Ellis Lake Park

A storm water drain that leads to the lake makes it sound like your near a river. Ducks and geese squaking. A little bit of nature in the middle of the city.Walking path around the perimeter. Some benches. A trash can. Fairly well lit at night. Older trees here and there.Lawn is made up of mostly weeds but it is short and taken care of. Lake looks swampy. Very cloudy. The ducks don't care though. Small play structure on far end with two round tables meant for chess or checkers. Catch and release fishing only. Two women doing jazzercise one guy coughing from a hit of weed. A guy with skateboard reading a book.

Eh. Wouldn't bring my kids here, due to the filth that surrounds the park.. the people in the neighborhood are very nice and take walks there, however I give it 2 stars because the fishing is pretty good. You kind of have to roam the area to find a good spot where people aren't already sheltered at. I wish this lake was cleaner & more kid friendly.

Fine park, lots of geese and poop, playground is fenced and there was a dude asleep on the grass for a while.

I am not really sure why this place has a such a low rating. I jog there every day and the lake is beautiful. It is perfect for jogging or strolling around the lake.

I have to drop some stars for this pretty lake. Not because of the goose poop that some reviewers have mention, but for the shady looking people hanging around the lake. It is such a great place to photograph birds. Now I feel to uncomfortable to get out of the car with my camera.

My first time ever in Concord, I got off the freeway, lunch in hand, and while driving down Clayton Road, I saw this cute looking park hidden away to the side. So I parked, got out, and had an enjoyable lunch. A peaceful lake, ducks and geese swimming and walking around, green 10-story office building to the side. Yeah, I could live here.I'm glad I didn't move in. This neighborhood is crappy. So is the park: lots of goose crap on the sidewalk, on the lawn, on the playground equipment.Concord takes as good care of it as you'd expect. The landscaping is well kept. The pond is, well, clean enough; it doesn't stink. Beautiful eucalyptus trees to one side, bull rushes on the other side. I've occasionally seen people fishing here. I've also seen people sleeping here. Few benches or picnic tables, not a lot of room to spread out, not much parking. It appears to be a neighborhood park, that is, a park for this neighborhood.It is peaceful, even though a major boulevard is less than half a block away. I've ridden my bike through this park, and recently, I find myself here on a Sunday with my Bible, relaxing.A small park that's good for the neighborhood, and for not much else.

My husband spotted this lake a while ago and returned with me this weekend to walk around it. We parked and got out of our car, greeted by a filthy hill of trash and litter. Many ducks and geese were around us and I wished we'd brought bread (or duck food pellets). A sign read "feed only on grass. Food in water causes disease."Nearby, three boys sat with hooks in the water, attached to what looked like potato chip bags, throwing food in the murky, green water, yelling at the birds. One bird sat with broken wings, pecking at the lawn. A man in pajamas walked up to the boys, then wandered around the paved area. Another group of men sat across the lake under a tree. We walked back to our car without walking around the lake. A large dog sat wailing on the tiny back porch of the apartments across the street. It's endless cries and barking were really sad. We'll get our exercise somewhere else.

I love this little crap hole of a pond because of the hungry largemouth bass biting year round. If you don't mind the marihuana smoke and the shady character juveniles, this is an excellent little fishing spot. The largest bass I've caught from this pond was 6lbs. That's a nice fish. I've also seen people catch huge carp from here. But wash your hands people, because fish aren't the only thing you will catch being exposed to this water. But if you're a diehard fisherman, in sure you've fished toxic waste ponds before so you know none of this will stop you... I always seem to catch bass on black and blue jigs, bout 1/2 oz slow bounce it across the lake make sure to use at least 40lb braid you will get snagged.I would not however recommend going to this park with your children or toddlers or if you're expecting. I honestly believe that being exposed too all the toxic garbage in the pond and the record breaking amounts of duck and goose crap, could cause birth defects or possible mental retardation of young children. Some times I wonder how many rapes have happened at this park or when I am going to fish a body out of the water. There's broken beer bottles on the playground, more animal fecal matter than grass, used condoms, and I have fished out several entire bicycles from the pond along with several shopping carts and black trash bags full of garbage . People will approach you for rolling papers, blunts, or to buy them alcohol if they're underage or even just to ask you for money in general. Every time I lock my car and leave it to fish I am worried it will get stolen so I like to park around the corner. This just feels like a little place in the middle of concord that the police and the city have forgotten about so they let it go by the wayside.But I love it...

~* a walk in the park *~one of concord's many parks. i used to go to this park in the mornings before school and take a walk around the path or sometimes i would just sit and people watch or feed the ducks.the park offers playground for the kids, a bit of room to stretch out and relax, a paved path around the lake to jog/run or walk.

Peace and quiet although it sits right in the middle of the city. I love nature so being able to view the resident ducks and geese are a plus for me. There is also a kiddie play area at the front entrance. I am a regular there now!