1 / 3Johnny Carson Park
📍 Burbank, CA
A well-maintained Burbank park featuring playgrounds for multiple age groups, a dirt walking trail with a small creek and bridge, shaded picnic pavilions, and regular wildlife sightings including coyotes and rabbits.
Sat here for some time on a blanket to do some plein air painting during mid day on a week day. At one point a coyote casually walked by on the path. What a lovely patron of the park to stay on the path! Then she came back and decided to pee in the grass before returning to the wooded area. I decided to stay since she was not approaching me or acting anything but completely relaxed in her environment. It was a tad alarming but I still enjoyed the park and finished my painting.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Families with children across a wide age range find this park comfortable and well-equipped for a relaxed outdoor visit. Younger children gravitate to the playgrounds, as older kids and adults enjoy the walking trail and creek area. The abundance of shade — from mature trees and pavilion canopies — makes it a reliable warm-weather destination.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Deb Sims
a month ago
“Sat here for some time on a blanket to do some plein air painting during mid day on a week day. At one point a coyote casually walked by on the path. What a lovely patron of the park to stay on the path! Then she came back and decided to pee in the grass before returning to the wooded area. I decided to stay since she was not approaching me or acting anything but completely relaxed in her environment. It was a tad alarming but I still enjoyed the park and finished my painting.”
Aaron Mann
a month ago
“A fantastic place for families and fur parents alike. There are many areas for shade and open grass to play. There are plenty of clean benches around the dirt path that hooks around the outside of the grass area. A couple of pavilions with beautiful butterfly canopies. The kids playground is clean and next to the restrooms which are relatively clean for a park.”
Caren Cielo
a year ago
“Beautiful and lovely park, clean restrooms(in my opinion), many tables to sit at and plenty of shade to sit under. The slide and swings are so much fun! They even have a little book box which was so neat. There’s also a baby changing table in the women’s bathroom. (btw my review is more on moms taking their kids to the park playground/bathroom aspect) 🩷🩷🩷”
Reuben Reyes
10 months ago
“Nice small park with walking/jogging trails. Restrooms are near the kids playground area. A small creek runs through part of the park. Several picnic tables are along the trails. On my walk around the trail I noticed several squirrels, birds, and one rabbit by the creek bridge. Place is nicely maintained.”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Johnny Carson Park offers two playgrounds suited to different ages, a dirt walking trail that loops through the park with a small creek and stone bridge, several shaded picnic tables and two pavilion shelters with butterfly canopies, and clean restrooms with a baby changing table. The park is free to enter with dedicated parking. Wildlife including coyotes, squirrels, rabbits, and birds are regularly spotted along the trail, adding a nature element to the visit.
