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New playground sign at Burgess Park. Courtesy city of Menlo Park. 
New playground equipment at Burgess Park. Courtesy city of Menlo Park. 
New picnic table and playground equipment at Burgess Park. Courtesy city of Menlo Park. 
New playground equipment at Burgess Park. Courtesy city of Menlo Park. 
New playground equipment at Burgess Park. Courtesy city of Menlo Park.
Burgess Park Playground will tentatively reopen in late May or early June, following a five-month closure as the city worked on playground improvements. The park was originally scheduled to reopen in late June.
“The playground was designed to include children with all abilities,” said Menlo Park Project Manager Holani Vaka in an email to this news organization. “(It features) new play equipment and rubberized surfacing around the play area.”
Improvements include a new play area sign, new benches and picnic tables, new fences with decorative laser-cut oak leaf designs and new play equipment. Vaka said that the city focused on developing a new design for the play area, while preserving the park features and improving the accessibility of travel within and around the park.
Park maintenance also included the installation of utility lines, drains and improvements to grading.
The park has been closed since Jan. 22, 2024.
