General Services - Departments

Miscellaneous forms and documents of the Park Division are now available on-line. Here are a few of the documents available, or click on the "Park Department Documents" link located on the left side of your screen for more documents and forms.

Map of the One Mile Recreation Area (5.26 mb)
Lower Bidwell Park Map
Upper Bidwell Park Map
Bidwell Park Master Management Plan (BPMMP) UPDATED 4/10/06 (Warning: contains large documents. Right-click and save individual documents)
Bidwell Park Master Management Plan (BPMMP) Draft EIR.
Yellow Starthistle Removal Campaign! Download a Starthistle flyer--spread the word not the weed!
City Plaza's Master Plan
Animation of the City Plaza Renovation
Ceres Neighborhood Park
Baroni Neighborhood Park

Park Division

The Park Division's major functions include the maintenance of Bidwell Park (one of the largest municipally owned parks in the United States), as well as other City parks; maintenance of City street trees (approximately 37,000 trees) and management of the many maintenance districts within Chico. The City's Park Rangers, Urban Forest Manager, and Volunteer Coordinator all work within the Park Division.

For more information regarding City parks and street trees, click on the following or call (530) 896-7800 or email us at Park Info.

Other Recreational Links of Interest:

Information on Mountain Lions (California Department of Fish and Game)

City of Chico

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