Best Picnic Ground Fresno Near Me

4worldlovers: ($3 per vehicle with a senior citizen, age 65 or older, as passenger or driver.)

Park entrance fee shall be waived for motor vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Person Placard/DecalU.S. active duty military member or family member with proper identification is a passenger or driver, or motor vehicles displaying a California State “Gold Star” license plate.

8 areas available for reservation, some are shelters and some are groves that can accommodate anywhere from 25–490 people

Reservations are not taken for neighborhood parks. All picnic tables and barbeques are first come first served.

Annual Park Passes can be purchased for $50 from the Ace Parking office in downtown Fresno:

Passes are valid for entry into Woodward Park, Roeding Park, and the Regional Sports Complex.

4worldlovers: Comment(s): The Valley View Picnic Shelter consists of 7 tables which seats 175 to 200 people. This picnic shelter includes BBQ's, restrooms, lighting, a children's tot lot, electrical outlets and a parking lot. For question, please contact the PARCS Office at 559 621-PLAY (7529). WINTER HOURS: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm (Nov. 1 - March 9).

4worldlovers:
The Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District provides flood control and urban stormwater services in a 399-square mile watershed located between the Kings and San Joaquin Rivers. The District is home to more than 700,000 people and includes both urban and agricultural land uses. The Fresno/Clovis urban area is protected by 3 dams and seven large detention basins, and is served by a system of more than 700 miles of pipeline and more than 150 stormwater retention basins. Nearly 100 basins are connected to the Fresno Irrigation District canal system to allow for dry season groundwater recharge, producing an annual average of more than 45,000 acre-feet of recharge. In addition, more than 20 stormwater basins are also developed for recreation use.

Capital facilities are funded through local development fees and operations are funded through a limited voter-authorized tax. The District also provides Clean Water Act compliance assistance to businesses and industries that are subject to stormwater-related regulations.

To learn more about the District, read the overview brochure linked here, or view the 9-minute District explainer video (English, Spanish subtitles) featuring system footage, old newspaper articles and video of flooding in the 1960’s, and more.

A completed system of stormwater management facilities providing multiple quality-of-life benefits to our community.

It is the purpose of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District to control storm and other surface water flows:

District objectives shall be achieved through adherence to the following standards:

To see The District’s upcoming board meeting schedule and agendas, please click here.

4worldlovers:
Kearney Park is a day use park providing recreation with one playground, 11 group picnic reservation areas, two softball fields, two soccer fields, picnic shelters, two dance slabs and two horseshoe pits.

Kearney Mansion Museum is located in the park and operated by the Fresno Historical Society.

Summer Hours: April 1st - September 30th from 7 AM to 10 PM

Winter Hours: October 1st - March 31st from 7 AM to 7 PM

Annual passes are available for $40 per year and can be purchased at Fresno County Resources Division: 2220 Tulare Street, 6th Floor, Fresno, CA 93721. Telephone (559) 600-3004

Drive seven miles west of Fresno on Kearney Boulevard to the Kearney Park entrance.

Kearney Park became the first County's park in 1949 with the signing of an agreement with the Regents of the University of California.

The 225 acre park, located on Kearney Boulevard, is seven miles west of Fresno and draws the greatest number of visitors among the parks in the regional park system. A prime attraction is the Kearney Mansion built in 1900.