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Marsh Street Nature Park

📍 Elysian Valley, CA

★4.6(210 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

A clean neighborhood park in Los Angeles adjacent to the LA River bike path, featuring outdoor circuit training equipment, open green space, a small playground, and an EV charging station. Free entry with parking on-site.

✓ LA River access✓ Outdoor exercise equipment✓ Bike path connection✓ Open fields✓ Free entry

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Families with older kids and teenagers who want active outdoor time rather than traditional playground play will get the most from this park - the bike path access, open fields, and exercise equipment suit that age group well. Younger children can use the playground, and the equipment count is sparse.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Bring bikes to ride the LA River path directly accessible from the park edge
⏰The skate park sits at the park perimeter - visible and separated from the main play area
đŸŽŸī¸EV charging is available on-site via ChargePoint for families driving electric vehicles
🚗Open fields are unfenced and suitable for frisbee, football, and similar activities

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.6
★★★★★

210 Google reviews

G Reviews from Google

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Amanda Maloney

a year ago

★★★★★

“Went looking for Public art and stumbled on this beautiful gem of a park. Plenty of parking. Lots of exercise machines in really good shape (i.e. no graffiti). Lots of open spaces to throw a football or toss a Frisbee. Skate Park is at the edge of the park. Park is parallel to the bike path that runs along the LA River. It's like a corner neighborhood park, will definitely be back again.”

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Jisatsu

3 years ago

★★★★★

“Always love coming down here to take a walk, sometimes alone sometimes with my pup. I love how calm and chill it is here specially during sun down. I highly recommend it if you just want to take a nice stroll or nice bike ride. The wildlife here is pretty cool.”

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ashish mahabal

a year ago

★★★★★

“This is not for the park itself which is not bad. It's small. But the location is why this is being mentioned. It is by the LA river which had a nice bike path going next to it and few restaurants along it. So, is it's a good day, and that can be said on most days, it's a nice walk or bike ride (with bikes available to rent at the spoke restaurant)”

đŸ’Ŧ What parents mention

Clean and well-maintainedLA River bike path accessGood for walking and cycling

Overview

Marsh Street Nature Park sits alongside the LA River bike path, making it a natural staging point for cycling trips or riverside walks. The park includes outdoor circuit training equipment in good condition, open grass areas for unstructured play, and a small playground. A ChargePoint EV charging station is on-site. Restrooms and clean bathrooms are available. The skate park is located at the park's edge.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday06:30-21:00
Tuesday06:30-21:00
Wednesday06:30-21:00
Thursday06:30-21:00
Friday06:30-21:00
Saturday06:30-21:00
Sunday06:30-21:00

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