City Parks & Facilities

Arroyo Grande prides itself on its beautiful array of parks, open space, and its multiple facilities for our community.  We recognize the importance of parks and open space as they improve our psychological health, strengthen our communities, and make our town a more attractive place to live and work. See below to learn more about our local parks!

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PARKS

Strother Park

1150 Huansa Road. Two play structures are available for big and preschool age children. Situated along the bank of Arroyo Grande Creek and the Chumash Reservation Site, this park has a lot of trees and is a great place for birthday parties, barbecues, or just hanging out. Other amenities include horseshoe pits, frisbee golf, a softball area, basketball courts, and grass volleyball. BBQ areas can be rented.

Strother Park

Elm Street Park & Off-Leash Dog Park

1221 Ash Street. This park is located next to the Soto Sports Complex and the Mark M. Millis Community Center. This park has a large grass area, a BBQ area available for rent, the only off-leash dog park in the Five Cities, and a Community Garden with rentable plots. Newly added in Fall 2022 is the nationally accredited Kiwanis Inclusive Playground.

Elm Street Park

Elm Street doggie


Rancho Grande Park

500 James Way. Rancho Grande Park includes the Mel Cottrell playground structures, a basketball court, a sand volleyball court, baseball diamond, horseshoe pits, beautiful open green spaces, and AG's only large sundial. BBQ areas are available to rent.
Rancho Grande Park

Centennial Park & Gazebo

Located at Olohan Alley & Short Street. At this quant park, you will likely run into one of the many local roosters or walk down to the creek or just enjoy a picnic at one of the many picnic tables. You can also check out the only Swinging Bridge in California. The local Farmer's Market is also held here every Saturday from 12:30 - 2:30 pm.

Centennial Park & Gazebo

Heritage Square Park & Rotary Bandstand

205 Nelson Street. This beautiful bandstand and park offers a beautiful grass area and preschool aged playground. This facility is used throughout the year for community events and is available for rental on a limited basis. 

Rotary Bandstand

Hart-Collett Memorial Park

201 Traffic Way at Bridge Street. This park was dedicated to the memory of Harry Hart and Robert "Bob" Collett who were both long-time firemen for the AG Fire Department. Just a short walk from the Arroyo Grande Village, the park has tables and benches for picnics or just to enjoy the colorful flower beds and trees. 

Firefighters Memorial Park


Health Fitness Park

834 Fair Oaks Avenue. There are exercise stations and a heart check station for your use along with jogging trails. 


Health Fitness Park 

Howard Mankins Hoosegow Park

150 LePoint Street. This mini-park overlooks the Arroyo Grande Village and contains the old City Jail built around 1910. 

Hoosegow Park

Kingo Park

1501 Huckleberry Avenue. This pocket park is located in the Berry Gardens residential development. It has a small tot play structure, picnic tables and barbeque grills. 

Kingo Park


Woodside Park or also known as Park Pequeno

Woodside Drive. This neighborhood park has a great grass space and a picnic bench for a quiet lunch or to just relax. 

Woodside Park

Police Tribute Park

200 N. Halcyon Road.  This honorarium park is a tribute to our fellow Police Officers. It is a great place to have lunch with multiple benches and beautiful landscaping. 

Police Tribute Park


Terra de Oro Park

311 Oro Drive. This is a small neighborhood park with a play structure, long walking path and benches. Terra de Oro Park

Dower Wayside Park

Traffic Way.  This pocket park is an honor of Beatrice Dower and was established in 1967.  It is a great place to have lunch and relax under the trees.  Some fun history: Beatrice Dower was married to a John Dower; the two owned property in the Jones Tract of Arroyo Grande. She was a big deal there in the Eastern Star, an auxiliary of the Masonic Lodge, and in 1966 she donated the land for the "WELCOME TO ARROYO GRANDE" sign.

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Fire Resistive Landscaping Demonstration Garden

Corner of Traffic and Station Way. Fire Resistive Landscaping is the process of creating an area around a house or structure that is resistant to wildfires while providing a pleasant appearance and enhancing the environment. The demonstration garden presents both an example of fire resistive landscaping and a collection of fire resistive plants. Along the garden paths are markers with the names of the plant species.

Fire Resistive Garden

FACILITIES

Soto Sports Complex

The Soto Sports Complex is an 18-acre space that sees thousands of athletes using the fields annually. It offers 5 lighted tennis courts, 1 tennis court marked for 4 pickleball courts, 2 Little League fields, 1 lighted Babe Ruth field, 4 lighted softball fields.  The fields are converted for soccer and football use in the Fall.

Soto Sports Complex Aerial

Fields

The space includes seven different fields that are used for baseball, soccer, softball, softball and so much more. Fields include Pilg, Campbell, Volunteer, Ikeda, Porter, Santos and Don Roberts.  Call 805-473-5474 if you would like to reserve field space.

Soto Sports Field

Tennis & Pickleball Courts

All courts are lighted courts with four tennis courts and two pickleball courts. 

pickleball

OPEN SPACE & WILDLIFE PRESERVE

James Way Oak Habitat

This area is located on James Way and has equestrian and jogging/walking trails for your use. This 73-acre habitat is an oak preserve and winds along a hillside through majestic old oaks. Wildlife such as birds of prey, deer, fox, bobcats, and rabbits are found in this unique natural area. The area is open from 7 am to Sunset. 

James Way Oak Habitat