Parque Libertad (formerly C. Chavez Park)

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In September 2026, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) approved a new name - Parque Libertad - for this park. (It was formerly known as César Chávez Park.)

SPR began the renaming process following reports of allegations of sexual abuse against César Chávez. As part of that process, SPR invited community members to submit potential names that reflected the park, neighborhood, and surrounding community. The new name was selected following a community naming process that invited members of the public to submit suggestions for consideration by the Parks Naming Committee. Read more about the renaming.

The site is King County land adjacent to Highway 99. In 1997, Sea Mar, a community organization located in South Park, was granted stewardship of the property by King County. In the years since, Seattle Parks and Recreation assumed management of the park through a Surface Use Permit with King County. Students at nearby Concord school created a painting that is posted at the park.

Jesus Bautista Moroles, a nationally recognized stone sculptor, donated a sculpture called "Musical Steles," comprised of three musical basalt columns fabricated in the South Park neighborhood.

A documentary titled "Seasonal Soil...Singing Stones," made in 2003 by Jennifer Maas, tells the story of the park and the South Park neighborhood. The documentary aired on the Seattle Channel and is part of a permanent exhibit of Jesus Moroles' work at the Houston Museum of Art.