Covering 29.6-acre (0.120 km2) of public land along the Mediterranean Sea, it's named after Charles Clore, a British financier, property magnate and philanthropist.

The Charles Clore Foundation remains an influential grant and funding organization that supports non-profits based in Israel.

The remains of the buildings, dumped into the seashore, could not be disposed of properly due to municipal budget constraints, and were embanked as reclaimed land.

[3] Each June, the annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade concludes at the park with a large party.

In May 2019, Tel Aviv hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and built the "Euro Village" in the park.