Royal Oaks Park

Came here with my girlfriend to eat lunch on my break time and I love the park! It’s super clean and they have many benches to sit on. They have trash cans on site and it’s perfect for the little ones. I brought my son here and he loves the play ground even tho he was 9 months old. Nice neighborhood and very cool place to have a picnic. I will keep coming here when ever I get the chance.

Programs No, Facilities Yes
For our disabled population, those that are mobility impaired or physically or cognitively challenged, there are no real drop in facilities to play ball with their families and friends as do typical kids. Instead they are offered programs next Thursday which further isolate them from others, are exclusionary in that they focus on disabled populations rather than mainstreaming and perpetuate a kind of discrimination which leaves the differently able on the sidelines. We always ask when was the last time you saw a youngster in a wheelchair waiting for next at a tennis, basketball court or whatever? Never. Some prearranged supervised scheduled class or program will be offered. There will be no ball playing facility available for the disabled to drop in with his family or her friends to play together as do others.
What can be done? Look @nareletsplayfair.org or the National Association for Recreational Equality. Sports that play alongside one another rather than against one another and are individual and independent, not team sports — simple and wise in theory but nonexistent and often willfully ignored. Individualized sports are the remedies and solutions to the exclusion of the differently able. Facilities versus programs; alongside play rather than play against others; self competitive rather than rival competitive sports; sports without offense/​defense and opponents; these considerations require attention if we care to overcome obstacles of discrimination in the ballplaying affordances and facilities communities provide. And ball playing facilities mostly with body banging and where strength, speed and stature, age and gender exclude most others from play, these predominate and soak up inordinate attention, budgets and space. But there’s nothing left over for Jimmy in a wheelchair and his brother Andrew to come out on a nice sunny day to participate in a ballplaying sport with kid sister Margaret.
Think of bowling and golf and Bankshot Family Sports (specifically designed for diversity and inclusion) that are sports played with a ball but without opponents necessary. The message is: Play the challenge of the court not each other. Measure success by your own self improvement not by defeating others. You don’t have to win to be a winner. BANKSHOT

I love this park, it has a great playground for the kids and a awesome trail that I run all the time… so relaxing and peaceful.

When I first got married, my bride and I lived in east Monrovia, and happened upon this park walking our dogs down the Royal Oaks walking/​jogging/​biking/​horseback-​riding path. The park is at the eastern end of the path, and is a rational turn-​around point for joggers and dog walkers.
The park itself is well maintained and generally self-​policing with lots of families and regular sheriff patrols. There are picnic facilities, a play structure for the kiddies, tennis courts, basketball courts, a small «rec center» and restrooms. Across the street, the park continues with a few covered tables and an expanse of grass for soccer, running wild, or playing fetch with your canine companion.
Royal Oaks is marked 25 mph, and there is a pretty wide berth of green space between park and street, but watch your kids– children can be fast, and so can cars on this street, despite traffic enforcement.
As a bonus for walkers, runners and bikers, try challenging yourself by going up La Loma Ave between the two parks. It is a steep dead end street that will definitely get your heart pumping. There is a great view at the top on clear days, and it adds some nice cardio to the otherwise flat Royal Oaks trail.
This park (or Encanto park about ½ mile east) is also a good bathroom stop if you’re biking the San Gabriel River trail.

I love this park, they have lots of benches and tables. They also have a great play area for the kids that’s connected to a field.
My fav part it’s connected to a 2 – 3
Mile trail so it works out perfect!

This park is peaceful (great for family or pet walks) and beautiful. The people who come here are always friendly and even when it’s busy, this park is just a pleasant place to be!

The bathrooms are always closed. It would be nice if they could remain open during daytime hours. I also think that the equipment is old and needs to be updated. There is such a nice walking trail near that park, it’s a shame if the equipment is so old. I think adding woodchips as opposed to the traditional sand would also be a nice touch to this park.

Love this park. It’s quiet, clean, and it only takes me 2 minutes to get here. I can take my 1 year old on walks without feeling cramped. There’s trees lining most of the way so it has nice shaded areas while walking the trail. And there’s not usually many people there, so my kid can play in the playground without having to take turns.

Great park, been coming here as a kid. The park is big and quite clean. Good place to come and play tennis or basketball. They also have physical activity classes here, such as Zumba, shotokan karate, and other classes. You can go to
to see all the classes.

Great park for those that like to play sports, are looking for a large area of grass for your pets to play, or just a place to hang out and picnic.
Came on a Saturday afternoon, and pretty much had the whole park to ourselves. We brought our 2 dogs as 3 parrots, laid some blankets out and brought our basketball to shoot around.
Soon the park started to liven up, parents were playing tennis with the kids, kids came to play basketball, and parents and kids attended a party of some sort.
I never saw and scary or suspicious people, and people we met were friendly.
The bathrooms were very clean, with seat covers, toilet paper, and even mirrors.
There were lots of places to sit in the sun, as well as in the shade.
We will definitely be back with some tennis racquets!
Update: played tennis at night and it was great, except the wiring for the lighting needs to be checked. Sometimes we had to play with the switch, other times the lights would come right on. Switch for the bball courts work just fine.

Love this park its always clean and there are two sides one has the playground basketball courts and tennis courts. The other side has tables and just grass great for playing fetch or catch with a furry friend or setting up a sport game with friends.

I’ve been coming here my whole life. This has always been the destination for basketball for all of Duarte.

Great place to walk in the evening. Lots of people walking dogs, riding bikes, running, or walking… It takes me about an hour to walk from the parking lot to the end and back (Yes, I’m a slow walker).
All dogs I’ve encountered here have been on leash and under the owners control, which is a pleasant surprise!

Nice little park in Duarte to take your kids for some playtime. Enough playground equipment to satisfy your little ones for an hour or two of play. There is a grassy area to run around in or just plop yourself down for a picnic. There are also a couple of basketball courts, tennis courts, and poles set up for a volleyball net. There is also a building on site, which I think houses community classes. The day we were there a karate class was going in. Overall, pretty well maintained. Would be a nice place to also park your car if you wanted to walk/​bike/​run on the trail.

its just your typical park. It has 2 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, kids play ground, and it also has a horse trail that leads you to Bradberry. Just don’t come at night because of pot heads getting high in the parking lot.

This little park in Duarte is nice and generally fairly maintained. There is a nice playground with swings, a few dirty benches, a few grills and a little gazebo with picnic tables, 2 tennis courts, a rec center and a basketball court. (There are also bathrooms here, next to the basketball court) Great place to bring little kids, have a picnic and maybe even have a little outdoor birthday gathering. This place is also a nice place to walk your dog. But this place is not very safe to go to at night.
Throughout the year, a handful of city events take place here, including the route 66 parade celebration, 4^th of July fireworks and the Halloween carnival.
There really isn’t much else to say about this place except that it’s just okay.