Nickerson Gardens is a 1,066-unit public housing apartment complex at 1590 East 114th Street[2] in Watts, Los Angeles, California.

It is on the border of both Watts (a district of South Los Angeles) and the Census Designated Place (CDP) of Willowbrook.

It was named after William Nickerson Jr., the founder and former CEO of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company.

[7] In 2023, Nickerson Gardens received a new playground, featuring a gym, a carousel, misting poles and canopies for evaporative cooling, climbing nets, slides, and swings.The lead bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, arranged funding for the park, while NBBJ and ESI Design did designwork for the park free of charge.

TDE founder Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith and their flagship artist "Jay Rock" (Johnny McKinzie, Jr.) were both born and raised in Nickerson Gardens.