Citywide Parks Master Plan

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Citywide Parks Master Plan Update

To keep up with evolving park trends, demographic changes, and development in Newark, the City has decided to update the 2017 Citywide Parks Master Plan. The City has contracted with RHAA Landscape Architecture & Planning Inc. to develop the plan update. The development of the plan update will include assessments of the City’s park inventory, community engagement, cost analysis and priority setting.

For more information and updates on the Citywide Parks Master Plan Update, please visit the Recreation & Community Services Website.

2017 Citywide Parks Master Plan

The City of Newark operates and maintains 131 acres of City parks and several recreational facilities. Of this total, 121 acres are owned by the City and 10 acres are leased from the Newark Unified School District. There are 13 parks in the City, including eight neighborhood parks, three Community parks, the Shirley Sisk Grove, MacGregor Play Fields. The City also owns and operates the Silliman Activity and Family Aquatic Center, the Clark W. Redeker Newark Senior Center, and the Newark Community Center (closed but available for rental). There are 3- and 5 -acre parks proposed in the Dumbarton Transit Oriented Development, a 3-acre joint use park planned in the Sanctuary Development (Area 3) and a 2-acre park envisioned in Sanctuary West (Area 4). There are also 80 acres of Area 4 designated for a golf course or other recreational use. In addition to City owned parks, there are privately owned mini parks in some neighborhoods.

The Citywide Parks Master Plan forms the framework for the future provision of parks in Newark.

Citywide Parks Master Plan - Updated June 2017 (PDF)
General Plan Parks Recreation and Open Space Element (PDF) - Details of the City’s Parks
Newark's General Plan (PDF) - The complete General Plan

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