[2] Covering an area of 0.72 square kilometres (0.28 sq mi), La Sabana Metropolitan Park is adjacent to the city's core districts, offering green space and recreation to the residents of San José.

Manuel Antonio Chapuí, the parish priest of San José at the end of the 17th century, donated several plots of land in the Mata Redonda District "to favor Costa Rica's interests".

[3] Costa Rica's first president, Juan Mora Fernández, and other josefino (San José) personalities devoted themselves to providing the park with several dispositions to preserve this green area legacy.

[3] La Sabana Metropolitan Park's most prominent buildings are the country's national stadium and the Costa Rican Museum of Art.

[6] A large artificial lake, several sports fields, running and skating tracks, a gymnasium, and a shooting range are also inside its boundaries.