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Parks, After School, Recreation & Community Service

A place where we live, work and play in a safe environment, full of opportunities for the community to engage in positive endeavors.

The city of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department (PARCS) offers a variety of outdoor venues for families, action sports enthusiasts, dog lovers and more! In addition to nearly 70 beautiful parks, including three dynamic regional parks, the city of Fresno is developing one of the most diverse action sports communities in California and new venues are on the way.

PARCS also provides a vast array of community programming that offers enriching components to serve youth, adults and seniors including leadership skills, character development, team building, technology training, science exploration, physical fitness, sports activities, life skills, environmental awareness, career exploration and more.

We have multiple community partners like AT&T, Comcast, Saint Agnes Medical Center, County Bank, REI and Lowe’s that share our vision and assist us in delivering many dynamic, life-changing programs and state of the art venues. Partnerships allow us to maximize our impact and reach a greater audience and we need ongoing community support to continue transforming Fresno into a destination.

All NEW in Woodward Park:
Completed in November of 2007, the Woodward Park Bike Complex is one of a kind. Featuring areas that serve beginners, intermediate and advanced riders and various bike styles, this park has a one-acre free ride bike area, a downhill BMX race track and a one-mile loop Skills Progression Mountain Bike trail that boasts 40 progressive table top jumps in a row. Specific amenities include high-speed downhill areas and technical obstacles that can help riders progress their skills. Visit www.woodwardmtbpark.com for details.

In addition, Woodward Park is now home to the first three shaded tot lots in the city of Fresno, which will allow children to enjoy physical activity without the risk of sun exposure or hot play equipment. PARCS will be shading more Fresno tot lots in 2008 and is working to establish shade as a standard feature in all new parks with children’s play areas.

Visit the classics:

Lions Den Skate Park at Marks & Emerson
just south of Shaw
A 26,000 square foot facility offers skateboarding for all ages and levels of experience including trick equipment such as bowls, ramps and grinding poles.

Modular Skate Park at Romain Neighborhood Center
on First between Belmont & Olive.
Featuring above ground ramps and features for bikers and skaters.

Modular Skate Park at Melody Neighborhood Center
on Shields just West of Fowler Ave.
Opened in the summer of 2007, this park features a five-foot half pipe with hip jump, box ramp, grind rails and benches and five-foot wedge.

Disk Golf Course in Woodward Park
18 holes of disk golf that will undergo modifications in ’08 to make it even more challenging

Parks for man’s best friend!

A new dog park has just arrived at Victoria West Neighborhood Park at Clinton & Brawley. Plus, Woodward & Roeding Regional Parks offer dog parks with small and big dog areas. Visitors can also take their dogs to the ponding basin at Shaw & El Capitan.

Save time for the new spots:

Extreme Paintball Zone: test your aim and agility at this exciting basin paintball park at the Regional Sports Complex in southwest Fresno (Jensen & West).

Modular Skate Park at Kasier Park (Herndon & Fresno St.) offers another unique option for skaters of all abilities

Plaza Style skate park at Cary Park just South of Fashion Fair Mall on Shaw Ave. features rails and ledges to create the original store front skating experience

Or plan to take advantage of this future destination:

A 30,000 square foot bike complex will be complete by summer of 2008 at the Mosqueda Community Center. It will be the largest concrete bike only park in the nation.

For more details about these and other city of Fresno destinations and services, visit www.fresno.gov/parks-rec, call (559) 621-2900 or email parks.department@fresno.gov.