Booth District Park

This is a nice little park hidden in a residential neighborhood. I bring my son to play soccer in the field and enjoy the small playground. They also have a pool that’s open during certain hours with a life guard on duty. It’s a nice spot for a getaway with the kids.

Thanks again Unilocal for steering a mother in the right direction. Although some elements to their playground are missing/​broken (come on city and county…), the location, and overall amenities of this park are great. It’s in a nice residential neighborhood with not a lot of through traffic which makes the vibe of the place a bit more chill.
I love how the big playground area is shaded with trees! The bathrooms are clean and even better how the bathrooms, outdoor basketball and volleyball courts are right next to the playground. Too bad the outdoor light meters for the courts are also broken too.
The large field has a baseball diamond and large trees for again, more shade. This has definitely become my favorite go to park to let my high engery kindergartner blow off a lot of steam.

They have swings here! Granted, 2 out of the 4 swings are missing, but it still beats the other parks without swings. The park also has slides, a swimming pool, basketball court and a large field to play catch, etc.
Also love the fact that it’s within walking distance from home.

Booth Park is located in the Pauoa Valley area (which is within a short walk of our home) right off of the Pali. It offers swings, play equipment, a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor basketball courts and a really nice field that serves as a football/​baseball/​softball arena. This is a great community park that offers numerous events for kids and adults. The only real downfall is that there isn’t a lot of parking available so walking is the best bet. .. but I guess that’s the idea a community park huh?

Perfect park for the KEIKI! Parking can be tough at times but there are a bunch of street parking. Great bathrooms, basketball courts & a huge field! They even have these pre-​historic things called the SWING :)

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In my opinion this park is one of the better district parks on the island! The indoor gym has the same flooring as Manoa – looks pretty new & has that squishy texture.
I love the fact that there are a lot of open gym opportunities and this park supports a lot of work sports leagues. The park itself is very lush! Great place to play outdoor and indoor volleyball!
Since this park is smack dab in the middle of a residential area, parking is mostly street; it’s usually not too crowded mid-​day.
Unilocal 365 Challenge: #212/​365

Booth District Park is my new found community gem… they have indoor and outdoor basketball facilities… great cause where I been playing… there ain’t no game… large pool watched closely by pool manager/​lifeguard, picnic areas, baseball diamond, and a nice children’s play ground. It has that spongy asphalt surface… not red clay… important for keeping the well dressed youngsters clean…
Pool times are 2:30 — 5:30 Sat-​Sun; 1:30 — 4:30 Mon-​Fri.
Indoor basketball/​volleyball 2:30 — 9:00 Seven days… basketballs and volleyballs are available for use…
To get to Booth Park:
If you are traveling from Kahala, take the Pali exit, follow it till the first stop light just past Lynn’s and Wiki Bikes… turn right into the far right lane… it’s half mile up Pauoa and on the left… same goes coming from Leeward just a left on to Pali and then merge right and follow above… if you are coming from Kailua… take the Pauoa Exit merge over to the far lane and follow Pauoa Road. bout ½ to ¾ mile up and on the left… can’t miss it.
Only street parking…

I play indoor soccer at the gym once a week. The gym is in great shape, the court isn’t as hard as other courts, and they have relatively clean bathrooms. As long as the doors are open, the gym has a nice breeze. Only thing is that in the early evening, when the sun is setting, the sun is blinding as it shines through the front door. Parking isn’t the best either, but you’ll eventually find a spot somewhere in the neighborhood.

My kiddies just finished up Summer Fun at Booth park and it was quite the «experience.» I grew up going to Summer Fun in Halawa as a kid and have fond memories of taking home lunch, playing in the big gym and doing the good old Summer Fun finale dance! In a way it’s a right of passage. Booth park has a big playground, huge field, a gym and a pool. You can take your kids swimming here but in the Summers you need to sign up early because the classes fill up quickly.
Although I really liked the adults who run the program, I think my kids had mixed feelings about attending Summer Fun because they weren’t too wild about going every day. I later found out that my daughter didn’t like that the leaders yell at the children in the morning and they both didn’t want to go swimming for fear of drowning in the pool. They aren’t used to being yelled at by strangers and can’t swim, so these are two very valid reasons in my opinion. What can I say, my kids are pretty sheltered and they haven’t had the same «local» experiences I did as a kid. My daughter refers to bad behavior as «unacceptable.» It made me realize that I might be using that term a bit too often.
I thought my parents were the greatest for sending me to Summer Fun. Now as an adult, I realize that it was just a very cheap form of subpar child care! For $ 125 per kid I sent them to Summer Fun for 6 weeks! Crazy right?! My one main regret about Summer Fun? My daughter has acquired the word «like» into her vocabulary and says it every three words. The guilt I have for trading cheap childcare for my daughter’s ability to process speech is overwhelming. Yikes. I would give them three stars but am upping it four because it is a great resource for the surrounding community. I’ll definitely like be like sending my kiddies to a like private Summer school like next year.
Unilocal 365 Challenge: #16/​365 (The Summer Fun)

I played volleyball in a league in this gym the other night. I haven’t played in this gym for a very long time — pre Unilocal days — and I forgot how small the gym was. One word for it: quaint. Everyone is not as spread out and provides an opportunity to really get to know everyone there.