City of Hemet Park System

When a group of 25 or more people wish to use one of the parks for a picnic, wedding, party, reunion, etc., a Park Use Request should be filled out and brought to the City of Hemet offices. The City maintains a calendar for the park usages at the parks listed below. If time allows, the requests are placed on the Park Commission agenda for approval. The Park Commission meets the last Monday of every month in the City Council Chambers.

The City Hall address is 445 East Florida Avenue (at the corner of Buena Vista St.). To check on the Park calendar, call (909) 765-2360.

All developed parks are open daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Simpson Park is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Summer and 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Winter.

Organized recreational activities such as softball, tennis tournaments etc., are provided to the community by the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District which is a separate entity from the City. Their offices are located at 901 West Esplanade Avenue in the City of San Jacinto, telephone number 654-1505.

Weston Park

Dedicated to John B. Weston, President of the Board of Trustees (Council) Hemet, 1914 to 1920.
Weston Park contains shuffleboard courts, restrooms, playground, basketball court, and turf area for passive uses and games.
Location:  700 E. Florida Ave.
Size:  4 acres
Established:  1921

Simpson Park

Dedicated to James Simpson, Hemet City Council 1947-48, Mayor 1950 to 1966. 
Simpson Park is a wilderness park located in the Santa Rosa Hills southeast of Hemet with sheltered picnic area and tables, barbecues, restrooms, and hiking trails.  An excellent view of the San Jacinto Valley is to be found at Simpson Park, elevation 2,500.
Location:  28505 Rawlings Road (county)
Size:  483.48 acres
Established:  1964, rededicated 1988

Gibbel Park

Dedicated to Owen W. Gibbel, Hemet City Council Member 1940-1943, Mayor in 1944. 
Gibbel park contains a large children's play area, ball field, a half basketball court, restrooms, 2 lighted tennis courts, lawn bowling green, horseshoe pits, picnic areas and large turf area for passive uses.
Location:  2500 W. Florida Ave.
Size:  11 acres
Established:  1970

Welch Green

Dedicated to James H. Welch.  The land was donated to the City of Hemet by his wife Stella. 
Welch Green contains seating area, turf and specimen trees and is intended as a passive type of park.
Location:  Northwest corner of Florida Avenue & Buena Vista Street.
Size:  
Established:  1973

Spencer Park

Dedicated to Julis Hollister Spencer.  Mr. Spencer was on the Hemet Fire Brigade August 7, 1908 and was Hemet's first Fire Chief. 
Spencer Park contains a large turf area and picnic facilities and is intended for passive uses.
Location:  Palm Avenue, south of Stetson Avenue, behind Fire Station No. 2.
Size:  .50 acres
Established:  1986

Rodeghier Green

Dedicated to Edward J. Rodeghier.  Mr. Rodeghier served on Hemet Council 1971 to 1974 and was Hemet City Clerk from 1975 till his death in 1988. 
Rodeghier Green contains turf, trees and a bench.
Location:  Northwest corner of Acacia Avenue and Palm Avenue
Size:  
Established:  1988

Mary Henley Park

Dedicated to Mary Henley, born in Hemet and served as Hemet City Clerk from October 1951 to March 1975, and is the first Hemet Park named after a woman. Mary Henley still resides in Hemet.
Mary Henley Park park contains a playground area, half basketball court, picnic tables, shade structures, a portable restroom and a large turf area.  There is a 3/4 mile marked walking path/sidewalk around the perimeter of the park.
Location:  801 S. Kirby
Size:  16 acres
Established:  1993

Brubaker Park

Dedicated to G. Roger Brubaker -
Brubaker Park currently has five acres planted with grass and trees, a basketball court, playground, picnic tables.  There is an adjacent softball field complex operated by Hemet Youth Baseball and several other softball fields in operation.
Location: 3703 W. Harrison
Size:  60 acres
Established:  1997