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Do you know your City Parks?

We have grown, not only in land mass and population, but in parks as well. Do you know your parks? Do you know where they are and what is available at each? By using the BNSF Railroad Tracks (north-south) and Patterson Road (west-east), I have divided the City in to quadrants.

Here is a short tour of Riverbank City parks –

Castleberg Park located on Eighth Street between Kentucky and Townsend in the southeast quadrant. This is a 12-acre park with playground equipment, barbecue area, picnic tables, picnic gazebo, restrooms, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, soccer field, and walking trail around the perimeter.

Douglas Whorton Park is a one-acre park with playground equipment, picnic tables, and a basketball court. It is located on Arizona at Tennessee Avenue, also in the southeast quadrant.

Hutcheson Park at the corner of High and Fourth Streets is one-acre of open space. It has a few picnic tables and young trees. This park is on the northeast side of town.

Pioneer Park on First Street between High Street and Riverside Drive, in the northeast quadrant. Pioneer offers playground equipment, barbecue area, picnic tables, restrooms, horseshoe pits, and a basketball court. The Riverbank Scout Hall is located here and is available for rent through the Recreation Department.

Jacob Myers Park is located across the Stanislaus River on Santa Fe Road, north of the City across the First Street Bridge. Jacob Myers Park (or JMP) is on the banks of the Stanislaus River. There is playground equipment, a “finger” park where kids can play with their small toy cars and trucks, barbecue pits, picnic tables, a large gazebo area, restrooms, a boat ramp, and plenty of grass for volleyball games or badminton. Fishing is permitted, State Regulations and Licensing is followed. A new area of the Park has opened at the “back” with a one-mile bike/pedestrian trail and an area for group camping.

Community Center (Veteran’s) Park is on Santa Fe Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets, the backside of the Park is Stanislaus Street. The Community Pool is at the corner of Seventh and Stanislaus Streets. The Park has playground equipment, picnic tables, restrooms, and lots of grass and shade. The Community Center building is available for rent through the Recreation Department. The Park is where the annual Farmers’ Market is held.

Safreno Park is in the southwest quadrant, located on McAllister Lane between Crossroads and McDevitt Drive. This is a five-acre park with playground equipment on one end and a large grassy area used for soccer. Safreno Park is a storm drain basin during the winter and sometimes looks more like Safreno Lake!

Staley Park/Skate Park on First Street between Santa Fe and Stanislaus Streets and in the southeast quadrant. This is a half-acre park with trees, grass, and benches on the Staley side and a great concrete Skate Park on the other side. The Skate Park is one of the best in the County and it sees kids from all over California. There is a restroom.

Zerillo Park is tucked in to the hillside down in River Cove in the northwest quadrant. It is located on Briarcliff Drive at the south end of Turnberry Lane. There is a playground area, barbecue pits, picnic tables, restrooms, tennis and volleyball courts, and a walking trail.

Silva Park is on Chancellor and Antique Rose Way in the Crossroads area located in the southwest quadrant. Silva Park has playground equipment, half basketball courts, and lots of grass.

Also in the southwest quadrant are Sorensen Park, Rotary Park, and Harold B. Harless Park. Sorensen has a Tot Lot and is located at Donner Trail and Homewood Way; Rotary Park is also a Tot Lot and it is located on Prospectors Parkway next to the new Crossroads Elementary School; and Harless Park has playground equipment and a basketball court and can be found on the east end of Pocket Avenue.

What’s coming up next?

Is there any thing about Riverbank that you would like to know more of, and it hasn’t been covered yet? Let me know! Send an email to me at lbain@riverbank.org.

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