Cahuilla Park

By the time Claremont was settled, the Indians who had lived there were on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Riverside County. Because most Indians living there were Cahuilla, early residents of Claremont believed the Indians who had lived across Indian Hill Blvd. on the mesa were also Cahuilla, but that was not the case, as Cahuilla Indians lived closer to Palm Springs. The park received its name in 1963 as Claremont's population expanded rapidly and citizens approved a park bond of $875,000 to buy land for neighborhood parks, with $400,000 used to purchase land for this large community park. At 18 acres, it is the largest developed park in the city. Completed in 1967, it included two buildings, Walter P. Taylor Hall and the Youth Activity Center, as well as several playing fields. Taylor served on the Claremont City Council from 1960 to 1964 and worked hard to acquire park lands. Since the park's 1967 opening, Guthrie Skate Park and a new building for Youth and Family Services have been added.

Claremont, California · United States