QUEEN TUNA PARK – Symbolic but Neglected

Formerly known as Lion’s Beach, the Queen Tuna Park in General Santos is probably one of the less-maintained parks in the Philippines. Lion’s beach or Queen Tuna park is considered as the oldest and busiest natural resort. It nestled between two formidable mountain ranges on the East and on the West, and approximately seven (7) million hectares’ plains on the north. Queen Tuna Park is located in Barangay Dadiangas South, nearby the Old Mosque and Public Market and it was one of the challenging places when managing the solid wastes because of the informal settlers.

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Though, it is regularly visited by locals because of the large waves coming from the Celebes. The beach has gray sand, and there's a bit of a faint fish smell. Waves were good enough for a few amateur kite surfers to run their boards.

There are benches and cottages and a few stalls for you to buy food, so a family could make an afternoon of it in this place. Alcohol is not allowed, though.

The name became Queen Tuna park because the landmark is a tribute to the fishermen who pioneered the unprecedented progress of the fishing sector of the city which eventually made the city as the Tuna Capital of the Philippines. Queen Tuna park was a big help to the city as it offered jobs for the locals, income for small and big businesses, and was a contributing factor to the growing economy of the city

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The place is accessible. Not exactly a go-to place for tourists, but more like their version of Manila's Luneta park. Symbolic but tad neglected.