Scherer Park

I wish this park was cleaner.
I parked on the south side of the park by a small playground with sand. I immediately smelled the dog park (which is on the other side) I’m pretty sure that this whole park is covered in dog urine
I was going to lay a blanket down but decided against it.
The park has a nice layout and I’m sure back in the day it was a great place to go. But I would much rather go to Reservoir Park on Wardlow!
Reservoir Park
–No sand = No mess
–Decent bathrooms
–Affordable Eats within walking distance
–No law enforcement sirens or harassment.

I love this park. It’s such a serene place to relax and meditate or hang out to get fresh air. It’s a large park that spans between two main streets. I enjoy walking around the huge duck pond. Water is kind of nasty, but the ducks are cute and people friendly. There’s benches and small bridges/​rocks that are gorgeous for pictures. There’s also tennis and basketball courts, enclosed large and small dog play areas, and picnic tables. Grass is not super green and that’s likely from the heavy traffic. This is a safe, community park that also shares a police substation.

This is a nice park. The ducks, pond, bridges & trees make for very nice pics (especially selfies). There are tables & benches. The playground is cool. They also have tennis & basketball courts. The restrooms are gross. I will never use them again. I’ll leave the park before I step foot in those restrooms again. Other than that it’s a really nice park.
P. S. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE DUCKS. I just saw one of the big ones chase 2 ppl.

this is a very dirty park !
the pond is just disgusting!!!

This park is really nice. The grass is kinda brown, however, that is due to the weather conditions that seem to be a yearly epidemic in the past 5 years, however, great place to have an impromptu pick nic, although our pic nic compromised with junk food from the 7 – 11, however, it was still nice. Very family and dog friendly.

Sorry to say but this park does not deserve 4 stars. Where do I begin… It’s always dirty, and I don’t mean dirt and sand, but trash and cigarette butts, I guess trashy. There’s always people sitting around smoking and drinking, and when I say smoking I mean both cigarettes and marijuana. The bathrooms are yucky, yeah I know, what more do you expect from a park bathroom, well, I’ve been to a lot of parks and most of them are well kept. Now it does have a lake or pond or some sort of water feature, but there’s nothing nice about it. Poor birds, they have to live with it. I know with the birds living there that may be a cause of some of the filth, but when a park has the feature, parks and recs should make sure it’s taken care of, or get rid of it all together… By the way, birds don’t eat chips and human food or drink human drinks, so they don’t produce litter… One more thing that bothers me, how is it that the police station is right at the top of the hill of this park but there’s always, I mean always foul mouth, cigarettes/​marijuana smoking, drunk people hanging out. They can’t even drive through here and there through out the day while they’re out or just bored… How is it that this city was awarded for nice parks! Yeah, right they should of have to Carson if they were going for the urban areas.

I found this park just by chance. It’s perfect for morning walks. They have a duck pound and all. They also have a dog park. Great tennis courts. I gave it 4 stars because the duck pound is just filthy. I feel bad for the ducks, really.

Back in the day young people ruled this park I had so much fun with my friends it was amazing while it lasted…
Scherer park was always lovely and a great place to visit but it wasn’t regulated in the 80’s in those days someone at school would spread the word about a picnic at the park and a huge get together with food and friends was planned for the weekend.
We would have a great time playing our radios old school music blaring and of course we invited break dancers who got our party started right with those dance moves. Lol
The park was crowded with kids having a ball the adults who were around looked irritated desperately wanting us to leave we had so much fun never once did we consider the other visitors feelings we had our fun but we were clueless without much common sense.
It’s interesting that after all these years I’m the annoyed adult in the park when I see these wild kids while I’m trying to relax it must be payback.
The fun times were over quickly when the police moved in on our territory they actually built a police station onto the park grounds the party was definitely over no kid wants to party with the police around. Lol
They remodeled the park fixed up the tennis courts and cleaned up the fountains and the grass is always trim and neat.
Over the years I’ve visited with my daughter at this lovely park enjoying quiet picnics at the picnic tables making new memories.
BTW
The park is very dog friendly and I love seeing all of the cute dogs so many breeds and most well behaved and it’s safe obviously with all of the police around.
The people are usually laid back you’ll see runners in the morning lately dog walkers dominate this park mid evenings.
The parking
There are plenty of spots available shade trees everywhere.
I love eating lunch in a nice cool spot and reading a book without a care in the world.

Underneath all the bird crap…
and doggie doo that owners did not pick up…
lies one of the best looking parks in all of southern cali

Nice little park, I would have definitely given it one more star if 1. no bums were in sight and 2. the city would clean up the duck poop smeared all over the concrete… Other than that, if you can ignore the 2 cons, this park has many cute little bridges, waterfalls, and gazebos to take pics under or near. It’s scenic and relaxing, you just might have to do some cropping. lol. :P

I’m commenting only on the dog park and the basketball courts. The dog park itself is okay, all dirt and some seating. However, there isn’t much seating in the shade and it seems like all the dogs that go there are pitbulls. My sister’s dog Lucy can handle herself so she doesn’t have a problem, but I’d beware if you have a small male dog… he’ll probably get tore up to pieces lol jk. The basketball courts aren’t that great either. There are two courts and it’s caged, but the courts are way to slippery. They need to clean it or something. I thought it was a real convenient spot because I can go take Lucy to meet some dogs and I can squeeze in a game of basketball afterwards.

I came to Scherer Park for the first time this month for the Grand Opening of the Uptown Dog Park (4676 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach). There are several entrances, and the dog park is located off the Long Beach Blvd entrance. There is ample parking in the lot and additional parking along Atlantic Avenue. Check out my review of the dog park.
On my 2^nd visit, I decided to park at the Atlantic Ave entrance (4891 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach). This lot is in Bixby Knolls and connected with the LB Police Station. Having said that, the lot is large, well lit and safe. The stroll from the lot to the dog park was a nice long walk, and really gave us an opportunity to see this huge park end-​to-​end.
The highlight at this Southwest entrance is definitely the long walking path circling a beautiful pond full of Geese and ducks. It’s a truly amazing place to sit, reflect and take it all in, a true Oasis next to plenty of green grass to stretch your legs and play.
As you continue along more amenities await. A community center area houses restrooms in addition to a playground, volleyball, basketball, tennis and basketball courts. These areas are more easily accessed at the 3^rd entrance and parking area at the intersection of Pasadena and 46^th Street.
More greenspace, picnic areas and sidewalks wind toward the Uptown Dog Park where my crazy dog is quickly becoming a regular.
Overall I think this park is totally kicks ass and I am so glad it’s so close to home!

Shout out to fran d, ’cause this is one my favorite parks in Long Beach. Nestled between a sleepy working class neighborhood and an LBPD police station, it is a quiet little place with a duck pond a cemented trail which is great for walking/​biking/​skating and large grassy areas for private picnics or simple chillin’. On the weekends you can drive by on Atlantic Avenue and see wedding parties taking pictures near the duck pond. There are many ways to have fun or escape bullshit at this park.
When the sun starts to set in the spring and summertime, I like to bring Daisy as there aren’t many other dogs around. She likes to walk regally along the dog path, acting like a German Shepherd. I keep an eye out for the cops at the police station, as Daisy is a beauty and they’d be JEALOUS! Daisy likes the park but she still likes to talk shit to other dogs when they come into sight. I use this as practice in giving her corrections to remain silent when she sees another pet. She’s getting it! She doesn’t trip about the ducks too much, maybe because her favorite toy is a rubber chicken that squawks, I don’t know. I still don’t trust her immature brain to total recall when a cat comes into view, tho. All bets are off! But the 30 foot lead near the community center worked out cool as there was a wide area for fun and frolic.
After playtime with the alpha, she is most mellow for the rest of the night and I can get some things done. But usually, I take a nap right along with her. ***Yawn*** Or watch some PBS. :p

this park has the following amenities:
Basketball Courts
Community Center
Picnic Area
Playground
Tennis Courts
Volleyball Courts
Weight Room
Restrooms
not unlike the party in my pants, it is approximately 22.85 acres of frolicking fun!
the tennis and basketball courts, which are the main reason i come here, are very very well kept and clean. there is even an LB police department station at the northeast corner of the park for an added level of safety. it doesn’t get any better that really. now if only the party in my pants had THAT kind of protection.