diff --git a/app/models/park.rb b/app/models/park.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9df268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/park.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class Park < ApplicationRecord
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251008044109_create_parks.rb b/db/migrate/20251008044109_create_parks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da2371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251008044109_create_parks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class CreateParks < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :parks do |t|
+      t.string :code, null: false
+      t.string :name, null: false
+      t.datetime :established_date, null: false
+      t.text :states, null: false
+      t.json :properties, null: false, default: {}
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 0f651a4..5cc40ca 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,14 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 0) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_10_08_044109) do
+  create_table "parks", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string "code", null: false
+    t.string "name", null: false
+    t.datetime "established_date", null: false
+    t.text "states", null: false
+    t.json "properties", default: {}, null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/parks.yml b/test/fixtures/parks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4adcd4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/parks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Read about fixtures at https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html
+
+one:
+  code: MyString
+  name: MyString
+  established_date: 2025-10-07 21:41:09
+  states: MyText
+  properties: 
+
+two:
+  code: MyString
+  name: MyString
+  established_date: 2025-10-07 21:41:09
+  states: MyText
+  properties: 
diff --git a/test/models/park_test.rb b/test/models/park_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2a64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/park_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class ParkTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end