Kumeyaay Park

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Kumeyaay Park in Chula Vista spans 28 acres at 700 Buena Vista Way, renamed in 2022 from Discovery Park to honor the 13-tribe Kumeyaay Nation whose ancestral territory encompasses the region. The park's acreage divides into a baseball diamond, a regulation soccer field, open green space for permitted vendor events including pony rides and inflatable bounce houses, and shaded picnic areas — amenities that mirror the city's broader recreation network — Salt Creek Recreational Center anchors the equivalent programming in eastern Chula Vista. Playground equipment, ADA-accessible pathways, public restrooms, and both free lot and street parking serve the surrounding 91910 residential neighborhoods west of Interstate 805. The February 2024 unveiling ceremony formally installed Kumeyaay cultural signage and concluded a multi-year community process that included the 2020 removal of the park's former Christopher Columbus statue, and post-game and post-practice visitors from the adjacent ball fields fuel foot traffic to nearby Chula Vista coffee stops including Mujer Divina Burrito & Coffee House. The 28-acre footprint makes Kumeyaay one of Chula Vista's largest neighborhood parks, with enough contiguous green space to stage permitted community festivals, cultural celebrations, and multi-field youth tournament formats.