Pershing Park — Attraction in Santa Barbara

This park is close to the beach area in Santa Barbara. Its located next to the Western Carriage Museum. Parking lot can be crowded during week days when Santa Barbara City college is in session. Park baseball fields and tennis courts used by school during week days 7 am to 5 pm. 3-4 Handicap parking spaces available. Park can be exceptionally warm when a hotter day in Santa Barbara, not much tree/shade coverage. Public restroom available. Smaller bleacher seating by ball fields. Western Carriage Museum shares parking...

Update 5/2021: Not what it used to be....hordes of tents, garbage and shoddy, parked vehicles populate this place in the evenings now...indicative of the lack of city policy and management for homeless. Probably okay during the day, but after hours there are probably far safer parks elsewhere.

I love this place for the tennis courts and proximity to hotels and other mainstays in Santa Barbara. There are lighted walking paths above the...

Lots of shade and close to the harbor. Unfortunately, it is not family friendly as it has been taken over by boneless people who use the public bathrooms by the parking lot in a way that makes it difficult to access them. Likewise most areas of the park are used by homeeless people. Not a place to sit on the grass or lay your blanket...