City Celebrates Grand Reopening a Reimagined Wells Park

Today, the Wells Park community celebrated the grand reopening of their neighborhood park, marking the culmination of years of collaboration, vision, and grassroots momentum. The upgraded park—now twice its original size—features new amenities including a state-of-the-art playground, multisport courts, a dedicated dog park, food truck plaza, and expanded green space.

“Our family is so excited about the new Wells Park,” said Madeline Skillman Dean, a Wells Park resident. “We are delighted and grateful at the investment in the neighborhood where we live, work, and play! Wells Park is so special.”

“This bigger and better Wells Park is a major win for families and residents in the heart of our city,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “We promised more parks and better places to play, and today we’re delivering on that promise with a park that reflects the energy and imagination of this community.”

“This vibrant, close-knit community has persevered for many generations, by coming together to solve the challenges before us,” said House Speaker Javier Martinez. Today, we build on that legacy with new places where our kids can play, our families can gather, and our neighbors can convene to develop the next big ideas for the neighborhood and our city.”

As part of the celebration, neighbors enjoyed live performances, family-friendly games, and food trucks. Animal Welfare also brought adoptable dogs.

Wells Park now features sustainable landscaping, new irrigation, and 144 new trees. Funding came from a combination of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, City Gross Receipts Tax bonds, City Council set-aside funds, and other local sources. The project was shaped through more than a year of community input, and reflects the priorities and vision of local residents.

“This is more than a park – it’s a community space where people can be active, creative, and connected,” said PRD Director Dave Simon. “We enjoyed working hand-in-hand with the neighborhood to make this happen.”

At 27-feet-tall, the playground has what is the tallest play structure in the City known as the Hedra Tower with double circular slides.

The grand reopening marks the completion of a $7.4 million investment in one of Albuquerque’s most historic neighborhoods.