Ted Watkins Memorial Park

Florence-Graham, Los Angeles County, CA

DogsOn leash (6 ft max)
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FeesNone listed
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Hours6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
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Size
28 acres Source
Managed by
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation

About Ted Watkins Memorial Park

Ted Watkins Memorial Park is a 28-acre park in South Los Angeles, named in 1995 after the founder of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee. It is home to the Team Ridley-Thomas Youth Club, which runs after-school recreation, and to the Promenade of Prominence Walk of Fame, which celebrates the accomplishments of community leaders.

Baseball, flag football, basketball, and soccer are offered year-round. The park also has a swimming pool, a skate park, a walking path, fitness zones, and a farmers market.

Courts for tennis, handball, volleyball, and basketball sit alongside a gym and a computer lab. Toastmasters meetings, nutrition classes, self-defense, tennis lessons, walking clubs, and an aquatics team round out the schedule. The park is at 1335 E. 103rd Street, and its restrooms stay unlocked until 8:30 p.m.

Based on Ted Watkins Memorial Park official information, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Know before you go

Ted Watkins Memorial Park covers 28 acres in Florence-Graham, Los Angeles County. The county also lists basketball courts, community centers, gymnasiums, soccer fields, computer labs, fitness par courses, handball courts, memorials, multipurpose rooms, and softball fields at Ted Watkins Memorial Park. OpenStreetMap shows 1 parking area. The closest mapped bus stop is 103rd & Zamora Walk, at the park edge.

Facilities

  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Tennis Courts
  • Restrooms
  • Skate Park
  • Swimming
  • BBQ Grills
  • Volleyball

Facility details: official park information

Getting to Ted Watkins Memorial Park by bus

Stops within a quarter mile of Ted Watkins Memorial Park; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 25 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Ted Watkins Memorial Park is number 5 of 26 by size at 28 acres.

Closest places for what Ted Watkins Memorial Park doesn't list:

  • Splash Pad: Alondra Community Regional Park (6.6 mi)
  • Camping: Mary M. Bethune Park (2.7 mi)
  • Fishing: Alondra Community Regional Park (6.6 mi)

How comparisons work

Rules & reservations

Official park page
  • Dogs

    At Ted Watkins Memorial Park: on leash (6 ft max), under the Los Angeles County Code 17.04.410. Source

  • Fees

    The county fee schedule lists no vehicle entrance fee for Ted Watkins Memorial Park; confirm with Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. Source

Map & directions

1335 E. 103rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90002

1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

33.944661, -118.251554Get directions

Nearby parks

Straight-line distance
Col. Leon H. Washington Park1.0 miGeorge Washington Carver Park1.3 miEarvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation Area1.8 miFranklin D. Roosevelt Park1.8 miMary M. Bethune Park2.7 mi

Continue exploring

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Sources & verification

Last verified: Oct 15, 2026
  1. California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
  2. LA County Parks park page (hours and description re-read in a browser)hours, description
  3. LA County Parks park page (read in a browser)official_url, address, features, facilities.playground, facilities.restrooms, facilities.skate-park, facilities.swimming, facilities.tennis-court, facilities.bbq-grills, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.volleyball
  4. LA County Parks fee schedule (vehicle entrance)unstated.fees
  5. Los Angeles County Code 17.04.410 (dogs in parks)dogs
  6. U.S. Census Bureau place boundariescity
  7. OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
  8. Official park page (summarized in our words)narrative
  9. Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro
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