It was designed by Yahalom Tzur,[1] It includes lawns, walking paths, picnic areas, playgrounds, skateboard rinks, and a dog run.

[4] Before its use as an airstrip, the area of the park in the Valley of the Cross was private land, housing a concrete and construction materials factory owned by the Oz (Anza) family.

Agricultural activity ceased, and as compensation, the kibbutzim Ma'ale HaHamisha and Kiryat Anavim received alternative land in the southwest of the city in the Gazelle Valley, which was developed into an apple orchard.

[9] In 1971, Mimouna celebrations were held for the first time in "Sacher Park," initiated by Shaul Ben-Shimon, chairman of the "Association of Moroccan Immigrants," and have since become an annual event.

The central lawn is used for informal soccer games, baseball and football matches played by young American expatriates in the city, as well as cricket and frisbee.

[13] On the park's outskirts, near the Knesset, are the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, a memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Harel Brigade in the War of Independence, and the Candle of Remembrance monument honoring the victims of the Siege of Leningrad.