César E. Chavez Park, closed since November for a renovation project to offer more recreational offerings, is expected to reopen to the public by summer 2026.
Some of the amenities included in the project are a lighted basketball court, lighted skate plaza, exercise fitness area, aquatics center with a pool and recreational multipurpose rooms at Maddux Youth Center, among other amenities.
Nathan Houx, the city’s parks planning and development manager, said he believes the facilities could draw residents from across Stanislaus County. “The whole county really probably might come here and enjoy the day at the aquatic center,” he said. “[It’s] going to be a destination for people to go to in the summer, especially where they can go and, you know, have some fun with their kids, some entertainment and enjoy a day out at the water park.”…