Sycamore Field offers the opportunity for general open field use, as well as for softball.  This area is surrounded by the historic Valley Oaks and offers a great place for recreation activities.

Community Park is South Chico's premier public recreation facility providing an ideal setting for recreational sports, public outings, and leisure activities. This 40 acre community park includes the following amenities: 

DeGarmo Park is CARD’s newest community park located in northwest Chico. This 36 acre community park is being constructed in multiple phases. The first two phases are complete and include the following amenities:

Hooker Oak Park is located in north Chico on the southeast corner of Upper Bidwell Park along Manzanita Avenue. The park sits within Bidwell Park, and is owned by the City of Chico, but operated and maintained by CARD. This 35 acre community park is the former site of the large hooker oak tree which was its namesake and a featured element in the 1930’s movie Robin Hood. This 35 acre park was…

This project embodies the power of civic collaboration. A motivated citizen group, Chico Skatepark Solutions, crafted a vision for an improved skate park. They approached the Chico Area Recreation and Park District with their appeal, which launched two years of hard work and persistence. Thank you to the numerous individuals and businesses whose support, donations, and enthusiasm made this…

Wildwood sits at the entry to beautiful Upper Bidwell Park. Built in 1995, Wildwood opened under the maintenance of the City until 2011 when CARD adopted the caretaking role. Wildwood is one of the area’s heavily used parks, and CARD has added to and preserved its great amenities.