Ritchie Valens Recreation Center

Pacoima · City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Booking

Field permits are issued by priority and availability: weekdays before 7 p.m. and Saturdays through the park director or the region office; weekdays after 7 p.m. and Sundays through the Municipal Sports office (San Fernando Valley 818-765-0284; Metro, Pacific and West regions 818-246-5613). (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)Reserve through the owner ↗ (opens a new tab)

Hours

Center hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday. (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)Open hours are not permission to play; the rule above is.

Cost

No fee is posted for use without a permit; the city's facility use permit fee schedule (a PDF) could not be read.

Parking

Not posted

What's there

The soccer field is listed as unlighted. (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Unlighted handball courts; the city's page doesn't say whether soccer may be practiced against them.; the owner doesn't say whether soccer is allowed against it (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Children's play area (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Picnic tables (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Jogging path (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Goals aren't listed. Bring a pop-up goal; never move a park's goals.

Rules

• Sports fields go first to the department's own organized activities, then leases and film permits, then permits of six months or longer (such as Little Leagues), then independent youth and adult groups (renewals first; new requests first come, first served). (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Address

10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 (recreation.parks.lacity.gov, Oct 14)

Ritchie Valens Recreation Center: (818) 834-5172.

Checked on October 14, 2026. Rules change and fields close for weather or upkeep: check the owner's page before you go.

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