Franich Park — Attraction in Watsonville

Small, yet sprawling residential community be park. Play structure for young children, as well as a 2 part off leash enclosed area for dogs. Several ball fields and restrooms. The park is accessable by car with ample parking surrounding the whole area. There is sidewalks as well as a dirt footpath, with several entrance points. There are 2 sides with sidewalk entry townhomes, which most appear to have dogs.....and I mean almost EVERY single one that faces the field areas. There is good sight range from across the park,except areas obscured in the center where the dugouts and baseball area bathrooms are, so if you have little ones, you definately want to accompany them to keep a closer 👀 on them, as that appears to double when not in use for games,a meet up area for the local teens who have a lot of free time to hangout. The area overall is very tidy. I forgot to mention that the dog park gets noisy in the early evening, as well as the resident pooches if your passing by their porches while walking or riding bikes. Also, should You choose to enter from the far end of park neighborhood foot/bike trail,that I currently can't remember,but will update soon(the end that has a cluster of trees and an ivy lined retaining wall)there is a dark corner,even though there is a street light ,that exits onto a deadend street ajacent to an even smaller park...

This is a beautiful park across an elementary school. Nice safe residential neighborhood. Haven't seen a bum or vagrant here, unlike other parks in the area. It has always felt really safe to me. There are bathrooms, a volleyball court and separate playgrounds for toddlers and older children. Lots of grassy areas and walking trails. If you walk twice around the park, that is about 1.5 miles. The only downside is, there isn't much shade on the walking path. But wear a hat or walk in the early morning or late afternoon and it is very pleasant. In the spring, the ornamental plum trees with their pale pink blossoms and the beautiful hummingbirds and finches they attract are...

My kids really enjoy this park. It's huge with multiple playgrounds for different age ranges, grassy fields, and even 2 sand beach volleyball pits. I let my kids play in the sand when there isn't a game going. It's easy to spend an hour or even more here with...