Chico Parks and Playgrounds
Caper Acres
near Bidwell Park’s One Mile Recreation Area
Playground, restrooms, picnic and children’s party areas. New toddler play area built with funds raised by community members in the memory of Nico Cardoza.
Children’s Park
East First Street in downtown Chico
Gifted to Chico by Annie Bidwell in 1911. Playground, picnic tables.
Hooker Oak Park
Vallombrosa and Manzanita avenues
Playground, sandbox, large picnic and barbecue areas, restrooms, horseshoe pits, basketball court, softball and baseball fields and lots of grass.
20th Street Community Park
East 20th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Playground, picnic area, barbecues, restrooms, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, tennis courts, sports fields, public art.
DeGarmo Park
Esplanade and Eaton Road
Picnic area, restrooms, sports fields.
Rotary Park
East 16th St. and Broadway
Play area, bucket swings, picnic tables, basketball hoops. Dinosaur ride-on toy! No restrooms.
Peterson Park
Rollins Lake Dr. and Denali Dr.
Playground, picnic area, basketball court, multipurpose field.
Oak Way Park
8th Avenue & Highway 32
Playground, picnic area, barbecue, restrooms, basketball courts.
Baroni Park
Baroni Dr. & Via Mission Dr.
Dorothy F. Johnson Center Park
775 E. 16th St.
Playground, picnic area, barbecue, restrooms, volleyball court, basketball court, multipurpose field.
Sycamore Field
One Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park
Softball and multipurpose fields.
There are also several neighborhood parks that are intended for use by people living in the housing developments around them.
