El Toro Park — Attraction in Lake Forest

My friends reserved the park's gazebo with 3 tables under it for my girlfriend's, son 9th Birthday party we threw for him there. The park it's self is nice and the city is doing the best they can to keep it a nice family oriented park but if your a local out here we all know the normal problems of that area being known as the "Ghetto" part of Lake Forest. Down the street on the corner of rockfield and los alisos something bad happend that required about 10 sheriff units to shut down the street so we couldn't go get our pizzas for the party. Other than that we had a fun filled day and no complaints. Oh and we did get the pizzas, another friend saved us and knew the area and how to get in through the...

It has a so-so kids playground, which of course has been taped off, but frequently plays host to teenagers making out and homeless hanging out so perhaps you don't want to take your kids here. There is a tennis court which is always open so that's cool, and there are those Asian style outdoor community workout machines, or rather there were until they fenced them off for some reason or another, strangely after the coron a scare had been lifted, so who knows what's going on? There is also a little library which is wonderful I love to see those boxes around, however this one gets exposed to sprinklers and rain and the books inside get wet, how about somebody put a bit of felt on the top for...

Great little park for walking, free workout equipment, tennis courts, volleyball courts, small but nice playground with swings and a play structure, dining fountains and restrooms, a covered picnic table, lots of trees and shade with benches, and a rolling hilly grass area perfect for picnics or reading.

An equestrian trail and a walking and biking trail travel through the riverbed that runs through the park. The river isn't remarkable, but can be impressive when it rains, and the bridge is a great way to watch...