Parks

Labor Day travelers looking for a last summer getaway are at least as eager, or more, to hit the road as they were during other long holiday weekends this year.

A park in Pacific Beach will be renamed to honor two Black educators who made history in San Diego.

The Pacific Beach Middle Joint Use Field will be renamed to the Fannie and William Payne Joint Use Field in honor of two black educators who made history in San Diego. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

San Diego City’s Parks Master Plan could get its first update in 65 years to focus on equitable access to quality parks in all local neighborhoods, it was announced Wednesday.

San Diego city leaders gathered together to introduce a new parks masterplan proposal, which hasn’t been updated since 1956. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more on what their goals are.

As part of an effort to invest in quality-of-life improvements in historically underserved neighborhoods, Mayor Todd Gloria was joined on Tuesday by District 4 City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe at a groundbreaking for La Paz Mini Park, which will transform a vacant dirt lot into green space in Valencia Park.

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to mark the beginning of a project to turn a Valencia Park vacant lot into a park.

In an effort to increase equitable access to green spaces and parks across San Diego County, the San Diego Foundation is providing thousands of dollars in grants to make it possible, the organization announced Monday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday morning to reveal a newly improved park in Mission Bay – a park that’s been named in honor of a late community leader.

Churches and gyms with permits may now offer services outdoors at San Diego City parks.

San Diego County leaders are considering a measure that would open allow places of worship and fitness centers to offer their services outdoors at county parks.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is considering opening county parks to places of worship and fitness centers.

The Poway Mayor is considering allowing local parks to be used to help businesses offer services outside.

Some Poway businesses recently shut down once again due to public health orders will soon be able to offer their services in the city’s public parks following the city council’s vote of approval.

The county targeted indoor dining services in response to community outbreaks tied to restaurants and bars. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.

Many San Diego beaches and parks have reopened, but with new rules. Here’s a look at what park and recreation facilities are open again across San Diego including coastal cities, North County inland, East County and South Bay.

The San Diego Zoo is preparing to reopen to the public after being closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford gets introduced to a wild resident as she shares details on the reopening.

Parking lots at some of San Diego’s most popular beaches are beginning to reopen, good news for people who don’t live nearby or paid for the expensive annual state parking pass.

The San Diego Zoo will reopen after a historic closure due to the coronavirus. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more.

Piers, boardwalks and other water areas in San Diego will begin reopening Monday following lengthy closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.