Cannon Park

Cannon park, or «Beach park» as my kids call it, is one our favorite places to hang out in Carlsbad on any given sunny afternoon. The parking is usually pretty reasonable along Cannon road, just south of the park. There is a great playground for the kids and lots of green space for a picnic, pick-​up soccer game, baseball/​softball, etc… There’s also a basketball court there if you want to shoot some hoops. There’s also a great old pine tree that sits on the corner of Cannon and PCH where my kids love to climb and hang out. They could spend hours just swinging on the branches and seeing if they could find a new spot to climb to (all with adult supervision, of course).
All this and a gorgeous view of the ocean, right across the street.

This is a small grassy area at the corner of Cannon Road and the PCH. It has a small play area for kids and local groups often play sports here, like kickball. It has a porta potty if you need to use it and it’s close to the sidewalk that runs along the beach if you’re up for a walk. There is limited parking but you can park in the street or in the neighborhood.

Do I like stopping here? No. Do my kids like stopping here? Yes.
Cannon Park, aka Glow in the Dark Park is a relatively small grass park, with a playset and a chem-​can. There appears to be a long overgrown and forgotten softball field here too.
The NRG Energy plant is right next door to this park and makes a great picture. This park has also been a starting point for 5k walk events.
— Parking is tight!
— Squirrels everywhere.

Small grassy park at the corner of Cannon and Coast Highway. Don’t expect much, but it is nicely maintained. On the weekends now, there is free yoga. We were running the beach and it seemed as though they were there for 2 hours.
Parking sucks as there is no dedicated lot for this park. It’s either street parking or across the street in the neighborhood.
We stopped by the yoga event (Saturday morning) and there were vendors and a food truck (juice truck). We opted to get acai bowls and sit under one of the trees in the park. Nice place to relax and do a pre-​stretch before a run on the beach!

Cute little park at the corner of Cannon in Carlsbad. Large square of grass for playing any sort of game — football, soccor, frisbee — whatever. Small plaground in the corner furthest from the street for the little tikes to play on. Good parking along Cannon.

It’s your average small park with a playground. Big grassy area for sports or picnics. Great view of the coast. The biggest problem is the parking. There is no parking lot and the street parking is very limited. There is also no bathroom, just one single port-​o-​potty.