You can start either at the parking lot at the base of Seaside Circle near the restrooms or in the library parking lot. Make sure to take valuables with you or keep them hidden in your trunk. There are no known vehicle break-ins at this park. A good route would be to walk along NE edge of the lake along the willows until the path turns left and uphill. This will take you to the oak woodland. The cypress trees are a bird magnet during migration, and many of these birds will drop down into the oak woodland. From there, follow the path next to the library and back downhill. It will take you to the sage-scrub section, which you can walk around if you wish. Next continue downhill and turn left. You will have already birded this, but it is necessary to retrace your steps to get to the railroad tracks. These tracks are not active, so you can walk around the Del Monte Ave side of the lake, but there is no path next to the vegetation. You have your choice of walking over ice plant (invasive) which is closer to the lakeside willows or walking on the sidewalk which is about 15 yards from the willows. Continue clockwise around the lake by turning right on Reservation Road. There aren't many places where you can actually see the lake as the willows and reeds are quite tall, The best spots to see are from the sidewalk along Reservation Road. This will take you back to your car. You may want to walk up Seaside Circle next to the park to bird some of the other cypress trees there and in the park. This route, depending on how carefully you bird, should take you one to two hours. If you start in the library parking lot, start by birding the oak woodland and then following the route described above.

• Waterfowl- the variety of ducks isn't impressive. Coots, Mallard, Gadwall, Ruddy Ducks, and Pied-billed Grebes are present all or most of the year, with Northern Shovelers in October - March. During migration you can expect Red-necked Phalaropes on the lake for short periods of time (May, August-early October). Other waterfowl are less regular.
• Rails - Virginia Rail (July-April) and Sora (August-April) are here most of the year.  
• Shorebirds - there is little habitat here for shorebirds. Wilson's Snipe is the only species here regularly, but not from May through mid-September.
• Gulls - Western and California are abundant year-round. Glaucous-winged, Herring, and Short-billed are much less common.
• Raptors - Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and Cooper's Hawks along with Turkey Vultures are the most common here. Other species are rare.
• Woodpeckers - You will usually see, or more likely hear, one or more of these species. Flickers and Acorn woodpeckers are rare here.  
• Flycatchers - Black Phoebes are here year round. Says Phoebe from September to March. Western Flycatcher late March to October. All other flycatchers are rare.
• Corvids - Scrub Jay, American Crow, and Common Raven all regular. although ravens less common.
• Swallows - All from Spring to Fall, in order from most to least common - Barn, Tree, Violet-green, Rough-winged, Cliff
• Tits to Wrens - Bushtit, RC Kinglet (fall to spring), Marsh and Bewick's Wrens all common.
• Thrashers to Thrushes - California Thrasher seen on occasion near sage-scrub, mockingbird can sometimes be heard from nearby neighborhoods and seen when toyon fruits, Western Bluebirds and Robins year-round, Hermit Thrushes arrive in Fall and leave in Spring.
• Finches - House and Purple Finches, American and Lesser Goldfinches seen most or all of the year; Pine Siskin common during irruptive years, Lawrence's Goldfinch have bred and are present March through June.
• Sparrows - Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, and California Towhee year-round; White-crowned, Golden-crowned, and Lincoln's missing in Summer.
• Icterids - Brewer's and Red-winged Blackbirds plus Great-tailed Grackles present year-round - however, grackles not present in 2024; Tricolored Blackbirds from August to March - usually seen or heard early in the morning or late in the afternoon when they come in to roost. Often they will sit on the telephone lines in large numbers before they actually fly in to roost for the night. Brown-headed Cowbirds are uncommon in Summer; Hooded Orioles from April to August.
• Warblers - The only known breeding warblers are Wilson's Warbler and Common Yellowthroat. Wintering Warblers include Townsend's, Orange-crowned, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Yellow Warblers are common during migration.

With the Marina Public Library at the top of the small hill, this park is the jewel of Marina. You can access the park either at the library parking lot at the top of Seaside Circle, or at the base of Seaside Circle at its intersection with Reservation Road.  

The park can be divided into three sections:  The Oak Woodland section just to the south of the library, the coastal sage-scrub section  just downhill from the library, and the lake section. In addition, there are Monterey cypress trees found in several area of the park.

The Oak Woodland section was created fairly recently to restore native habitat to the park. It's more than just oaks, and includes many native flowering plant species. A good quality trail winds its way through the woodland. It is sandwiched between two rows of cypress trees and a couple of larger oaks. Just downhill of this woodland is an open field, which may become more oak woodland in the future.  

The coastal sage-scrub is just downhill from the back side of the library below the cypress trees. It is surrounded by a paved walkway. Coyote bush and sagebrush are the predominant species here.

The lake is a permanent vernal pond with its water coming from rainfall and runoff from city streets. The water is unsafe for humans due to high bacterial count.

Walking along the edge of the park along Seaside Circle can sometimes find you interesting birds not seen elsewhere in the park.

There are paved trails and hard-packed dirt trails throughout the park. Only one part of the park is without trails, and that is the SE portion of the park along Del Monte Blvd.