West Side Park
West Side Park is a wheelchair accessible park in Newark, NJ that welcomes dogs and offers a variety of amenities including a baseball field, basketball court, public restrooms, slides, swings, and a playground suitable for children. It’s a lively community spot with plenty of space for walking, running, and sports, although some areas could benefit from maintenance and cleanliness improvements.
Reviews
I took off one star for all the trash on the ground in the childrens play area. But other than that my son had fun and I felt safe
It was very cute, the city should clean up all the garbage. If there was no garbage it would be a 5 star rating. Small playground, perfect for all ages.
Such a beautiful park but I would not recommend taking your children here especially if you are not from the area … Teenagers are always smoking while the children are playing , always fighting (not a day where I went and I didn’t see a fight or a fight about to happen , stolen cars driving by while police across the street do nothing & shootings happening randomly in every area around the park !! I hate that I can’t take my children to enjoy themselves at such a beautiful park …
The track is nice and alllows you to get a good workout, but it seems that the track is now consumed by Latino soccer teams that take over the whole field. They have baby strollers, beer bottles and food truck lines all over the place so you cant use the track at all.
I like to go here for a walk just to clear my head sometimes ..there’s a lot of areas to walk, run or exercise in general. In fact many soccer games and football games happen daily …makes for good entertainment when I’m taking a stroll. My only complaint is that some of the pavers are being completely lifted up my the roots of trees so I’d love to see that taken care of at some point.