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Athens Park

Overview: Athens Park is rated 4.4/5 from 2101 Google reviews. This park offers lots of space, trees, grass, picnic tables, bathrooms, a swimming pool, and kids' programs. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade, seating and covered spots, and restrooms nearby. Crowd: Reviews describe regular visitors and active use and steady activity with other dogs to meet. Downsides: Some reviews mention the facilities can be poorly maintained.

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4.4Google rating

2,101reviews

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4.4(2,101 reviews)

People say this park offers lots of space, trees, grass, picnic tables, bathrooms, a swimming pool, and kids' programs. They also highlight the good environment for sports and relaxation. Other reviews mention the facilities can be poorly maintained.

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water access

Quick facts

Address12603 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90061, USA

Phone(323) 242-1899

City pageGardena

Imported fromCompton, CA, Gardena, CA

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accessparktourist attraction6 Google photos2101 reviewsOpen now

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Pazetter DELERY6 months ago

A Great place to relax and have some good Tacos on Saturdays- Sundays. Throughout the week The Candy House has, Fresh squeezed Lemon, Hot links, Cold drinks and also Candy, Chips and other Goodies.

Mary Kumaresan2 months ago

I used to come to this park for morning walks around 5-6 years ago. It will be busy with people walking and it looked clean. I came today 1/26/26, and this park is nothing what it used to be. It’s full of cars but the park is empty so people from the neighborhood just park their cars inside (I saw people park Ang go to their house across). There’s a lot of homeless people in the eating areas, on the floor just laying down sleeping. People smoking (mind you I came at 8:45am). People drinking and gathered in the exercise just talking, drinking, and smoking. The play area looks neglected and unclean. Homeless in their cars also parked. It’s just a mess and unsafe. The people who run or work in the park should be ashamed of themselves for not maintaining this park.

catherine johnson2 months ago

Who says LA doesn’t have great sites. Early morning geese playing in the park.

Angela Cessor5 months ago

Restrooms close around 9 p.m. which some people don't have anywhere to go and they have to stay at park it would be nice to have the restrooms open!! Park is usually well kept up and the guy's that work there are nice and always busy with the lawn and picking up trash some people don't have any respect for the Parks and they just throw trash on the ground!! Anyway I just hope someone an/will help your Rickey qqa

J.A.A. Corey2 months ago

It's a good park, lots of space, trees and grass, picnic tables bathrooms, a swimming pool, kids programs and plenty of room for everyone.

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Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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