Niles Community Park — Attraction in Fremont

I've been coming here since i was a kid and it's depressing how horrible it is now. There's a spot in the middle that overlooks Grau Pond that has been taken over by homeless people. The paths surrounding this area are full of trash. The bushes are littered with alcohol cans and packaging.

The bathrooms near the tennis court are closed a lot. So I have to find a place out of view to do my thing or walk down to the bathroom near the park on Niles Boulevard.

Some people don't care about the rules. I don't mind dogs being off leash, but only If they're behaved. People read only the pictures on the signs with park rules and not the text below which gives a more detailed explanation. Wildlife and plants are protected by law, so if your dogs are chasing squirrels and other animals, then your dogs are not under control; it doesn't matter if they're friendly to people or not. Not only that, even if your dogs are under control off leash, you still must have a leash in your possession. There was an elderly man not too long ago letting his two large German shepherds run around and he didn't have a leash or any bags to pick up after his dogs. Even if he didn't have a leash, I doubt he would have been strong enough to not have his dogs drag him down the trail. His dogs were constantly chasing squirrels and running down into the creek. One of them ran up on me and I had no idea what to expect. I will defend myself if I have to. A few years back I saw a dog attack a leashed dog and its owner. The owner of the aggressive dog was about 200 feet away staring down at his phone. The owner who got attacked was yelling at him and the other guy didn't even care.

I consider the Alameda creek trail on this side of the creek to be developed even if it is not paved; there are houses near it which are developments and it wouldn't be hard for dogs to run off into the neighborhoods and attack people or their animals. I appreciate the owners who are in possession of a leash and bags to pick up after their dogs; their dogs when off leash are obedient and remain by their side. That's how it should be. If you're not willing to train your dog, then you shouldn't get one. They're not cats.

The people who drive the white trucks I assume are park security but I have never seen them do anything about the dog owners who can't control their dogs. I see them on the other side of the creek near the railroad track and never see them go down the side of the paths where no doubt they'll find people illegally fishing, who also trash the area. I don't think the security care. What a tough job...

The trash is ridiculous. There's a spot I like to hang out at near Shinn pond that always has empty beer cans and what not. What I find most of are dog feces and discarded fisherman's stuff like empty white containers that hold worms. Why trash your fishing spot? I don't get it.

But yeah. The quality of the area has gone down significantly since I was a kid. What a shame. They only thing nice is the nature where it hasn't...

Grabbed pizza and wings from Bronco Billy’s and wanted to sit out at a park and enjoy the evening. Saw this one was a short drive away. There were multiple people living in their cars at this parking lot. Even a small Rv blocking multiple spots. I’m not sure if they just park there in the evenings or what but it was very unsettling. We parked and got out the car, some of the people were friendly some were not. We decided to try to eat at a picnic table anyways. There was a lot of trash around the fences and the picnic table was covered in ants. The vibe felt very off and unsafe, we took it as a sign we shouldn’t stay and left. The pictures made this seem like a nice little park, but when I visited a week or so ago the parking lot was basically a...

It's ... A park. With a couple of ponds. Positives are that there are benches and ponds. Negatives are one parking lot access and the broken concrete throughout the path (for some, handicapped, strollers, etc). For those with limited walking capabilities, the small pond will be nearly impossible to get to, and a large pond will be very far away, due to the parking access. Be careful with various breaks in the path concrete. We also experienced numerous dogs off leash running around chasing things, as dogs do. And frequently running over to us and trying to play with us. Not a big deal for us, but may be a big deal for some.

The handicap parking setup is technically legally incorrect, as it does not have space on both...