Frederick Street Park — Attraction in Santa Cruz

Great dogs, great people, great space, our little dog even felt safe with the big dogs

I'm knocking my review down one star because of one person and I would be really interested to see how many of you have had an encounter with her and her dog Tucker as well....

We're new to the seabright area since December have been coming here with no problems with our 60 plus pound Siberian husky... And even our small 10 lb toy poodle, live in mother-in-law's support animal...

Today we walked in with a new addition to our family a 4-month-old German Shepherd pup, This was his first time in the dog park! We were excited! And to be honest with you he's more of a luv bug then our other two! So we anticipated no problems! Well as he first trotted to the park and the dog pictured above, as named "Tucker" bit him in the face! This was in the big dog area, and Tucker was a little dog first of all.Second of all to which the owner replied "my dog is not friendly, You may want to keep your dog away from mine"😕😣😳 I'm sorry did I not just walk into a dog park? If your dog is the unfriendly one isn't it the one that should be leaving? She takes up a corner with her dog Tucker and everybody else stays away from them. This is apparently the norm! And we were not aware?! Are there any actions that have been taken so far to try to remove this aggressive dog from returning to the dog park and spoiling everybody else's...

It is a decent park. I like that they added the dog park (and that it is now fenced in all the way). However, I've been going to this park since I was a little kid. I miss the playground stuff that used to be there. And still not sure why they ripped out all the spaces that had the squishy ground. I appreciate that they kept some of the old climbing stuff. But it just doesn't seem as exciting to go there anymore without the old playground.

I do still bring my kids here when I visit. There's still a tiny skate park area, and I love that they kept all the wood stump things, because I used to have a lot of fun jumping around on those when I was little. There's still a great view of the harbor and the stairs are still there that go directly down to the harbor. The stairs have a tiny ramp for people coming up with bikes, which is helpful. We used to love trying to walk up the ramp part as kids, too.

You can get to the park from 3 different sides, since you can park on the street side, come up from the harbor, or take the little pathway that cuts in from the neighborhood on one side.

Lots of grassy area to hangout and play. There's a volleyball court. It's a fairly large park. Tons of trees, and shaded picnic tables. I had many birthday parties there as a kid.

Like I said, it's a great park. I just miss the old...

One of the best dog parks in the area and have been coming here for a while now and my dog absolutely gets the most play and energy out here. However, I will caution that not all dog owners will be aware and accountable of their dogs at all times. I’ve seen the same dogs take toys from other dogs numerous times with the owners either taking the toys or sometimes throwing them away in front of the owners leaving them wandering aimlessly looking for their belongings. Not often, but I’ve also seen dogs pee on park goers without any action taken by the owners :,( not the end of the world but I’ve never heard or witnessed any sort of sorry or my bad after any of these experiences. Still a wonderful place if everyone is mindful. My wife also thinks its unfortunate the park closes at 5 pm on the weekends as it’s the best time to come with the least amount of heat and often the most dogs, so come during the evening on the weekdays if you prefer...