Amos P. Catlin Park — Attraction in Folsom

Nice park tucked away in a Folsom neighborhood. There are clean restrooms that are private with locking doors. There is a baseball diamond with bleachers for viewing. There is 2 picnic area each with 4 or more covered tables and barbq pits available for use. There are also swings and a large jungle gym for the kids to play in between the two picnic table areas. There surprisingly was no dedicated dog park. While i was there people just took their dogs into the baseball diamond to allow them to be off leash and play fetch. The look of this park is rather bland and boring... unusual for a Folsom Park, not much landscaping to speak of, although there is a large grassy area by the baseball diamond but it is mainly on a steep hill and maybe not the safest for very young children to play on. The rest of the park is dirt and clipped back grass that is the golden color California is known for. Mulch and bark is under the swings and the jungle gym area. Very clean park with clean facilities just didn't have any real points...

The park is pretty large with a lot of 'green' space around it. It is next to the elementary school which is convenient. The play structure is pretty dated, small and needs to be re-done. But at least it has a structure. It has a baseball diamond which is nice and if you have a dog, several dog owners will bring their dogs to interact with each other to the baseball diamond most mornings around 8:00. We go here because it's an easy walk from our house, but I don't think we would have visited it if we weren't local. On word of warning, you have to be careful of snakes here as there is a lot of 'nature'...

We live in the area and walk to this park regularly. It has decent bathrooms, several gazebos, a nice baseball field, playground for 2 year-olds, playground for older kids, and some really nice nature areas to explore. I may be biased but, my favorite...