Big Rock Park

Nice LITTLE (!!!) park! Looks like a great park for children with cool playgrounds and picnic tables. Not suitable for walking your dog since it is so small. Dogs are allowed off-​leash from dawn till 9am, that might be fun. We will check out the trail next time.

Nice little community park.
There’s a nice play area, greens to run around on, baseball field, restrooms, volleyball field, and sufficient parking.

Nice quiet park to take little ones to. The playset is suitable for 2 and up. The pathway is good for little ones to ride bikes or scooters on.

My son practices basketball here every week. His coach switched from the official courts to here, because it has such nice basketball courts for the kids.

This is a very nice local park for kinds and families and dogs. They have restrooms. Not serious for hiking, so the Cowles Mountain next to the park would take care of the more serious workouts.

This is a pretty good park. It gets way too full on the weekends, but it’s good so the kids can interact with each other. This park is always very clean and has decent people. My daughter usually has no problem meeting little friends and playing with other children. I definitely prefer the woody floor compared to mast parks’ sandy floor.

Come back here to hike up Cowles. It’s a longer trail, but very pretty and secluded. The park is decent size with a lot of play equipment. Very shady.

My kids absolutely love this park! The amenities are fabulous. They have a basketball court, volleyball court and a tennis court. The only thing that’s missing is a baseball diamond. The restrooms are decent and there’s plenty of picnic tables and barbeque grills for birthday parties. The playground is very big with lots for the kids to do. There are also a few trailheads for those hikers out there. Bring the whole family and enjoy!

Love this park! This park is named after the trailhead it’s at the base of, not because there are big rocks. (Though, there are some larger rocks near the stream at the west end of the park)
It’s got different size play structures for kids 5+ and my two year old does fine with guidance and handholding. There are swings, baby swings and grass to run and play in. For the townhouse owners in the area, this is a great backyard! :)
The picnic area is not covered with a pavilion, but with trellises. They are some of the least expensive places I’ve seen to rent with bbqs.
Parking on a weekend morning is not a problem as the adjacent elementary school is closed, which opens up the lot.
The park is at a trail head to a trail at the backside of Cowles mountain, which is another activity for older kids.
A friend had her two year olds birthday party here by setting up a table and having a party at 10am and serving donuts, milk and juice. It was wonderful and simple and a total win!

Big rock park is kinda hidden away from the main road of Mission Gorge. It serves a city of Santee Park for the neighborhood west of the 125 freeway. I kinda wandered through here on my way to the trail system that is directly behind the park or at the top North of Mesa road. The trail system back here feeds into the Mission Trails regional park, you can end up at the other end on Lake Murray Blvd or go west towards Cowles Mountain, which is what I ended up doing.
The park however is a great size park and very clean.

Love this park. Perfect for bday parties or a day out w the kids. Basketball court, tennis, playgrounds

This is a great place to take kids or meet up with old friends.
There is an annual reunion for the Big Rock area and Chet F Harret alumni. It is a LOT of fun…
there have been multiple birthday parties and jumpers. Plus they have a little stage area for acoustic bands to set up and perform. If you live (or used to live) in Big Rock area, come on out to the reunion of August 23, 2014. Many old schoolers and new alum will be there.
Enjoy yourselves and keep it safe…

:-\
This rock at this park is not that big. :-(
I’m left underwhelmed.
2 woofs. Meh,
I’ve seen bigger rocks at other parks.

Great park! Always nice and clean. Great for taking your dog or for going exploring with your little nephew! I really wanna BBQ here during the summer. They have lots of grills with picnic tables adjacent to them. Can’t wait… :)

My two kids (6, 8) love coming here. Nice playground, sidewalks to rider their razor scooters, a small creak to hunt frogs and climb around the rocks, plenty of trees to sit in the shade and relax. Picnic tables with a BBQ pit next to each one to use. Very nice park.

It’s a small little park and I love bringing my son here on a nice afternoon. It’s normally not too crowded. Great place to bring the kids and dogs and let loose.

It’s a small community park but pleasant. Restrooms, picnic benches, a playground, tennis courts and handball. Lease free dog area in the evening so watch for poop land mine.

Small and cute little park nestled in the middle of a residential area.
I would have never known this park existed had it not been for a birthday party invitation this weekend.
I loved the feel of all the trees surrounding me — small, large, and green all around — very relaxing.