Pie Traynor Field Parking Lot

This is my favorite place to park when visiting North Park for mountain biking and trail running. This spot provides easy access to: a public restroom, multiple trail heads, the bike skills park, and a paved inner loop for walkers or families with bicycles.

Great park just inside north park. Less crowded than the surrounding park areas. Good for walking and biking.

Great place for a morning walk . There is about a 1.4 mile outer loop so 2x sround is just under 3 miles. If you want a bit shorter, there is an inside loop about 1/3rd of the way. Mix and match to get the distance you want. Very low vehicle traffic. Partially shaded, partially open. I also walk the bike trails through the woods for a bit more of a workout in shorter time, similar distance.

So you're headed to Pie Traynor Field and you need a spot to put your car? Well this parking lot is a fine choice. Maybe the best ever. Plus, there's a public restroom if you need to relieve yourself when you get there. All I can say for someone who would park anywhere else is . . . SAD!

Normally I wouldn't review a parking lot, but let me tell you why I love the Pie Traynor Memorial Parking Lot.....

1) Park wherever you want! The absence of painted lines means that you can park anywhere you can fit. It's like the wild west, or a Choose Your Own Adventure novel.... or a Choose Your Own Adventure novel ABOUT the wild west.

2) Restrooms! Why don't more parking lots have restrooms? This Parking Lot is surely going to be the trendsetter for the way we interact with future parking lots, garages, carriage houses, auto-stables, etc, etc.