Del Norte Park

Updated June 11, 2025

## Del Norte Park (West Covina, California): what’s here, what’s verified, and what to double-check

Del Norte Park is a public city park in West Covina, California, located on W Rowland Avenue. The City of West Covina’s parks-and-rentals page lists it at 1500 W Rowland Avenue and notes three shelters available at the site. Covina

Your provided coordinates place the park at 34.0785475, -117.9367204.

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## Quick facts (verified)

### Location
– Address (city listing): 1500 W Rowland Avenue, West Covina, CA Covina
– Phone number (commonly published in listings): (626) 919-6966
– Your coordinates: 34.0785475, -117.9367204

### Reservable shade/picnic infrastructure
– The City of West Covina lists Del Norte Park with “3 shelter” (three shelters). Covina

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## What the city itself has publicly tied to Del Norte Park

### City-hosted programming at the park
The City of West Covina’s event calendar has used Del Norte Park as a venue for summer programming (example: “Cool Kids Of Summer” / “Beat the Heat” series), with the listing explicitly calling out water activities and the park address. Covina

That matters because it’s one of the clearest city-published signals that Del Norte Park is used for family-oriented, warm-weather recreation (not just passive green space). Covina

### Park improvements (city social post)
The City of West Covina’s official Instagram account posted an update about installing a “pour-and-play mat around the play structure at Del Norte Park.”
This supports that the park has a play structure and that the city has invested in play-surface upgrades.

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## Splash pad and dog park: what’s confirmed vs. what’s implied

### Splash pad (documented as a city project, but verify current operation)
West Covina’s public records index includes a document titled “Del Norte Park Splash Pad Construction.”
That is solid evidence of a city-managed splash pad construction project at Del Norte Park. It is not, by itself, proof of:
– current operating status,
– seasonal schedule,
– daily hours, or
– whether the feature is temporarily offline for repairs.

If you’re publishing this for visitors, the safest phrasing is: the city has documented splash pad construction at Del Norte Park, and readers should verify seasonal operation with the city.

### Dog park (explicitly referenced in a city resolution title; details vary by directory)
West Covina’s records index includes a document labeled “Resolution – 2012-29” whose snippet explicitly references “Del Norte Park Dog Park.”
That’s meaningful: it ties an official city document to the dog-park feature at Del Norte Park.

Separately, pet directories describe an off-leash dog park within Del Norte Park and provide the same phone number for confirmation.
Directory details (like fountain/bag dispensers, separate small/large areas) are plausible, but they’re not as authoritative as a city parks page—treat them as helpful-but-not-official.

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## Park hours: likely, but treat as changeable

One widely used navigation listing shows Del Norte Park as closed now with posted hours 6:00 AM–10:00 PM daily.

However, West Covina records also contain an older note (from a 2005-era agenda item) stating that most park facilities have posted hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., while also implying governance details were still being formalized at the time.

Outdated-data flag: that records snippet is old and should not be treated as definitive proof for today’s enforcement rules. If hours matter for a visitor (sunset, sports lighting, gates, dog park access), the most accurate approach is to confirm using current city channels or signage at the park.

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## What you can safely say Del Norte Park offers (with citations)

Based on the city park listing, city event usage, and city-linked records references, these are the elements you can describe without guessing:

– A city park site in West Covina located at 1500 W Rowland Avenue Covina
– Three shelters (listed by the city for park/pavilion context) Covina
– A children’s play area/play structure (implied by the city’s “pour-and-play mat around the play structure” update)
– Water-play programming has been hosted here by the city (city calendar event describing “water activities” at Del Norte Park) Covina
– A splash pad is documented as a construction project in city records
– A dog park is referenced in a city-records document snippet (“Del Norte Park Dog Park”)

Everything beyond that (court counts, exact field types, restroom availability, lighting, parking layout) should be treated as unverified unless you pull it from an official city facility page or on-site signage.

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