Grand Opening Celebration of Sunset Park
Grand Opening Celebration of Sunset Park
The City is putting the final touches on Sunset Park and invites the public to join in the Grand Opening Celebration!
-
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
-
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 P.M.
-
Location: South Side of Sunset Park
Once the celebration festivities conclude, the park will officially be open for the community to enjoy. Don’t miss this exciting event!
Restoration and improvements at Sunset Park include:
-
State-of-the-art, interactive, and ADA-inclusive playgrounds added to both the north and south ends of the park
-
Restroom facilities, drinking fountain, and benches with trash receptacles adjacent to the playgrounds for family convenience
-
Shaded picnic area near the south playground, featuring four picnic pods for family gatherings and watching children play
-
Two distinct playgrounds at the south end of the park, offering a variety of play toys for climbing, swinging, listening, and more
-
52 play toys available across the north and south playground areas, designed for different age groups
-
Play toys for 2-5 year olds located on both the north and south sides
-
Play toys for 5-12 year olds located on the south side of the park
-
-
New amphitheater adjacent to the Orchard Street parking lot, expanding future recreation programming opportunities for Montclair
The park also features the first segment of the San Antonio Creek Trail Park, located along the western boundary. This trail is designed for both bicycles and pedestrians. Along the trail, you’ll find four distinct adult exercise stations spaced periodically between Kingsley and Orchard streets, offering variety for your workout. The City is actively working on expanding the San Antonio Creek Trail Park, with plans for bicycles to eventually travel from the southern to the northern city limits, as outlined in the San Antonio Creek Trail Master Plan. Currently in the planning and preliminary design stages, the City is seeking grant funding to support the trail’s design and future construction. The Sunset Park segment of the San Antonio Creek Trail Park connects directly to the park, providing pedestrians with access at seven locations, allowing them to walk through and explore various park features. In total, the new interior and perimeter pathways, including the trail park, provide over 1.25 miles of lighted walking tracks, not including the street sidewalk length.
The Community Fruit Park is centrally located within the park. As part of this project, additional fruit-bearing trees were added to the existing, community-maintained grove, including apricots, avocados, blood oranges, limes, and pomegranates. These new trees may take a few seasons to yield a substantial harvest, but once they do, the fruits will be available for the public to pick and enjoy.
This project could not have been completed without money received from the Montclair Voter Approved Local Measure “L” Sales Tax, and State partnerships to secure a Caltrans State Clean California Grant, and a State Department of Parks and Recreation Grant. This park improvement project was developed with local Montclair resident and public stakeholder input and benefits all age groups to provide a safe and healthy place to play and relax with family.