Oakhurst Community Park — Attraction in Oakhurst

This park is absolutely delightful to be a part of in the daytime. You can see many businesses from the main area, which is nice to be able to plan out your next activity(ies) for the day. Word of advice, though: don't go alone. Always be with another person. Once the sun sets, it's time to get outta dodge, as they say. What would get a 5-star from me is if the county would position a member or two of law enforcement from dusk until dawn. There have been improvements, and I'm not denying that. This area used to be considered unsafe at most times. Community event presence and efforts from our community have definitely made improvements to this park. There are plenty of walking trails that branch out from the park, but again: be smart, travel in a group. Daytime is WAY better for visiting this facility. As for bathrooms: they're locked 95% of the time (for reasons you may have ascertained from this review), but thankfully, if the library is open while you are there, they're usually very kind about offering their restroom for you to use.

Other than that: bring your family, enjoy the play area for the kids, and help yourself to using one of the grills (I'd advise sanitizing the grill first) if you want to host your own family fun. The sound of the creek that you cross over to get to the park is also very soothing. 🙂

To summarize the pros and cons:

Pros: pretty & green community events are occasionally held here library is literally a bridge away, so you can rent a book and read in the park on a nice sunny day nice views playground for kids of all ages grills for barbecuing

Cons: higher crime rates at less populated times of day bathrooms usually locked (and parents, that's potentially an issue, especially if the library is closed) sometimes the tables are a bit trashy/dirty, but hey, bring a tablecloth and you'll be okay NOT RECOMMENDED...

SKETCHY! Why, oh why, didn't I read the reviews before bring dropped off here in the evening, all by myself, with my two unruly, poorly behaved when on leash Jack Russell terriers?

I could see the park had good bones. Once upon a time, it was lovely place for families, kids, and pets alike to play on the toys and bask in the sunshine. However, those bones have since been broken, strewn about the grass for the buzzards to eat, and are covered with maggots and flies.

The entire place has long been taken over by the homeless, the mentally ill, and the ever-lingering smell of human urine.

The park seems to be surrounded by two or three creeks that essentially turn it into an island. That means there is only one way in and one way out.

The access point is a rickety wooden bridge covered with spiderwebs. The narrow bridge makes for a fun entry, but it also makes for a terrifying exit if you needed to escape quickly.

The famous last words by my husband as he dropped me off to go run errands: "There's nothing to be worried about. This is a quaint little town. You know, like Little House on the Prairie."

My, oh my, times have changed.

P.S. Why is there an expensive motorized wheelchair sitting abandoned in the corner of the parking lot? Should we be making missing...

We drove to a Doc visit from Mariposa and visited the park after the routine check up. My 3 yr daughter loved her experience walking across the large wooden bridge over the creek. Most of all the climbing wall and slides. Ironically we overheard 2 playground developers/planners brainstorming ideas to redevelop the park it sounds like they may be extending the playground with another climbing wall it sounds epic. I'm excited. I love this park it's beautiful and perfect for everyone from jogging parents to dog lovers to just everyone. It's also next to the public library which is an...