Philip Marx Central Park

Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the community - but Tehachapi holds a special place in my heart. It's also where my boyfriend works and occasionally I get to visit him. This park is not too far from his campus and is a great spot to stretch the legs and wander around. I love the tree carvings and lush old-growth landscaping.This is a great park to escape the heat and bring the kids to run around!

We spent many days at this park when my kids were young. My Moms group used to meet here so the kids could play. Happy memories, all those kids are now grown and moved on to start their lives. This park was named after the founder of Tehachapi. It has the prettiest, tallest shade trees around. It has over 5 acres of grass, there is picnic tables, BBQ's, restrooms and a gazebo in the center of the park. You can rent the gazebo for $75.00 and a security deposit of $75.00. I have been to many parties in the park and the gazebo is really nice to set the food and gifts in. I personally know a couple people who were married in it. You can even rent out the full park for an event for $500 a day with a $1500 deposit. The playground is newly renovated and you always see happy kids running around. I have been here on multiple occasions and have seen kids in the late teens and young adults hanging out near the restrooms. They are definitely up to no good, We have seen small kids at the park themselves, I don't recommend that. This may be a small town but there is a drug problem and some of the people like to hang out here. So as long as the kids are supervised this is a nice place to spend some time.Many events are held here, Tehachapi Mountain festival, Tehachapi Old-timers Reunion, music in the park and also movies in the park. You can check with the Tehachapi Parks and Recreation for more information.

The play structures are clean and plentiful. There are public restrooms, large trees and lots of lush grass. It feels quite safe.

This is a cute little park not far from the main street. The first time I came here, there were some trees with faces carved in them which was pretty cool. However, the last time I was there, I brought some friends and was disappointed to find that the trees were gone. There was however one great bear carving still there.Overall it's a nice little park, with lots of shade. But it is small.

What a great park for the kids in a small town, great big playground that will entertain many ages, well done Tehachapi!!

In the middle of nowhere. The only way to get there is to drive randomly in a random direction, turn randomly and stop. No...just kidding. Anyway, there are faces carved into trees. You can find more along the street across from the park. Make sure to come early and leave yourself enough time to enjoy the place. Five minutes is about enough.

My kids favorite park in Tehachapi! The playground has been updated and it's all new and huge!! I love that this place was entertaining for both my boys (ages 3 and 7). It's hard finding parks that they enjoy for a good amount of time, but this place did it! Yay! They have LOTS to offer and lots of green grass!!! It's a beautiful park!

This was a lovely spot to have a picnic. It has lots of benches, huge trees, and a playground with slides and swings. One of the slides was enclosed and two-storey.

I attended this park recently for a family reunion. It was lovely! It seems very well maintained, there is plenty of shade! The grass was a beautiful shade of green. My favorite thing about this park has to be the faces that are carved into the trees! Very whimsical. Also there is a rather large Gazebo located in the middle of the park and everyone knows you can never go wrong with one of those!

Great little park in a friendly town! Look for the tree carvings; beautiful.