Parks, Recreation and Marine

MacArthur Park

1321 E. Anaheim Street
(562) 570-1655
(3.9 acres)

Information

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 2:30 pm -10pm
Saturday: 10 am -6pm
Sunday: 9 am -6pm

Park Picnic and Open Space Area Rules
Please observe the following rules and regulations for the use of Long Beach park picnic and open space areas at www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/park/media-library/documents/park-and-facilities/facility-reservations/reservation-forms/picrules.

AGENTS OF DISCOVERY – MacArthur Park

Agents of Discovery is an educational mobile gaming platform that uses augmented reality to get youth active outdoors. Missions are free to play and, once downloaded, do not require WiFi or a data connection. Learn about the environment and local wildlife through fun challenges! 

Download the Agents of Discovery app on your phone and enjoy our mission at MacArthur Park while visiting the park!

MacArthur Park is home to the Homeland Cultural Center which is a venue for many artistic and cultural programs in Long Beach. This park and cultural center is truly a gem in the Long Beach park system.

History

This park is located on East Anaheim Street, between Warren and Gundry Avenues. The area was the old Warren Auto Court. This land was leased on December 24, 1941, by the City with an option to purchase. The option was exercised in August 1942.

The name "General Douglas MacArthur Park" was adopted on November 4, 1942. The park was dedicated on March 6, 1943. The branch library opened there in 1950. The community recreation center building was dedicated in October 1958 in an abutting building to the library.

Park improvements include basketball and tennis courts, a playground, picnic areas and a restroom building. The playground and restroom were redeveloped in 1988 with funds the 1984 State Bond Act. Additional playground improvements were completed in 1994 with Los Angeles County Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Act of 1992 funds. The freestanding restroom was remodeled in 1996 to install artistic tile with a County Bond Act grant for graffiti prevention.

In 1994, the Homeland Cultural Arts Program, which had been housed in a rented space south of Anaheim Street, on Mahanna Avenue, was moved to the MacArthur Park Community Center. A trailer was added to the park for office space and a second trailer was added for graphics programs. A grant was obtained in 2002 from the 2000 State Parks Bond Act for the construction of a theater and gallery building for the Homeland Program. Construction began in 2009.

The restroom in the Community Recreation Center was remodeled in 1998 as part of the American’s with Disabilities Act transition plan with funding from federal Community Development Block Grants. In 2007, the Mark Twain Library moved to a new building in the block east of MacArthur Park across Gundry Avenue. The former library space was vacated and will be remodeled into additional space for the Community Recreation Center.

Amenities

Basketball Courts, Community Center, Volleyball Court, Playground, 70-seat Theater and Art Gallery, Picnic Area, Newly remodeled Restrooms, Sports Field, Open Space

Programs:

Youth Recreation

Map to the Park