Robertson Park

DGD was chosen for the All Star team in soccer, and they played here *under the lights* last evening.
This park is expansive… and as I discovered, home of the Livermore Rodeo.
The soccer field is multi-use…sadly the American football configuration kept us far from our little players.
Parking was in the muddy unlit field. There were several games going on at once. We got out pretty fast, and avoided the chaos that was going to ensue.
She played a great game… our little athlete.

I recently found this place due to a temporary relocation to the area. There is so much to do here and the area is very aesthetically pleasing. If you have a large family or just on your own, take some time to visit one of Livermore’s great landmarks.

This park is very large, with lots of walking and biking trails. I spent a recent Sunday afternoon playing horseshoes here with a few Livermore Dads.
The horseshoe pits are numerous and closer to the Arroyo Road end of Robertson Park Road. They have earth (not clay) so the horseshoes don’t stay where they land but tend to bounce off, which made our game a little more challenging but also more exciting! A couple of benches under shady trees right next to the pits makes this a perfect picnic spot for large groups or families. A big minus is lack of bathrooms which won’t work for the fastidious types when it comes time to answer natures call.

I’m reviewing the playground section, not the dog park, which seems quite popular.
Not super thrilled with this park. If not for the bathrooms and it’s close proximity to friends, we probably would never visit. There is no shade surrounding the playground, not even off to the side a bit, making it less than ideal in warmer weather. There are no benches or tables near the playground.
The larger play structure seems less safe than most. It’s pretty high up and doesn’t have much in the way of guardrails. It has handrails, they just don’t seem sufficient to me. When you have two kids of varying ages it can be difficult to keep the younger ones on their designated play structure.

Awesome park!
A soccer field.
A baseball diamond
Paved pathways.
Arroyo Mocho Creek runs along the park.
Clean bathrooms with heat and warm water!
Horse shoe pit.
Great place to walk your dog on leash.
Doggie poop bags available.
Huge open unmarked area for parking for large events.
Some sort of massive open shed type of covering. I’m not sure what this area is used for but all in all a nice park.
Minus 1-​star because the unfenced area open field is really bad and not well taken care of. You really need to watch your step especially if you are running. This area seems to have a lot of gaps where you can step and end up off balance or twisting your feet.

I’ve heard of this park before but I thought it’s just a place where they held the annual rodeo event. But this park have more to offer than holding the annual rodeo event. It has trails to run in, a wide open space for dog owners, a full flowing creek that runs through the park, a soccer field and a baseball/​softball diamond. It alos have ample parking space. This park is exactly 7-​mile loop from the parking nearest to Arroyo, take the trail going towards Concannon turn right on Concannon and stay on Concannon until Arroyo. Turn left on Arroyo, stay on Arroyo until the trail that leads up to Holdener Park, follow the trail until you reach Marina Street, turn left on Marina and just follow the trail where it ends up at Concannon turn right and just follow the trail you started on from Robertson Park. When you reach Robertson Park you’ve run 7-​miles already. I like this trail because it has enough hills to get your uphill training, get you heart pumping and a lot of flat courses for recovery. Also Robertson Park have a lot of space for group outing. And a great park to take the kids hiking for a walk or just to spend a day in since it has a shallow creek they can play in.

Great area for staging a group event or rendezvous point!
A group I am affiliated with chose Robertson Park as an area for meeting up before cruising our way through Livermore’s wine country on bikes. Great idea, right?!
Robertson Park was an ideal location for this, but I recommend arriving before noon as it appears to be a popular spot for soccer tourneys and family outings, so get your parking spot early.
A friendly ranger-​man popped in to let us know large groups should apply for a free permit ahead of time whenever possible to prevent over congesting the park.

We are thrilled with the new off leash dog park. I hope they keep it; I have met several of my neighbors for the first time and am finding new friends with a common interest. The park is clean and well kept, plus my dog and I enjoy the walk over. It’s good exercise for both of us and the views are lovely. I really enjoy feeling like a member of the community as I am new to Livermore.

This is such as nice park you really should check it out. This is a really nice place. Really nice trail and maintained very well

I love Robertson Park. Home to (3) soccer fields, a horse shoe pit, biking/​walking trails, the biggest horse arena you’ve seen, clean bathrooms, and they host the best family oriented and affordable rodeo around every year in June. This is probably the only rodeo in US where you’ll see flip flops everywhere. It’s that casual and comfortable. One less star for not fighting for park expansion and letting a developer build homes on the adjacent grounds.