Frontierland Park
Friendship Playground at Frontierland Park
LocationPacifica, California, United States
Coordinates37°35′12.8″N 122°27′50.2″W / 37.586889°N 122.463944°W / 37.586889; -122.463944
Operated byCity of Pacifica Parks, Beaches, & Recreation Department
Open6 AM–10 PM
Statusopen
Designationpublic

Frontierland Park is a park in Pacifica, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. The park was built on a former-landfill and was named after a nearby closed theme park.

Frontierland Amusement Park

In the 1920s, 600 acres of the San Pedro Valley in present-day Pacifica were acquired by the wealthy Bernardi family of San Francisco through a syndicate arrangement.[1] In 1960, a portion of the valley was opened as Frontierland Park, a western-themed amusement park, which sought to capture an Old West atmosphere. The park included a man-made lake, camping zones, equestrian facilities, a roping arena, a square dancing platform, and a frontier-style hotel with chuck wagon amenities.[2] Frontierland provided activities like hayrides and stagecoach rides. At the time, the park was promoted as a "Disneyland-type asset to the Coastside" and attracted up to a thousand visitors on weekends.[1]

Present Day

The present-day Frontierland Park was built near the former amusement park, on the site of a former landfill.[2][3] In 2001, the City of Pacifica built the Friendship Playground.[4]

In September 2020, Pacifica added a new fitness court at Frontierland Park. Pacifica was selected as one of the 200 awardees to receive a $30,000 national grant from the National Fitness Campaign and $100,000 in local funding from the Roy Davies Trust.[5] In 2022, the City Council granted unanimous approval for a bike park project in lower Frontierland Park. The estimated cost of the project ranged from $750,000 to $1,550,000.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Culp, John (November 2002). Shell Mounds to Cul-de-Sacs: the Cultural Landscape of San Pedro Valley, Pacifica, California (PDF). San Francisco: San Francisco State University. p. 68. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Coastside Corral" (PDF). Pacifica Historical Society. 14 (4): 7–8. May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Heiser, Shawn Christopher (May 2010). Living On The Edge: Environmental History At Mussel Rock, Daly City, California. San Francisco: San Francisco State University. p. 103. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Manning, Kathleen. "Peek at Pacifica's Past: 2001". The Mercury News. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Northrop, Jane. "Exercise equipment leads more to pull their own weight at Frontierland Park". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Northrop, Jane. "Bike plans roll forward at lower Frontierland Park after debate". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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