McLaren Park - Vision Plan

Background

The McLaren Park Vision Plan was created to identify potential projects for $12 million from the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond . With the current McLaren Park Trails Improvement Project underway, the Department has delivered all Quick Start and Tier 1 projects.

The 2020 Health and Recovery Bond allocated $6 million for additional projects in McLaren Park. RPD staff reviewed the 2018 Vision Plan, prepared various assessments, and conducted community outreach from Fall 2022 through Summer 2023 to identify the next investment opportunities in the park. Preliminary project ideas can be viewed under the Documents & Materials tab below. The McLaren Park Vision Plan serves as a framework for our current project proposals.

The McLaren Park Vision Plan

After two and half years of community outreach, the Recreation and Park Department published the McLaren Park Vision Plan Report in the Spring of 2018. The goals of the Vision Plan were the following:

1. Engage the community to develop an identity for McLaren Park

2. Build a community-supported vision

3. Balance neighborhood and city use while protecting natural features

4. Invest the 2012 Bond in priority projects that support a shared vision; and

5. Position McLaren Park for future investment.

The complete report can be viewed here McLaren Park Vision Plan and a summary of the projects that received funding is on page 81. View the Appendix (PDF) for additional details on the outreach process.

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Project Updates

McLaren Park | McLaren Park Vision Plan Update + 2020 Bond Funding Allocations at Commission on 8/21

Please join us (in-person or online) for a presentation of the Vision Plan Update and 2020 Bond Funding Allocations at Recreation and Park Commission. This Thursday, August 21st at 10am. The McLaren Park Vision Plan (2018) has guided our Read on…

McLaren Park | Project update, July 2025

Starting in late 2022, Rec and Park conducted extensive community and stakeholder engagement to get feedback on how to prioritize the investment of $6 million from the 2020 Health and Recovery Bond in McLaren Park. Throughout June and July 2025, we Read on…

McLaren Park | Focus groups help refine maps and signs

Connectivity planning has been a major focus of McLaren Park 2020 Bond Planning and Vision Plan updates. As part of ongoing project scoping and outreach, Rec and Park staff held three focus groups in May 2025. Representatives from various Read on…

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FAQs

FAQs

1. How much money was McLaren Park allocated from the 2012 Bond?

2. What about Natural Areas? Don’t they get additional funding?

3. How will projects be prioritized?

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Documents and Materials

Commission Materials

• Rec Park Commission, staff report, McLaren Park Vision Plan Update and 2020 Bond Funding Allocations, August 21, 2025 (PDF)
• Rec Park Commission, concept summaries for proposed priority projects, McLaren Park Vision Plan Update and 2020 Bond Funding Allocations, August 21, 2025 (PDF)
• Rec Park Commission, staff report, November 1, 2017 (PDF)
• Rec Park Commission, staff report, McLaren Quick Start Projects – allocation of $2.5m in 2012 Bond Funds, October 26, 2015 (PDF)

Community Meeting Materials

• McLaren Park focus groups, presentation, May 2025 (PDF)
• McLaren Park Improvements Scoping Presentation, Summer 2023
• Shelley Drive Planning Meeting, February 2023
• McLaren Park Improvements Meeting Boards, April 11, 2023
• McLaren Park Improvements Meeting Presentation, December 6, 2022
• McLaren 2020 Bond Presentation to Portola Neighborhood Association
• McLaren 2020 Bond Presentation, June 15, 2022
• McLaren Workshop 3 Presentation (PDF)

Amphitheater Focus Area Workshop

• Presentation Boards (PDF)

Roadways Focus Area Workshop

• Roadways Presentation (PDF)

Group Picnic & Playground Focus Area Workshop 2

• Group Picnic and Playground Presentation Boards (PDF)

Trails & Paths Focus Area Workshop 3

• Framework and Tools Board (PDF)
• Priority Project Area 1 Board (PDF)
• Priority Project Area 2 Board (PDF)
• Priority Project Area 3 Board (PDF)
• Priority Project Area 4 Board (PDF)

Group Picnic Focus Area Workshop 1

• Group Picnic and Playground Boards (PDF)
• Group Picnic and Playground Questionnaire (PDF)
• Vision Plan Summary Sheet (PDF)
• Which Event Have you Attended Sheet (PDF)

Trails & Paths Focus Area Workshop 2

• Presentation (PDF)

Courts Focus Area Workshop

• Courts Presentation Boards English (PDF)

Trails & Paths Focus Area Workshop 1

• Feedback Form (PDF)

Workshop 2

• Informational Boards (Chinese) (PDF)
• Informational Boards (English) (PDF)
• Informational Boards (Spanish) (PDF)
• Process and Summary Boards (Chinese) (PDF)
• Process and Summary Boards (English) (PDF)
• Process and Summary Boards (Spanish) (PDF)
• Score Card (Chinese) (PDF)
• Score Card (English) (PDF)
• Score Card (Spanish) (PDF)

Workshop 1

• View the Presentation Boards used to inform the decision-making process behind the Game Board: Imagine My McLaren - Game Board (PDF)
• A. What We Heard (PDF)
• B. Site Analysis (PDF)
• C. Activation/Safety (PDF)
• D. Identity Station (PDF)
• E. Programming (PDF)
• F. Points of Interesting (PDF)
• G. Gateway/Edges (PDF)
• H. Connectivity (PDF)

Treasure Hunt & Fun Day Flyers

• Flyer Chinese (PDF)
• Flyer English (PDF)
• Flyer Spanish (PDF)

Additional Project Documents

• McLaren Park Vision Plan Report, April 2018 (PDF)
• McLaren Park Vision Plan Report appendix, April 2018 (PDF)
• McLaren Park Vision Plan Report attachments, April 2018 (PDF)
• McLaren Park Visioning, November 2017 (PDF)
• McLaren Park Improvement Plan, March 2, 2016 (PDF)

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