Pardee Park - Palo Alto, CA

Pardee Park - City of Palo Alto, CA

Pardee Park located at Center Drive and Channing Avenue is a 9.6 acre park making it the second largest neighborhood park in Palo Alto. Two separate children's play areas, a skating rink, both level and mounding grass areas, a picnic area and a community garden are at the park. The park is named after the daughter, who died at the age of 15, of Emily Eliot Pardee Karns Dixon who donated her 10 acre property and house to the city of Palo Alto in 1920 so that a park could be created in her daughter's memory.

Pictures of Pardee Park are shown below.

Pardee Park

  • Location: 851 Center Drive (corner of Center and Channing)
  • Description: A 9.5 acre park with a large grassy area and shade trees. It has a concrete bowl.
  • Amenities: Toddler playground, picnic facilities with barbeques, and a multi-purpose concrete bowl.