Kenmore Terrace Park

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Kenmore Terrace Park in Normal Heights is one of the smallest parcels in San Diego's parks inventory, a 0.16-acre mini park at the dead-end of Kenmore Terrace two blocks north of Adams Avenue. The City classified the site under General Development Plan Resolution R-272318, originally approved in 1988 and revised in 1994. Dogs are permitted on leash, and waste-bag dispensers at the entrance make the cul-de-sac a regular stop on the neighborhood walking loops that connect to the cycling routes along Adams Avenue maintained by riders from Adams Avenue Bicycles. Two metal benches face an open bark-mulch clearing framed by mature palms and a chain-link perimeter fence, with a wheelchair-accessible entrance at the street-level sidewalk. The lot borders the Interstate 805 right-of-way along its eastern edge, where a grade change buffers road noise and keeps the seating area quieter than the freeway-adjacent position suggests. Bird watchers have logged the site as an eBird hotspot, noting hummingbird and finch activity in the palm canopy year-round. The flat, mulched clearing doubles as a low-distraction training area for leash drills and recall practice, a controlled environment where handlers from Have A Ball Pet Sitting & Dog Walking build confidence in reactive dogs before graduating them to the busier corridors on Adams Avenue. No playground equipment, restroom facilities, or paved paths exist on the site — the mini-park mandate prioritizes walkable green access over programmed recreation in the 92116 residential grid. At roughly 7,000 square feet, the parcel's cul-de-sac position, waste stations, and bench seating fulfill the core walkability standard for the Normal Heights mesa-top blocks between Adams Avenue and Mountain View Drive.