It is located in the center of the city, west of Hassan II Boulevard, east of Roudani Boulevard and Algiers Street, and south east of the Church of the Sacred Heart.

The park covers 30 acres of land, and is bisected by Moulay Youssef Boulevard.

As of 2019[update], it remains officially closed to the public after renovations started March 2016, though it was expected to open September 2018.

[1][2] The French architect and urban planner Albert Laprade was appointed to redesign the central park of the city under the supervision of Henri Prost in 1913.

[4] Parc Yasmina, an amusement park, was established on Moulay Youssef Boulevard in the 1950s, but it had fallen into disrepair and abandon by the time renovations started.