Cahill Park — Attraction in San Jose

With lots of green space, good sized playground area, and a half court basketball setup it's the only one of its kind in the area. It would be nice to see a couple of picnic areas with BBQ spits and calisthenic/workout stations situated around the huge grassy area. I'm guessing it's designed that way to ward off the growing unsheltered population from running it down. Lots of dog owners in the area so it's a great spot to bring you 4-legged friend. Some are off leash because the lawn is so huge(most are very well trained, but it's not something I support for safety reasons). No restrooms or dedicated parking lot. Overall nice open park to spend a short time at and walking distance to many of the surrounding downtown area and The Alameda...

Cahill Park is dominated by a huge field, but it's on a slope and the soil is poor so it's not suitable for sports. It's only use is as a dog run, but it's not a dog park and dogs are legally supposed to stay on leash at all times.

The playground is nice but there are no restrooms, and not even a drinking fountain. When the playground was being planned many residents demanded that there are no bathroom, because they didn't want "that element" hanging around.

If you live right next to it it's a nice place to take your kids, walk your dog or shoot a few hoops at the single half-court. But otherwise it's a lot of...

The playground is very nice for both smaller and bigger kids. But I came with my 4 yr old and my 5 month old who was in our stroller and there is no place for it. There is hardly any space to put the stroller. The one place to enter at that would fit the stroller where the benches & shade are, the gate is locked shut with a chain. And it's hard to push the stroller to where the benches & shade are since there is tanbark and very little to no concrete to push the stroller on. I don't know. Good playground, could use some serious improvements for the...