On Tuesday, the Carlsbad City Council approved the  Veterans Memorial Park Master Plan, which finalizes the features that will be included in the new park. More than half of the 93.7-acre site will be set aside as a nature preserve, with the overall design honoring Carlsbad’s natural environment.

The city also showed new renderings that depict what the park could look like.

The park will include sweeping views of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and ocean, a family oriented bike park, native gardens, three playgrounds, fitness areas, a large shaded plaza and memorials that honor those who have served.

Community input has been integral in the planning and design process. A detailed project webpage and a master plan report with park layouts give a feel for what to expect.

The park will be built near the corner of Faraday Avenue and Cannon Road. The project’s planning and permitting phase also included an environmental review, which was approved by the Planning Commission in a public hearing in May and found no significant adverse impacts from the project.

What’s next?

Now that the master plan has been approved, the city will complete detailed plans and other construction documentation of the park, following the uses identified in the master plan.

The park construction project will then be put out to bid for construction.