Ruus Park

a review from @amom2kidsandapark Gosh what a great spot! I can’t believe I’ve never been to this park! This park has a large open grassy area with a couple small hills perfect for a picnic, open bathrooms, picnic bench areas with bbq under a tree grove, a good size playground and, if you’re up for a walk, a bonus play structure at the school (there’s no fence so we felt it was okay to go check it out). There’s plenty of street parking but look out for street sweeping signs. The playground at the park has two structures, two separate swing sets, and a sand box (that needs a lot of attention 😳). There’s a third swing set (I’m guessing for a tire swing but it’s not there). The larger structure has three slides (spiral, double, straight), steps, ladders, a small hang out tunnel underneath, money bars and a bridge. The smaller structure has two slides (one is boarded off), steps, a ladder, a bridge, and a couple learning activities (plus a Dino with a hole for your head. Who doesn’t want to be a Dino?!) The playground at the school has all the must haves including lots of climbing bars. There are also full basketball courts with nets plus other fun blacktop games painted (like four square and hopscotch). BUT(!!!!) my favorite thing about this park.... 🥁🥁🥁... In the HUGE eucalyptus trees there are snowy egret nests! A couple handfuls of beautiful birds flying around and talking to each other. We just sat and watched them for a while. It was truly magical. 🤩

Ruus park have two playgrounds for the kids. have a really big open field to play soccer. Walk and run your dog. also have chairs, tables and barbecue for the picnic. Also have restroom.

Nice quiet little neighborhood park. Nothing fancy but it's clean. It has a couple of BBQ grills with tables. Monkey bars for the kids and a big area for playing ball. If you like to shoot hoops you must go to the school grounds (must play after hours).

This place has lots of street parking but no parking lot. There's a sand pit and two play structures, one for older kids and one for younger. There are toddler swings and regular swings. There are also picnic tables and a large field. There's not much shade on hot days.

This is a terrible place! The egrets have made a toxic mess of the path under the eucalyptus trees where they nest. This is directly adjacent to the bridge and slide play structure where children run and breath in the toxic dust from the feces. Isn’t it the city Recreation Department’s job to keep the parks clean and safe for the local residents? IDEAS: Maybe relocate the structure to a cleaner area of the park. Fence off and mark the nesting area to create a simple space to learn about egrets while keeping the children from the area covered in poop. The city can pressure spray the bird poop away. They may have to do it weekly but aren’t the residents worth that simple task?