Crocker Park is the type of shopping environment best suited to a warmer climate. The last thing I care to do in freezing rain, blowing snow and sub-zero temps is walk around outside. Trader Joe's is the best store at Crocker Park and I brave the elements to shop there throughout all four seasons. Parking is not easy to find, and though there are ample and free parking garages, when it's cold and unpleasant outside--I don't care to shop or dine here. (I have used valet parking to dine at Hyde Park, but the wait for my car to be brought back to me was excessively lengthy.).