Parks & Greenbelts
The Parks and Greenbelts Committee works with the County of Monterey and County Service Area 15 to maintain our three developed parks, the one "secret" park, Maurice's Path, and the greenbelts along Portola Dr. All the parks and greenbelts are county property so working together with the County of Monterey and CSA 15 for the maintenance and improvements of these areas is vital for ensuring the upkeep of our open spaces for the enjoyment of our residents and the community.
Recent improvements to our parks included new swings and wood chips for the playground equipment, replacement of broken picnic tabletops, and repair of the basketball backboards at Kelton Park. Your donations to Parks and Greenbelts go a long way in keeping the areas maintained at the highest level. If you wish to donate to the parks and greenbelts fund, look for the Donate Now button below.
Parks
Luis L. Kelton Park.
Dedicated in June 1969. The largest
developed park in the Tork Park Estates community.
The park has playground equipment, a large grass field,
and a full-sized basketball court.
Warren Sutherland Park.
Renamed from Portola Park in 2001
in honor of Warren Sutherland's many dedicated years of service
to the community and the Toro Park Estates Home Association.
Lawrence E. Lopp Park.
Dedicated in August 1989 in honor of Lawrence Lopp and
made possible by many donations from the community and
one very generous donation from the late Ruth Lopp.
Learn about the creation of Lawrence E. Lopp HERE.
Maurice's Path.
Developed in early 2018 in honor of
Maurice Matthewson's many years of dedicated service
to the Toro Park Estates community.
Four Corners Improvement Project
First starting over ten years ago, an ongoing project within Toro Park Estates is the beautification of the eleven intersections and forty-one corners along Portola Drive. This has been accomplished by adding covering bark, flowers, plants, and rocks on the corners of these intersections. We are always looking for residents to assist in cleaning and maintaining these corners along Portola Drive on a continuing basis. These eleven intersections along Portola Drive include Manolete, Picador / Coleta, Toreador, Veronica / Estoque, Veronica / Ortega, Davenrich / Capote (north), Davenrich / Capote (south), Torero, Ordonez, Cordoba / Espada, and Muleta.
If anyone would like to help with maintaining these intersections and corners, contact Steve Deering at: toroparkestates@gmail.com
Monterey County Free Libraries Branchlets - "Little Libraries"
Reading inspires creativity, increases vocabulary, improves writing, and helps us in many different ways. Books can entertain, educate, and enlighten.
There are some pretty easy ways to get books here in Toro Park Estates. The Monterey County Free Libraries has a "Branchlet" in Warren Sutherland Park. You simply take a book, leave a book, all on the honor system. The "Little Library" in Warren Sutherland Park was installed by former TPEHA President Gary Aronson in May 2016.
Very nearby, there are two other "Little Libraries" operated by LittleFreeLibrary.org. One is located in front of Castle Rock Coffee, and the other is located on the fence along Portola between Toro Sunshine and Toro Hills Ave.
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ― Victor Hugo
