Pioneer Park

a surprisingly awesome play structure — our girls love it. easy parking, friendly people that come here, clean bathroom, benches available for eating and hanging out.

Hi, My name is Steve, I live across the street in the white house/​black trim .(1359)
We’ve lived here for 52 years and we love Pioneer Park. If your using the park and you need anything like first aid, emergency phone or a bottle of water. Just come and ask.
Steve Vasquez

Pioneer park is a good place to park on the street adjacent, (it does not seem to have its own parking lot) and use the potty before you cycle to the top of Mt. Baldy and back.
Make sure to lock up everything, and don’t even think of leaving any theft bate visible in your car.
The surrounding neighborhood seemed a bit sketchy.

a place for kids to play. Try going before 6:30pm. That’s when i started noticing some shady characters starting to gather/​hang out/​wash up in the water fountain/​and sleep on the benches.
UMMM… playground by day… unofficial homeless shelter by night. lol

—THE GOOD—
The play structure here is newish and the design is GREAT! It has plenty of slides and ladders and places for a little kid to climb. It’s perfect for my 2 year old who is still uncoordinated when it comes to climbing. But it’s not limited only to little kids because I also see a lot of older 5 – 10 year olds having a great time there. I like it that the structure is somehow designed to be safe yet fun for kids big and small.
There are lots of large mature trees so in the late afternoon there are plenty of places to lay out your blanket and have a nice picnic.
—THE BAD—
Not so much for me, but some people don’t like it that this playground is in sand instead of that new rubber stuff they’re using for parks these days. I don’t mind the sand, I think it’s nice for my son to be able to bring his sand toys and play for a while once he’s tired from climbing and sliding.
No parking lot, street parking only.
—THE UGLY—
Most families there are really great. But occasionally there will be one or two ghetto families that ruin all the fun. Most of the time, the parents spend the entire day bar-​b-​qing wayyy on the other side of the park, never once checking up on their kid, not even worried what their «little darlings» are up to. Most of the time what these kids are up to are 1) throwing sand at kids and/​or hitting, 2) getting hit back and are crying and not getting any help from their negligent parents, or 3) Trying to snatch toys my 2yo son is playing with and walking off with them, not letting him play with his own toys. At which time I have to step in and that’s just a bummer because I generally don’t mind having my little one share his toys, sand toys, etc. since it’s good for him to learn how to share. But then you have kids who have no manners and I have to teach my little one that even though it’s nice to share that kinda shit don’t fly!

This a very large park with picnic tables, lots of shade, public restrooms, and lots of open grassy areas. I have attended a toddler birthday party here under the gazebo and highly recommend reserving that are if you want to have a party of your own.

Tucked away in the San Gabriel mountain foothills in Azusa, this community park offers reservation-​free picnic tables and an ample playground. For larger parties it is highly recommended that you reserve the gazebo. Restroom facilities are easily accessible from all areas in the park and are kept quite clean.