El Corazon is a City-owned parcel of 465 acres located in the heart of Oceanside, bounded by Rancho Del Oro Drive on the east, Oceanside Boulevard on the south, El Camino Real on the west, and Mesa Drive on the north. 

An ongoing planning process relating to the property began in 2003 and was facilitated by dedicated citizen’s committees. Through their work, the El Corazon Specific Plan was developed, and eventually adopted in 2009 to guide the land use decisions created through public outreach and master planning efforts.  The plan calls for specific areas of commercial and residential development to pay for the build out of community park areas and nature trails. The El Corazon Specific Plan, in part, divided the park land at El Corazon into nine park sites. Park Site 1 will be the first of the nine park sites to developed.

A study was launched in 2022 that will identify and analyze existing site conditions, evaluate site opportunities and constraints, and collect input from the community.  Based on City needs and public input, site concepts and design options have been identified and ultimately a recommended design option will be brought to the Parks and Recreation Commission, and finally to City Council for approval.

The study included two public outreach meetings. The first of those meetings was held on September 19, 2022, via Zoom to gain an understanding of what the community would like to see at El Corazon Park Site 1, given the site constraints.  View the meeting video here.  The second public outreach meeting was held in person on February 2, 2023 to determine a conceptual plan that best suits the needs of the community. 

Two concept plans were developed: Plans. The City advertised a survey in February and March 2023 to gather further input.

If you would like to be added to an interested parties list, please contact project manager Kymberly Corbin at (760) 435-3534 or KCorbin@oceansideca.org. By requesting to be part of this list, you will receive periodic email updates.