Hooker Oak Park — Attraction in Chico

Love this park for walking my dog or having a bite to eat at one of the many picnic tables scattered throughout. There are tons of shade everywhere, which makes it really nice on hot summer days! I really like how clean and well-kept the whole park is. Lots of nice, big, green grass areas and a cement walkway going all the way around the baseball fields. One side goes along the river which is nice when it's really hot because there are tons of little spots through the treeline, that you can take your dog through to access the water and let them cool off. There's always people and families around, which makes it feel really safe with all the woodsy nooks and crannies throughout the park. But it never feels crowded because there's plenty of room for everyone to be really far apart and always lots of parking - even on evenings when there are organized sports like baseball.

There are bathrooms, swings, and a new playground for little ones, too. I really do love this park and wish it were closer to my house so I could go multiple...

I five this park four stars only because it doesn't have a real viable swimming area. There's a basketball court, playground, clean bathrooms, picnic areas, and access to upper park, and while the creek does run through here it isn't as prime a swimming spot as the swimming hole across the street on Vallombrosa, or up the block at 5 Mile. I've personally been to at least a dozen children's birthday parties here, and it's a great spot to gather families with small children.

The park used to have the largest oak tree in the world (actually two oaks grown together) and after it fell it had only its stump. The stump is gone now, removed before vandals destroyed it.

The baseball fields here are top notch, although I'd be careful where you park if there's a game going. I've seen more than one windshield get a smack from a well...

Used to loved this park until today. Please be careful out there. Went today around 6pm with my girlfriend to take our kid to play. It was only us and another couple with their kid. Three random strangers, 2 guys shirtless with tattoos and 1 female were just in the playground area lurking and doing shady movements. One was keeping an eye to one kid and the other one to the other kid. They were simply going back and forth quietly, like planning to do something. We felt very uncomfortable and the other family as well, so we decided to leave. The 3 individuals were slowly following us, until more people showed up and they decided to just walked toward a white car parked and left.

Definitely those three didn’t have good intentions. Please keep your kids safe. Don’t go there in the afternoon or when there’s not a...