A nice place to bring your babies and toddlers everydayHighly recommendTho you can see homeless peoples in every corner of the park they are harmless and niceThey ponds that have lots of ducks and turtles that kids will love to seeTake a walk sometime and see the place with your kids

It is a lovely park with ample shade. The childrens equipment is is really good condition and a nice variety. Love the turtles.

My kids loved going to this park. They called it the ducky park because it has a pound. It also has sprinklers that operate during summer. A tennis court, picnic tables, play ground.

Good for younger children play park tables, tennis courts, hills walking trails all within sight. The homeless population normally are on the front Wilshire Blvd side. Shady

The park is clean, beautiful and so comfortable to have any kind of event. I will go back with my son since he really liked it.

Every neighborhood should I have a park like this. Picnic tables, a little man made stream with ducks, plenty of green spaces...a nice vibe in general.

This park is perfect. Flowing ponds with ducks and turtles, playground areas for all ages and a skating area.

Always enjoy my tennis play here.

Cute local park with ducks and turtles in a pond. Easy parking on street with meters. Ideal for walking around with my baby.

Were local to Santa Monica, so have come to Douglas Park for many years to enjoy the two tennis courts, large playground, water feature, green grass, and of course the duck and turtle pond. Recently, because of COVID, no access to pond or playground area. Not five stars because not a great option for kids 12 and up.

I grew up in Douglas Park! Come for the ducks and turtles alone! Great picnic park!!

Beautiful local park with some permanent wildlife. Lots of beautiful trees. Picnic tables. Tennis courts. Walking track

Lovely to skateboard and roller skate on the concrete. Nice little pond with turtles and ducks.

Playground is open.Beautiful park with ducks

Good lots of ducks great place to take the little ones

My kids like it here since its very close to our home. As well being regulars they made some friends. My 4 stars is for some very acidic people that come here and the public restrooms could use an upgrade!

The turtles in the pond are soooooo cool.

Lovely places to share some food with friends and family. Plus if you want to learn how to bowl they have classes over here.

Everything is fine with park but dont action on finding people without mask ???

A squirrel great time

Great place to spend an afternoon with your grand kids...

Safe and fun! Theres a few ponds with ducks, geese, fish and turtles. Its very kid friendly.

Nice tennis courtyard!

Family, community vibes! Well-maintained landscaping and duck ponds. Worth a stroll if youre in the area

One of the reasons I love California. Incredible local park.

Kids enjoyed themselves.

Clean restrooms, ducks, water and lots of tree shade. A really nice modern childrens play ground too. Nice quiet park with plenty of picnic benches and seating benches all around the park. Very nice.

Very nice park, I go there for weekly meeting on Saturday, so good to bring kids or hang out with family, close to Santa Monica Pier.

Ducks, turtles, green grass, and trees. Soothing.

Great park! Nice respite for a little while during the day. Great for kids!

Too many homeless people loitering or sleeping. Very cute to take kids to feed ducks.

Park is small, but its really nice. It is well used, there is lots of activity. My favorite part about it is the lawn bowling. Its a fun & very challenging sport. The club offers free lessons & supplies all the equipment you need. Give it a try...but, fair warning - you may get hooked!

I love this park. It’s so beautiful. It’s so freaking beautiful. I come here when I argue with my S.O and I pray and meditate on what I did wrong and I love the ducks there. The little pond is so cute. If you are depressed, sad, or mad this park is better than drugs. I’m serious. Come out to this park, sit down and breathe. You will feel better.

Their was a friendly AA event at the location. Nice park. Kid section, Hillie, to many ducts.Personally wouldnt mind fixing the herd; but other appriate the critters. (Aka ducks and more ducks)

Very nice place to go to.

Very peaceful and Serene its a great place to meditate the water sounds amazing.

Nice park with duck pond and aging but nice playground

I think over the years, the place started littering with homeless people. I feel so bad, but it used to not be this way. The park used to be open and having parties, now very few people are even able to sit at a bench without a dude lying on them. I wish that nobody ever had to deal with being homeless. One of the many tragedies that makes up America.

So nice to stroll here amidst the hustle and bustle of SM

Great open environment!!

Beautiful park with a small lake and ducks. Nice playground

Grew up with Douglas park. Its nice to see that they are still taking care of it. But I remember way back when there was a lot more water and that was really great.

Really great park, and also very baby/toddler friendly!

Very nice well kept park. Lots of activities for different age ranges. There is an enclosed concrete area for roller skating, play equipment (although very old and some broken), and nice shaded area for a picnic.

This is a fun place to hang out with littles! The sandy play areas boast lots of entertaining equipment. Theres ample parking around the parks perimeter and restrooms on-site. The pond is a nice feature, as are the grassy areas. Its a pretty fun place to host a (low-key) birthday party too.

Feed the ducks and go Zen. Very Feng shui good for all play some smash ball . Bring the youngsters great playground make some lasting memories. Aohm

Nice small park with lawn bowling... no off leash doggy park though

Wonderful park for kids as well as adults

Extraordinary sites are very well formatted Park with tremendous potential for family events including barbecues and birthday get-togethers. this park also has definitely catch since there are all kinds of birds and beautiful ponds with benches and tables. Not to mention there are all kinds of play areas for kids and adults its recreation provided as well.

Very cool hidden gem of a park. My baby loves watching the ducks and turtles!

Great for kids

Nice lil park

The park is beautiful u get to see ducks in the pond my child loves it because she gets to see them it clean i gave it a 4 because parking sucks but other then that kids will enjoy it and so will you

Cool park in general.

Awesome park with duckies and turtles and tennis courts and playgrounds!

Love the feeling of being out of the city yet I the middle of tall buildings*

Fun, lots of sand, just the right size for kids up 10years. Good place to meet other neighborhood folk.

Beautiful during the day but there are homeless people at the evening

Small but beautil

Beautiful park. Minus the bums. But moat of them dont even come past Wilshire and 17th so its only got a slightly mild bum population

Cute park. Plenty of seating areas and shady trees to sit under. Not the place for you if you are not fond of kids. This a total Nanny park around 1pm. Or if you are looking for a Mommy and me group it looked like they may have been a couple there. Overall, nice tranquil park.

Safe location for kids, playing tennis and skating. Beautiful park.

Nice park with playground, picnic area and areas to relax

Nice park with ducks and turtles and ample parking

Where were all the turtles? Not too many ducks either. The water was extremely dirty. I hope they filter and provide a good environment for the wild life. Too many homeless sleep there. Such a shame.

A small gem in Santa Monica. This park has many amenities for families: a large playground with many sandpits, tennis courts, and a paved area for scooters/biking.

If you like turtles and ducks good park to go with kidsGreat playground and kids biking area

Nice park a bit dirty and lots of homeless on the grass areas

Lots of Ducks, turtles, and pigeons in and around the pond. Good playground with a fantastic space to ride scooters and such.

Lawn bowl clubs. Well maintained, small neighborhood park.

Love this park. Turtles, ducks, waterfall, tiny pond. It has a great place for kids to play 5 slides swings monkey bars. Its a wonderful place to take your kids.

Wonderful place with ...lawn bowling and ducks

Beautiful park. My daughter enjoyed herself.

This place is awesome for Liam and Leo they have so much fun nice and clean all

Great place for parents to take small children.

Charming little park with ducks and turtles in ponds (currently being renovated!), A much loved velodrome and playground for kids, tennis courts, and even a pétanque facility! (For $20 they will teach you how to play!). I love this park, and so do my kids.

This park doesnt have simple words to describe it, its just wonderfully exceptional and very calm and soothing...It has a very beautiful pond with ducks and turtles, there is a lot of space to do exercise, run around the park, yoga, there is also a tennis court i believe.There are two parts of the park which are devided: the childrens playground and the general park open to the public (the playground is for the public as well, but you have to be accompanying children to acces, as this is part of the parks regulations for safety).There is also space to maka a family picnic... Or just hang out with your dog.

Who ever decided to shot the water off messed up. The remaining water stinks, the turtles fesses can be smelled way before you get out of the car. Some of the turtles are dead and that is not really nice. Thats last thing I would think of seeing in Santa Monica. Im surprised that the neighbors arent doing anything about it.

Great park. Kick the bug all around. Visit the ducks. Play o mc the play ground. Plus the homeless.

Lots of ducks n ponds. Cool skate park area. No huge grassy area but enough

I love this park. Love sitting next to the duck pond and watch them swim. People have kid birthday parties they have playground for kids too

Beautiful park, they need to clean up the homeless situation though.

Super cute and well kept park for families.

Its clean, many places for children. Nice and water.

Big playground, 3 lakes and trails. Best park to go with family and friends!!

Pretty city park with cute playground area

The kids love this place, the ducks and turtles are fun to watch.

This is a nice park for little kids! The playground is enclosed fully by a fence so you can actually enjoy sipping your Starbucks latte (which you can get at the corner) without chasing your toddlers into the street!They have a duck pond and turtles too!

Ducks n turtles

Familiar place, beautiful and peaceful spot

Great place to meet friends for a picnic.

Good, but too many homeless people here

One of the best parks in santa monica!Best kids playground with many different different kinds of playgrounds for every age. A flat round bycicle rink. And a duck pond in a Beautiful park. Theres also tenis and a field for soccer or something like that..

One word - LAWN BOWLING. Oh wait, thats two. Anyway, this is a beautifully renovated and landscaped city park, with ponds, tables, plenty of shade, and more amphibious critters than you can shake a stick at. Aside from all that, the catch of this place is the Lawn Bowling club that meets every Mon/Weds/Fri, offering lessons and sessions for young and old alike. Ive officially found my sport of choice for once I hit 70 years of age!

Nice tennis courts with lights and a sea breeze

Great well-maintained park with tennis court, large, well-equipped play area, small attractive recreation facility with kitchenette and bathrooms, picnic tables, and small ponds populated by turtles and ducks. Convenient to fast food, cafes, and a Starbucks location. Metered parking and street parking available, but the competition for parking can be tough. Popular neighborhood play area with good bathrooms.

Such a nice park

Its a place I go to meditate. And give my mind an body some time to recharge. Its a woderful park. As well as have ducks & geeses there. And fantastic for seniors an children.

Live this park its beautiful

Cute, well manicured, small city park.Duck pond is well maintained.There is a large area for lawn bowling.The park is a common spot for childrens birthday parties on the weekend.A fair number of homeless folks hang out in the park as well.