Something Grand Is Growing in Ontario Ranch
There’s a lot happening in Ontario Ranch—and one of its most exciting additions is taking shape close to home.
Ontario Grand Park, a major new public park being developed by the City of Ontario, is envisioned as a signature destination for recreation, gathering and outdoor life in the heart of Ontario Ranch. With hundreds of acres planned over its full buildout, the park will bring expansive green space, trails, recreation and community-focused amenities to one of Southern California’s fastest-growing areas.
For residents of The Resort at Ontario Ranch, it’s another reason the future of this community looks so exciting.
A Park on a Truly Grand Scale
Ontario Grand Park isn’t your typical neighborhood park.
The overall master plan encompasses approximately 346 acres, creating a linear green space stretching through Ontario Ranch. In fact, landscape architecture firm SWA Group notes that the park is planned to extend a full mile farther than New York City’s Central Park.
The first phase alone encompasses approximately 130 acres between Archibald and Haven avenues and is designed to combine active recreation with places to slow down, gather and enjoy the outdoors.
Planned features include:
- Expansive meadows and open spaces
- Walking and recreational trails
- A community farm hub and orchards
- A children’s play area
- Picnic and gathering spaces
- A dog park
- Recreational fields
- An amphitheater lawn and event space
- Market Alley, envisioned for farmers markets, food trucks and community events
- Native and drought-tolerant landscaping
- Areas designed to celebrate the region’s agricultural heritage
Together, these spaces are being planned to create something much bigger than a collection of recreational amenities: a gathering place for Ontario Ranch and the greater community.
Bringing People Together
Some of the most exciting elements of Ontario Grand Park are the ones designed simply to bring people together.
Plans for the first phase include a central park core with a Market Alley, where farmers markets, food trucks and community events could be held, along with a community barn, farm hub and children’s play area. A planned amphitheater with capacity for approximately 5,000 people could eventually create opportunities for concerts, performances and other outdoor events.
That means a future Saturday could look a little different in Ontario Ranch: a morning walk or bike ride, time at the playground with the kids, lunch from a food truck and an evening community event—all centered around one destination.
A Connection to Ontario’s Roots
While Ontario Ranch continues to grow, Ontario Grand Park is also being designed with a connection to the area’s past.
Ontario has deep agricultural roots, once known for its citrus groves and other crops. The park’s design draws inspiration from that history through orchards, agricultural elements and landscapes influenced by the region’s natural environment.
It’s a thoughtful way to create something distinctly Ontario: a modern public space that looks toward the city’s future while remembering what came before it.
Another Big Investment in Life in Ontario Ranch
For homebuyers, parks and open space aren’t simply nice additions. They’re part of what makes a community feel like home.
Ontario Ranch is planned to include more than 400 acres of public parkland at buildout, and Ontario Grand Park will be a significant piece of that vision.
It also arrives during an exciting period of investment in the surrounding area. With the new Ontario Sports Empire, continued retail and commercial growth and major new recreational amenities, Ontario Ranch is becoming a place where residents can increasingly live, play and spend their free time close to home.
More to Look Forward to at The Resort
At The Resort at Ontario Ranch, residents already enjoy a community built around connection, recreation and an active Southern California lifestyle. Ontario Grand Park will add another major outdoor destination to the growing list of experiences nearby.
And there’s even more to come.
Because Ontario Grand Park is planned to develop over multiple phases, it represents a long-term investment in the surrounding community—one that will continue to evolve alongside Ontario Ranch for years to come.
Phase 1 of Ontario Grand Park is currently under development and is anticipated to become operational in summer 2027.
It’s another exciting sign of what’s ahead for Ontario Ranch—and another reason to discover what it means to call The Resort home.
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