Parks Master Plan 2030

Parks, Recreational Facilities, Open Spaces, and Beaches

The Parks Master Plan 2030 has been approved! The plan provides recommendations to improve the City's parks, recreational facilities, open spaces and beaches for the next 15 years.

The Parks and Recreation Department hired the landscape architecture and planning firm Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey to assist with the project. They helped assess the park system’s existing conditions and the city’s demographic and recreational trends. They also assisted staff conduct public outreach and collect feedback on what is working well or what can be improved regarding park amenities, maintenance and programming. From community input, actions were identified along with potential funding opportunities. The City will be able to use the plan to prioritize future park improvements, allocate funding, and solicit additional funding opportunities from government and private sources.

Parks Master Plan 2030

• City of Santa Cruz Parks Master Plan 2030 (Final Version)(PDF, 36MB)
• Parks Master Plan 2030 Appendices(PDF, 15MB)

Final City Council Meeting

• City Council - October 13, 2020 Agenda Packet

CEQA

• Notice of Availability of Parks Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report(PDF, 73KB)
• Parks Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (July 2020)(PDF, 21MB)
• Revised Notice of Availability of Draft EIR for the Parks Master Plan 2030 (Public Review Period Extended)(PDF, 121KB)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report for the City of Santa Cruz Parks Master Plan 2030 (March 2020)(PDF, 15MB)
• Notice of Availability Parks Master Plan PMP(PDF, 34KB)
• Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)(PDF, 1MB)
• Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration(PDF, 190KB)
• Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration(PDF, 6MB)

Draft Parks Master Plan 2030

• Parks Master Plan 2030, Public Review Draft (Revised January 2018)(PDF, 30MB)

List of Parks, Open Spaces, Beaches and Facilities