El Corazon Community Park

Oceanside, CA

The City of Oceanside retained RRM Design Group to prepare a Park Master Plan and a Land Use Concept Plan and for the 465 acre El Corazon property.

The 160 acres of park facilities include an aquatic center, a recreation center, 20 athletic fields, a softball complex, a little league complex, a plaza, a bandstand, and 9 miles of multi-use trails circling the perimeter and connecting to the central pedestrian corridor running through the middle of the park.

The Land Use Plan also includes 150 acres of habitat, a docent center, educational interpretive exhibits, a 19 acre Village Commercial Center (to generate revenue), 2 visitor hotels, a commercial service site, a community green waste recycling center, a senior center, and a cultural and community center.

RRM facilitated monthly planning sessions with the El Corazon Planning Committee (a 15 member City Council-appointed citizen group) and City staff to cover public outreach, programming, design, financing, and implementation. RRM is currently preparing a specific plan for the project and working closely with the reconstituted ten member El Corazon Oversight Committee (ECOC).