The park has been allocated under Peter I, it was decided to grow tall pines. In order training Forest case has been created next to the fortress Udelninskaya School. After the abolition of serfdom, the school was closed as superfluous, and now in its walls works bolnitsa.
In 1934, the park was named Chelyuskintsev park in honor of the members of the polar expedition on the steamship Chelyuskin. In times of war took place on the territory of the park line of defense, since that time there remained reinforced concrete gun emplacements
In recent years, the park more and more “alive”:. There is now a special section, which is home to many birds and squirrels, boat station, rides, winter in the park zilivaetsya rink.
also in the northern part of the park is the stadium “Olympic hopes” and the training base of FC Zenit.