Developed in 1993, the 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) park on the south bank of the Pasig River, at the foot of Quezon Bridge, consists of secondary growth forest with 61 tree varieties and 8,000 ornamental plants providing a habitat for 10 different bird species.

During American rule, it was used as a military garrison which housed the Signal Corps at the Cuartel de Infantería ("infantry barracks") and the Surgeon General's office at the Estado Mayor ("major estate").

[5] However, the memorandum of agreement signed earlier in the 1990s had expired a year later in 2008, leaving the park vulnerable to any future threats to its existence.

[6] An online Change.org petition made by a partner group urging the Senate Committee on Climate Change to take action reached 115,000 signatures.

[9] In October 2023, a group of public school teachers staged a "Zumba protest" at Arroceros Park in front of the DCS-Manila offices to demand higher wages, better facilities and working conditions, and a bigger budget for the education sector.

[10] In November 2023, the Bawal Mag-Shoot Dito pro-photography advocacy group held a "Tigil Pitik Photowalk" lit.

It is also inhabited by different fruit trees, including aratilis, avocado, banana, caimito, coconut, guava, macopa, mango, santol, as well as ornamental plants like calachuchi, gardenia, golden shower, palomaria and ylang-ylang.

[14] It also houses the Manila Education Center, the central offices for the Division of City Schools located at its southern edge.