Chicano Park

Chicano Park is a public park in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego located beneath the elevated span of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge. It is renowned for its extensive collection of Chicano murals and community-created public art.

The park’s dominant feature is the series of large-scale murals painted on concrete bridge supports and walls, depicting Chicano history, cultural identity and political themes. The site also contains community gathering areas, a playground and open spaces used for events and performances.

The park was created through community activism in 1970 when local residents occupied the site to prevent commercial development and successfully won its conversion into a public space. Since then, artists and community groups have painted and maintained the murals, making the park a long-standing centre of Chicano cultural expression.

Chicano Park sits in the Barrio Logan district of San Diego beneath the Coronado Bridge, adjacent to industrial and residential areas and a short drive from downtown San Diego and the waterfront.

• Viewing tips: Best viewed in daylight when the murals' colors and details are easiest to see; guided tours are available from local community organizations.

What to See #

• Mural walls: Extensive mural-covered concrete pylons and under-bridge surfaces that form the park's primary artworks, produced by local and regional Chicano artists from the 1970s to the present.
• Plaza and gathering spaces: A community plaza and low-rise structures used for cultural events, gatherings and public programming in the park.