The Tauranga City Council will install more bollards next week to restrict car parking on the railway side of the access road as part of upgrades to Kulim Park.
The council said the extra bollards would prevent visitors from parking on the open grassed areas to create a safer park for people to enjoy.
The park usage will be monitored over the coming months to better understand if further changes to the layout are needed, a council spokesperson said.
"For example, to understand if there are enough parking spaces and to also trial drainage solutions to reduce ponding issues."
The park will remain open to vehicles during the installation of the bollards and construction is expected to take about seven days.