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502 W. Olive Avenue at Mayflower Avenue (1.5 acres)

To recognize the rich Latino heritage in Monrovia, this park is named after Lucinda Valentine Garcia, an activist that has made an extraordinary positive impact on the community. Mrs. Garcia, a long-time resident in Monrovia, dedicated her life to achieving racial equality by rooting out bias and intolerance in social institutions. By all accounts, Lucinda Garcia was not only a kind and generous woman, but a person who was willing to stand up for those who might not be able to stand up for themselves.  

Amenities include picnic tables, barbecues, drinking fountains, a walking trail loop around the park, and ADA-approved playground equipment.

Park Hours: Sunrise to 10:00 p.m.

Park Rules:

  • Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
  • Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
  • Portable BBQs are not allowed.
  • Smoking is not allowed.

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Contact

Please contact the Community Center at (626) 256-8246 with any questions or concerns.

  

  

 

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Planning for the Future of Monrovia's Parks

On April 17, 2018, the City Council adopted the Citywide Park Master Plan following a nearly two-year research, development, and community engagement process.  The Park Master Plan acts as a roadmap to upgrade and improve our existing parks, better position Monrovia to be competitive for grant funding, aides staff in developing capital improvement plans, and provides the community with a planning document for future park development. 

The City currently has 0.9 acres of urban park land per 1,000 people, or 33.5 acres for 37,285 residents.  The Park Master Plan includes the recommended goal of reaching the level of 1.5 acres per 1,000 people, or a total of 41 acres.   Although the City is fully built out, this aspirational goal helps to guide future park planning as Monrovia’s new park standard.   

The Plan’s findings include:

  • 58% of Monrovians live within a 1/2 mile of a park
  • 3/4 of survey respondents said they visit a City park at least once per month, with Canyon Park, Recreation Park, and Library Park being the most active
  • About 2/3 of survey respondents think that the City has about the right number of parks or more than enough, while about 1/4 of respondents felt that there is a need for more parks south of Huntington Drive.

Read the Park Master Plan