Carmen Flores Recreation Center

Josie de la Cruz Park has existed since the 1980s, but major renovations in the late 1990s helped clear out the criminal activity and promote community growth. Once a center of gangs and drug dealers, the Carmen Flores Recreation Center at Josie de la Cruz Park is now a popular community center with a plethora of local events and low-cost community-building activities, such as zumba classes and afterschool programs. The non-profit Rebuilding Together, Maxwell House Coffee and Wheel of Fortune host Vanna White all supported the creation of a native community garden feature as well. What you might not know from looking at the park is that part of Sausal Creek runs through this area! However, it has been buried in a depression near the back of the park.