Downtown San Diego Parks Archives

Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Located in the Embarcadero Marina Park South in Downtown San Diego, Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is a $45 million outdoor concert and events venue has quickly become a San Diego landmark. This incredible location offers breathtaking bay and skyline views making it a world class outdoor venue. The Shell has a flexible seating capacity ...

Children’s Park Downtown San Diego

The Children's park located in downtown San Diego Marina District will receive a much needed $8 million makeover in 2021. This exciting project is scheduled to break ground in January 2021 with an estimated completion time of 9 to 12 months after it starts. The new plan calls for a forest themed play structure, a ...

Waterfront Park Downtown San Diego

This incredible project is now complete and opened to the public on May 10th, 2014. The project's final cost was $49.4 million. The waterfront park covers 8 acres of prime space in the Columbia (Waterfront) District. The parking lots surrounding the historic County Administration Building were transformed into 8 acres of green space with children's ...

Ruocco Park Downtown San Diego

The Ruocco Park in Downtown San Diego is located on 3.3 acres along the San Diego Waterfront, next to Seaport Village, west of Pacific Highway and South of Harbor Drive. It is placed where the former Harbor Seafood Mart and parking lot where located. Ruocco Park is an open green space that integrates the use ...

Seaport San Diego (Seaport Village) Redevelopment

Called Seaport San Diego, the $1.6 billion project, backed in part by San Diego’s famed Jacobs family, was selected by the Port of San Diego in November 2016 to redevelop 70 acres — 39 land acres and 31 water acres. Seaport Village is located right next to the Marina and Columbia (Waterfront) Districts so this ...

Horton Plaza Park Expansion

Estimated to be completed by the summer of 2015 (plans got delayed several times), the 1.5 acre Horton Plaza park will cost an estimated $8 million. Westfield, the owners of the Horton Plaza mall right next to the park would then maintain the park for the next 25 years so it won’t burden the city …

San Diego Convention Center Rooftop Park

Upon completion of the San Diego Convention Center’s Phase III Expansion Project, attendees and locals will be able to enjoy festivals, community events, public art, relaxing gardens and spectacular views atop the convention center in a brand new five-acre rooftop park. The 5 acre park will add to the variety of green spaces available in ...

Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge Now Open!

Downtown San Diego Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge is now open! After two years of construction and a total bill for $26.78 million dollars the pedestrian bridge next to PETCO park is finally open. The bridge was designed to be one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian suspension bridges in the world (550 feet) and it will ...