Marin County City Begins Construction On Popular Park

SAN RAFAEL, CA — The City of San Rafael started improvements on Peacock Gap Park playground Monday, according to a press release.

This phase of the construction will be to build an accessible parking stall at the end of Peacock Drive and to replace concrete next to the stall.

During this construction, the main paved entrance to the park from Peacock Drive will not be accessible, but park goers can still enter from the gravel walkway on Peacock Drive and Biscayne Drive.

The construction staging will be in the parking lot off of Biscayne Drive, so access will be limited. Street parking will be unaffected.

This phase is expected to last one week, and they plan to reopen the walkway by Friday.

The rest of the construction planned will be to replace the aging playground structure. The planning and design will cost $130,000 and the construction will cost $925,000, according to the City of San Rafael.

Peacock Gap Park currently has playgrounds, shaded bench areas, two tennis courts, a playing field, and walking trails.

The Library and Recreation Department used money from Measure A to fund this project, according to the City of San Rafael.

All the planned construction is expected to be completed in July.

In June 2024, the City of San Rafael hosted an outreach event to collect design feedback for the park. And a community survey was conducted from June 15 to July 1, which hundreds of people participated in, according to the City of San Rafael.