At a ceremony last week, construction commenced for a new park adjacent to the Los Angeles River channel in Tarzana.

Caballero Creek Park, which will be located on a 1.5-acre site off of Lindley Avenue between Victory Boulevard and Erwin Street, is the result of a partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, and Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield help to secure funding from seven different sources for the project, which was announced in 2018. His office also announced that the project will serve as an outdoor partnership for Reseda High School.

Future site of Caballero Creek ParkGary Leonard

Named for its location at the confluence of Caballero Creek and the Los Angeles River, the project is billed as the first self-sustaining park in Los Angeles, as irrigation will be sourced through water captured on site, and electrical systems will be powered through solar panels.

"Caballero Creek Park’s water management technology will serve as educational tools that also recreate
riparian habitat to infiltrate and naturally filter runoff from eleven acres of the surrounding streets," states a project information sheet published by the MRCA. "The wetland will create habitat, clean the water and store it on-site for consistent irrigation water supply powered by on-site solar panels. These demonstrations of water capture and treatment will connect the public to California’s diminishing riverine ecology, in addition to cleaning and protecting local water quality along with its aquatic inhabitants."

Plans also call for fitness equipment, and access to the L.A. River bike path, which will run along the perimeter of the park.

Groundbreaking ceremony for Caballero Creek ParkGary Leonard

The Daily Breeze reports that the project costs approximately $5.45 million, of which $4.4 million is sourced from state funds, $750,000 from the City of Los Angeles, and $300,000 from Los Angeles County.

Completion of the park is expected in Summer 2025.

Construction also commenced this year for another Los Angeles River-adjacent park on Haynes Street in Winnetka.

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