Lilienthal Park

This park is fine for neighborhood kids who need a quick leg stretch, but not a place to go for an outing. The throughway which cuts through the park is dangerous… people on their bikes, skateboards and scooters whiz by very quickly without much mind to the little kids who may be around. Also, parking is a pain. Most of the streets are permit parking only from 9am to 6pm which I think is crazy since most people are at work during this time. The closest parking is on Lilienthal Ln. I would not go back to this park. Franklin Park is close by and it is a much better park for kids.

So this little park is tucked away in North Redondo. If you are riding your bike you can pick it up near the new North Redondo Bikeway.
It’s not a bad park. But unlike Valley Park or Veterans Park, for example, it’s not a place to make a day of it. There’s trees, grass, little benches, you can have a picnic there –maybe a reststop while you are out on a walk or a bike ride. But there’s no barbecue pits and no open fires allowed. There’s a little area with kid’s things like a slide. And when I was there on a sunday afternoon there was a building that appeared to have restrooms but they were all locked up.
It’s got lots a shade, so like I said earlier, this isn’t a bad place to have a picnic, just no barbecues or fires.

This North Redondo Beach park has no sign with the park name that I could find.
I always drive past it on my way to T J Maxx on Hawthorne… see my review of the store for my secret short cut! haha
Anyways…I was out today in this crazy heat reviewing parks. It felt like about 90 at the beach, it’s hot.
But the park looked inviting with its beautiful shade trees. It’s about an acre and a half, small, and has nothing but trees and grass, benches, a kids’ playground, and restrooms.
I like the old streetlamps, must be pretty at night.
The kiddie play area has the oddest surface I’ve seen. It’s squishy, like a thick sponge. I was unprepared when I stepped on it to take a photo and almost lost my balance. Seems like it would be a nice soft spot for a kid to fall. My pic of the sign tells more about it.
This park is narrow, and runs for a block, through a residential ‘hood. It’s a nice cut-​through for people heading to the plaza around Starbucks on 190^th.
And there were people enjoying the park today, even in the heat. A red-​faced little boy was trying to reach the drinking fountain while his dad laid under a tree in the shade…
The posted sign got my attention, the sign that lists all the «don’ts» for the park:
No dogs (true in every Redondo Beach park except the dog park).
No bicycles.
No ball playing.
No skateboarding.
No roller skates or roller blades.
That’s a lot of restrictions! If you come here, plan on just walking through and admiring the trees…
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