Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park — Attraction in San Jose

As a local who lives right next to this park, I can say that this park is wonderful. The playgrounds are amazing for kids and adults to play on. The trees give shade on sunny days, while the massive grassy field is super fun to run around on. The basketball courts are nice and well-maintained, with a streetball game occurring almost every night. The baseball fields are some of the nicest I've played on, especially the new grass that was installed. It's well-kept by thoughtful coaches who love the game. The tennis courts are enormous and have lots of space to play on. The snack shack provides good food and drinks, while the hill behind it is very fun to walk, chill, ride...

The rare times I nowadays take the kids out we go to this park that we call the "caterpillar" Park due to an invasion of small caterpillars that a few years ago infested the park oaks and ended up basically everywhere on the kids' toys (it really looked like something of a biblical event). Bug infestations apart (on which there's very little to do anyway) the place is nicely maintained and the restrooms have the nicest wall decorations I've seen in any parks in San Jose. As a plus, during fall/winter, leaves from a Gingko tree on the east side turn yellow creating a particularly colorful spot for kids to look at the...

One of my fave spots to sun gaze and allow my fur baby to frolic about, lots of big open space equally shaded and unshaded. Bocce field, play ground, baseball field, lots of picnic benches and grills. Only went in the restroom once but it was very clean even for a public park. Beautiful park, beautiful people and not over crowded. It could REALLY benefit if they added a dog park area, but the regulars seem to always follow "the code" irregardless. **Update - they've converted the bocce ball field into a lawn bowling area (which I know nothing about), and they're offering free classes which I may...