The Joe Balderrama Recreation Center, located in three-acre Joe Balderrama Park, is a 12,000-square-foot facility designed to meet the needs of the Eastside Community. Included in the facility are an auditorium with a stage and kitchen, game/activities room, four multi-purpose/meeting rooms and two courtyards. Approximately 100,000 annual participants take advantage of the many activities and special events offered at the center. Activities include daily childcare, after-school programs, teen programs, a variety of youth sports, dance, fitness and educational classes, day camps and community-wide special events.

As a recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds, the Joe Balderrama Recreation Center encourages collaborative efforts between North County Community Services and Vista Community Clinic.

Dedicated: 1970

Size: 3 acres

Named For: Originally named for its location in the eastside of the neighborhood, the park was renamed in 1967 for Joe Balderrama, a World War II soldier from Oceanside killed in Germany in 1944.

Directions

I-5 to Mission Avenue, east on Mission to San Diego Street, north on San Diego Street two blocks to park

Summer Hours

Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hours

Monday - Friday
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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