Glorietta Park

Glorietta Park is a perfect park to walk your dog, take your kids to play on the playground equipment, play tennis, play soccer or watch a baseball game.
The park is nestled in between the Verdugo Mountains and the San Rafael Hills. You also have a lovely view of Mt. Lukens and the San Gabriels to the north. It is just south of Sparr Heights. There is a great little deli across the street called Old Fashioned Deli if you want to pick up some things for a picnic.
There is a court fee for tennis, but at least they always have an attendant and you don’t have to worry about driving somewhere and all the tennis courts are busy. You most likely need a reservation with the City of Glendale Parks and Recreation to use the baseball field, so check that out ahead of time.
There is a little parking lot off of Glorietta Avenue and plenty of street parking.

Nice and clean park. Unilocaled it while on and about and needed a park for a picnic lunch spot. Lots of picnic tables under the trees. We enjoyed our picnic with a light breeze. Then kids spent a little time on the playground. It was surprisingly empty on a Sunday afternoon.
Street parking. Didn’t use the bathrooms.

I use to think its very safe cozy little park in north Glendale till they found dead body in suitcase under the bridge. Other than that its nice and well maintained. Great place to play baseball/​softball and soccer. I usually take my 9 year old to ride his r/​c car or ride.

Hidden Gem of a Park. My child enjoys as well as I do. Great & Safe Area. Enough grass area for play & 2 different play sets for smaller & older children. Downside– less trees= more sun to your face. Bring an Umbrella or Hat!

This is a review ONLY for the playground area.
Went on a Monday and the park was clean and great. The playground structures were new and clean. They had plenty of swings for both young and older kids. There were concrete covered and uncovered benches as well. The only drawback I could see was that they don’t have a parking lot. Some other reviews complained about the restrooms. Luckily, my little one didn’t have a need!

We play slow pitch softball here a few weeks out of the year and I always seem to have problems with parking
Cons:
Parking is awful. There is a small lot that can hold maybe 8 cars. .. and the rest is on the streets.
The bathrooms are nowhere near the tennis courts or the softball diamond.
The outfield is horrible, patches. .. holes. .. uneven grass.. . and their infield is so inconsistent, tons of dirt in one area and other area are rock solid. .. all of which makes it extremely hard to read the ball.
Overall:
The park isn’t the worst thing in the world because it is in a decent area and the facilities are decently well kept but I think some small modifications can make some big differences.

Stopped by here on friday night to play a game of tennis… My first game of tennis ever. It wasn’t crowded at all on a friday night so that was cool. I was surprised you had to pay to use the courts but it was only like $ 5 for an hour. I’m surprised I lasted an hour but I did and I only hit one ball over the fence! haha
This park always seems pretty full in the afternoons with soccer games, baseball games and picnics. Most likely I’ll be looking for free courts to play at in the future but nice to know this spot for when the other courts are all full.

WHERE’S THE BATHROOMS… I gotta pee!!!
Ohh yeah. the bathrooms are wayyy over the hill, past Verdugo, over the bridge, past the tennis courts, around the playground, in that one corner!
What kind of crap is that? You have to trek so far to use the restroom esp from the softball diamond/​field. Crap!
Bumpysoftball fields, sad outfield grass with holes, uneven grass, dirt, etc. Uncomparable to the Glendale Sports Complex. Also limited parking.
The park does look nice though… nicely groomed trees and bushes.

5.50 an hour to play tennis, no wonder there are so many obese children in the U.S. They cant afford to be thin.