prettier when you look at it from the view of the paradox hotel

Nice views and the show of support for the community

Its beautiful, activities for kids and places for nice walks. At times area is known for a place known for drug activities along with Bathrooms that are pretty bad. Has potential for 5 stars.

A small park alongside the San Lorenzo River which hosted the Santa Cruz Music Festival. I didn’t see any permanent bathrooms or play areas. The area has a very visible homeless community nearby.

Very beautiful as always I go here every day enjoy the water and smoke a bowl or 2. I just feel bad for the homeless people always bring some bud water and food for them

Nice and well maintained park. Great playground, swings, and even a tire swing (my kids love them). Be aware the playgrounds are in sand, so some is likely to come home in kids shoes.

Its a beautiful place and the city not the homeless caused the situation with the homeless to be what it is they should have left it the way it was instead of making a city mismanaged camp

City council members corrupt, light agendas against YHWH.

Very beautiful and full of beautiful sounds on a Wednesday morning.

Amongst the lost and asleep in their own understanding. You can find the hand of God

Great place to hike.

It can be a very pleasant place to relax. I was sitting on a bench when an older man sat down with his small dog. The dog sat next to the man for about ten minutes while I read. Then the little dog got up walked across the bench and plopped down firmly against my leg while the man smiled. He sat for about 3 minutes while I petted him. When I stopped he looked at me and walked back to his Dad and plopped down. Too cute!

Was some wonderful views. The homeless there are not a plus though ;(

Getting back to being a place to go

Came here during a festival so I know any homeless were removed and cleaned up after. It was great for the event, just wish there was more shade. Thatd get in the way of sports though, so I understand the lack of trees in the open area under the bridge by the river.

Its a beautiful park, but its also a popular place for homeless people to hangout.

Tent city and drug store.

Many transient people and makeshift homes. The disc golf course was unplayable because of this. Despite the large fenced off 12 and under Park area, I still found a place to set up my 90 foot slackline so it was a solid three stars.

Nice park

The park itself is nice but lots of homeless around make it hard to enjoy.

This was a nice park. Lots of wide open grass fields, a man-made lake full of water lilies and turtles, and a river/creek running through it. The grassy areas were a bit muddy, which made it difficult to push a stroller, but thats to be expected after rain. Overall, it was a nice experience.

I was pleasantly surprised to see a clean and safe park. We were able to enjoy a stroll through the park and even play on the playground.

This is a quiet little slice of loveliness. I was there today & about six Canadian Geese, just walked on by in a line one behind the other. (I captured a photo or two). They walked over to the pond & sipped afternoon water. It was such a lovely & unexpected experience. This park has plenty of shade under large trees, & alot of grass & grassy hills to relax on. Bring a blanket & chill out!

Its home whats not to love

Great place to exercise,swim

Awesome location, close to the beach, close to downtown. Ample parking and great for festivals.

0.8 out of 10 too many homeless

Outrageous family experience-ducks-wild river etc. -Really Cool!

This is a big park where events are sometimes held. I worked as security here during a very popular festival called Tequila & Taco Music Festival

I can enjoy this park now that it is not full of certain people. Its beautiful in the summer.

Once park for relaxing and enjoying the weekend. Here for tequila and taco music festival.

Took grandson and my daughter great slides and a great tire swing duck pond next to San Lorenzo river and for 1 wk a acrobatic circus didnt go but sounds fun

Great place for used needles and stolen bikes. Also getting your car broken into

Taco and margarita festival. AWSOME

Found this park by accident but had a great time at the tequila festival 2018

I Love Santa Cruz!!

Lots of homelessness.

There is a lovely Duck Pond, and a nice park for children!

Nice area to enjoy a walk near local restaurants.

This is a beautiful park especially if youre interested in seeing the ducks or the lotus flowers blooming.

Its a nice park when it isnt being used as a literal concentration camp for the homeless. TBSC members need to stop being small town dorks and see how it is in an actual city.

Tiki and I had a nice nap under a tree

A quiet park with a pond inhabited by ducks and geese. Includes a big fenced playground for kids of all ages.

The San Lorenzo Park is a very beautiful park with a lot of interesting wildlife to look at like birds. Its a nice place to go have picnicked or just relax. The only problem that I have with the park is that their no parking close by.

Great place nice concert and fantastic social interaction

Ive always had a pleasant experience when Ive gone through there. Even with the homeless being there. They have always been very respectful

Everyone living and having fun...sure we did

Alittle sketchy, bring a pocket knife or peper spray and youll be fine

Tequila and Taco Festival...great fun!

Baby ducks. Baby Canadian Geese. Cool events.

Insanely uneven and terrible grass. Was there for the taco tequila festival and let me tell you uneven holey grass is terrible when your trying to tie one on!

Nice urban public park.

Good place to dip off to get high

Great time at the margarita and taco festevil

Place is home for homeless people and drug addicts. Uncool.

Nice and quite relax, take a walk, nap, watch the ducks or read a book

Great for families, large park easy access

Its beautiful, Dog park and nice paths with views.

Love the ducks and the serpent slide

Nice park, easy to access

A pretty park, but there always seem to be issues when you walk by its human residents

Great park. Two fenced in playground sections for bigger and younger kids. Pond on other side of park with lots of different birds. No bathrooms.

Looking really good. Nice place to vicet

Love all the wildlife here

I cruise through the park pretty much everyday at least once sometimes twice to catch the bus by Trader Joes / CVS its a great trip mean its a beautiful Park

Besides the 7 ft tall fence around 90% of the park do to all santa cruzs self medicating misfits. I guess it was alright as far as Parks go.

Great Earth Day venue...

Nice park although the maintenance workers are very rude.

Beautiful babe trails along the river

The magical Lotus is back, Beautiful!

Great park 2 practice my short game for Disc Golf.... but u cant walk 10 without tripping over a homeless person

Open air drug market

You should come see it!

I just went to work

It looked nice

A classy place for classy church going folks to gather and roast marshmallows while singing kumbaya

Loved it, amazing. None like it, the best!

A great place for good old Christian folk to gather and sing kumbaya

Goslings are out... Look out for hissing parents

Its a nice park and I would like to help the many homeless who camp there.

They had tequila and taco concert there...fun!!!

At a Festival. The Park was very clean.

Voices of the River annual Event warmly hosted. San Lorenzo Park is great venue!

Great childrens play ground and is cyclone fenced in. Good safety measure and is in clear view of the rest of the park area.

The play area is fenced in, there is homeless people sleeping there in the day since the cops dont let them sleep at night. There is bright lights on 24/7 and cameras everywhere, alot of the wildlife is now gone and the rangers are rude.