Memorial Park — Local services in Santa Monica

Memorial Park is a small but decent park.

Pros: small (smallest in the city I believe) dog park/run, plenty of baseball and softball fields, skatepark, little kid playground, tennis courts, and basketball court.

Cons: Only a couple park tables and benches (which is sometimes taken over or surrounded by homeless). Lack of shade throughout the park (mainly around the baseball fields). The mini snack shop is only open during baseball. Would be nice if it could be open throughout the week or certain days on a limited hours basis like 11-2 or 11-3. Proceeds could go to the Little League, and miscellaneous stuff...

The tennis courts area is in disrepair. The lights suck, the fences are rusty and the walls are messed up a bit. But the Pickleball community is great here, so I play. Also, no permanent nets, only temporary :( Another issue is that there’s always homeless people using/sleeping/crowding around the bathrooms, and the bathrooms are also often dirty or not in the best shape. But on the upside is that they have decent bathrooms! Which is better than nothing. I want to rate it higher because it has such a great Pickleball community (every morning, and M/W evenings, as well as others), but I’m...

I come here for the open gym volleyball on Sundays which start at 1:30PM. There are varying levels of play available with most players either intermediate or advanced. There is free parking and the crowd can vary from two teams at each level to multiple teams signing up to play. There is a nominal fee for Santa Monica residents and non-residents. The gym is well maintained and is perfect for those interested in a...