Ken Mercer Sports Park — Attraction in Pleasanton

I would give this 5 stars except for the field conditions -- they keep the grass a little too long for many sports -- and due to not having a turf option. Otherwise, with 13 soccer fields (which some can be used as football fields), about just as many baseball fields, children's playgrounds (small), picnic areas, and open areas, this is fantastic and huge sports field complex that serves Pleasanton. The grounds keepers are friendly and understanding. The park uses reclaimed water. Many large tournament and are held here with teams coming from all over the state and even out-of-state. Open field reservations are possible. There are numerous pick-up games and the players are curteous and understand that they need to rotate fields to keep the grass from being overused...

Very large park so it allows for multiple game plays however there is not near enough parking to accommodate all the games so plan to park in nearby neighborhoods. Bathrooms are another issue, this is an extremely large sports park with multiple fields so you would think they would have plenty of restrooms well wrong, with parking being an issue I had to park past 6 fields before getting to the one I needed to be at and I had only passed 1 bathroom which only had 2 stalls so of course the wait line was long. Overall it's a large park but cannot accommodate for parking or...

If you guys want to relax and have a nice walk this is the park to go. There are lot of Baseball, Soccer and football fields. There is a nice walking track around the park with big trees with lots of shade. One will end up with a very positive vibes after a walk around this park. The park is well maintained and has lot of clean restrooms are available for the visitors, players and coaches. There is a skating rink at the beginning of the park for the skating enthusiasts. There are 2 play areas for toddlers and nice seating areas for...