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Monrovia Parks and Recreation

A WORLD TO EXPLORE

A temperate climate and the gorgeous California landscape provide Monrovia residents with innumerable year-round recreation opportunities.

Monrovia alone has more than 140 developed acres of hiking and camping terrain, tennis courts, swimming pool and wading pools, a Community Center, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club and an Aquatics Center. The city’s Department of Community Services is dedicated to providing leisure time activities and services for residents and visitors to enjoy throughout the year.

The Recreation Division provides special events and programs, including Summer Concerts in the Park, the aquatics program, Halloween Carnival and Costume Contest, annual holiday events and the Spring Egg Hunt. The City operates Recreation Park, Library Park and several small neighborhood parks, as well as the extensive Canyon Park wilderness experience in the foothills.

Tucked into the foothills above Monrovia is Canyon Park, a wilderness-like experience that offers much more than just a beautiful setting. Canyon Park’s hiking trails wind through wooded glens and along rippling streams to a mountain waterfall. Stepping into the park is to step away from the urban reality of Southern California and into a timeless mountain environment rich in plant and animal life, picturesque, inviting and accessible.

The hillsides above Monrovia reach back into the Angeles National Forest and are rich riparian woodlands filled with deer, bears, mountain lions, opossum, raccoons, coyotes and all the wildlife still native to the San Gabriel Mountains. In developing and maintaining a 1,000-acre Wilderness Preserve, Monrovia is ensuring that this natural tapestry will continue to enrich the lives of future generations.

MONROVIA’S PARKS

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Monrovia Canyon Park - 1200 N. Canyon Blvd. 626-256-8282 (80 acres; 22 acres developed). Park’s hours are M-W-Th-Fr-Sat-Sun from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The park is closed on Tuesday. The Ben Overturff Trail is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Facilities include: Nature Center, Cabin Conference Facility for rent, hiking trails, barbecues, picnic tables, drinking fountains, and restrooms.

Recreation Park - 620 South Shamrock Ave. at Lemon Ave. (22 acres) Facilities include: barbecues, picnic tables and shelter, drinking fountains, ADA approved playground equipment, restrooms, baseball field, tennis courts, hardcourt (basketball, roller hockey and skateboarding), and sand volleyball court.

Monrovia Library Park - 321 South Myrtle Ave. at Lime Ave. (13 acres) Facilities include: picnic tables, ADA approved drinking fountains, ADA approved playground equipment, and band shell.

Grand Avenue Park - 340 North Grand Ave. at Prospect Ave.(3.5 acres) Facilities include: picnic tables, drinking fountains, and ADA approved playground equipment.

Julian Fisher Park - 915 South California Ave. at Almond Ave. (1.8 acres) Facilities include: picnic tables and shelter, ADA approved drinking fountains, and ADA approved playground equipment.

Olive Avenue Park - 502 West Olive Ave. at Mayflower Ave. (1.5 acres) Facilities include: picnic tables and shelter, drinking fountains, and ADA approved playground equipment.

Rotary Park - 401 South California Ave. at Lime Ave. (.87 acres) Facilities include: picnic tables, drinking fountains, and ADA approved equipment.