Make a Splash at Chapman Park Starting May 13th

May 8, 2024

A bear statue in a fountain with water jets. — Bear climbing feature at Chapman's Park Splash Pad

The Chico Area Recreation & Park District (CARD) is excited to officially turn on the water at the new Splash Pad at Chapman Park, located at 775 E 16th Street in Chico. Starting Monday, May 13th, the water at the splash pad will run daily from 9 AM–8 PM through the summer.

The Splash Pad is a fantastic addition to Chapman Park, offering a safe and enjoyable water play area for children of all ages. Featuring several fun water elements such as spray features, an acorn dump bucket, and a bear climbing feature generously donated by the Rotary Club of Chico.

"We are ecstatic to celebrate the opening of the splash pad," said CARD General Manager Annabel Grimm. "This addition will provide a fun and safe space for families to enjoy outdoor water play during the summer months."

For more CARD updates, visit ChicoRec.gov and follow CARD on Facebook and @ChicoRec on Instagram.

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About Chico Area Recreation & Park District

Founded in 1948, the Chico Area Recreation & Park District (CARD) is a California Special District focused on creating recreational opportunities that bring friends and families together to have fun and build lasting memories. CARD manages and cares for more than 15 community and neighborhood parks, four community centers, one swimming pool, the Chico Creek Nature Center, and more. The PLAY Activity Guide highlights the numerous sports, classes, camps, special events, and more CARD offers. Learn more about CARD at http://www.chicorec.gov/.

Website Accessibility Policy

Chico Area Recreation & Park District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Chico Area Recreation & Park District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 895-4711

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Compliance Officer

Chico Area Recreation & Park District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Chico Area Recreation & Park District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 895-4711.

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