Doyle Recreation Center

A little small but it does the job. Love playing basketball once a week with all my closest coworkers.

Doyle Recreation Center is so underutilized by its surrounding residents, and I only discovered it because of a weekly meeting that I attend here. They have a basketball court, small gym, and exercise classes for locals, not to mention the baseball field and volleyball courts in the back.
The center is pretty spacious but a little run-​down, especially the interior. If you are looking to rent a small space for a birthday party or weekly meeting, this is an acceptable option. There is not much greenery around the UTC area, so Doyle is a nice piece of nature in the middle of all the apartment complexes. For such an upscale area in San Diego (well, relatively) I would have expected this place to be nicer, but then again I look at the potholes around the city and question no longer.

The doyle park is really nice and very spacious I love the fact that it’s very clean and we’ll maintained. My daughter loves coming here to play and my son also. They have a huge dog park area and a big playground for the kids and they have a lot of areas for shade. There’s a basketball court, baseball field, volleyball, tennis and a lot of places to exercise and do sports. They also have a lot of tables and grills to barbecue and have birthday partys. The staff at Doyle park are amazing and very nice, I highly recommend this park.

The doyle park recreation center has awesome courts for volleyball, basketball and badminton. They are extremely punctual in providing you space if you have time allotted for your game. The best part is that the staff at Doyle recreation center is awesome… The incharge Tyler helps with the basic set up and everything you need and there is Daniel, who is really helpful and generous. We had a minor injury while playing today, Daniel was very professional in handling the situation. She was prompt and diligent in making sure we got the court ready for play again in fastest time possible. I highly recommend people to come and use the facility.

The park here is really cute. There is something for every child here. There are also shaded areas that they have. Very nice for when the kids want to play in the sand but the sun is too hot. The whole area is very nice.

This review is for the 3 softball fields out there:
Not in the best conditions.
Outfield is bumpy, patchy, and muddy (even during summer).
I do like how the bases are 70 feet out, giving the baserunners more breathing room with that heavy hitter up to bat.
Plenty of parking at night, but not sure if this is a hot spot for UCSD students during the day.
There’s also an indoor gym here, a few outdoor basketball courts, and a large playground for the kids.
The City needs to invest money to make this place much nicer.

In case y’all didn’t know, I used to be a baller. I think that I didn’t have any other option as a 5’8″ twelve year old but to play center, and it was a beautiful and awkward thing.
Unfortunately, I lost my baller skills after high school but still maintained my love for basketball and pretty much all outdoor games.
Doyle Park is SUPER CONVENIENT for the students who live in the UCSD shuttle stop area (let’s face it, I know most of us only live there because it’s on the shuttle route), and is really pretty versatile for whatever recreational activity you want to do.
It has basketball courts on one side (okay I lie. It has half a basketball court, with a HELLA JANKY hoop that robs half my shots, or at least I like to blame the hoop), it has two playgrounds (both of which I have played on when there were no kids there) that are really small and clearly for children, swings, a seesaw, benches and tables, and plenty of grass area and I think a baseball diamond? I have definitely played kickball there at least.
There are also some more basketball courts on the other side, along with a pretty good picnic area and this circle thing that people run laps around. It is foreign to me because I do not run laps. Duh.
Basically, I am a kid still and I love to play with the other 20somethings who enjoy handball, kickball, capture the flag, football, basketball, ultimate frisbee…
Good times. Not the biggest park, not the nicest park, but I owe a lot of good memories to humble Doyle.

Do you ever REALLY get that urge to play some full court ball and head over to your local gym to find out that there’s only 3 people there? Well, the gym at Doyle will never give you that problem. The main days of «open gym basketball» are Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the wait time to get in a game rivals some of the toniest clubs in Las Vegas. I kid you not. There have been times where its an hour of wait time just to play. Ridiculous wait times aside, Doyle is one of those gyms where any Joe Basketball can lace up his dusty Chuck Taylors and not feel intimidated by the caliber of the pick-​up players. The atmosphere is crowded yet relaxed, and the mix of players include the local high school kids, UCSD students and nearby residents and workers. The courts are really small, so if you’re expecting some 5 on 5 full-​court action, you will be sorely disappointed. 4 on 4 is the rule, not the exception. It bites, but it surely beats the alternative of constantly swarming around with 9 other people. The quality of the courts itself goes through cycles. Floor buffing seems to take place on a less than annual basis, so grip gets to be a major issue after a prolonged period of pick-​up. As a bonus, they installed new sound pads, so you can scream «that’s a f_​_​king foul» as loud as you want without disturbing the people in the apartments across the street. All in all, this gym is a great place to get some friendly pick-​up in… IF you can stand the wait…