McCARTHY PARK CONCEPT DESIGNA PRESENTATION TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

McCARTHY PARK OVERALL PLAN

McCARTHY PARK: OPEN SPACE

McCARTHY PARK: ACTIVE PLAY

McCARTHY COMMUNITY PARK

• A P L A C E TO B U I L D O N T H E

C H A R A C T E R O F T H E C O M M U N I T Y

O F H O L L I S T E R

• A P L A C E T H AT I S T H E H E A R T O F

S O U L O F H O L L I S T E R

• A P L A C E TO G AT H E R TO G E T H E R

W I T H FA M I LY & T H E C O M M U N I T Y

• A P L A C E TO B U I L D M E M O R I E S

PARK PROGRAM

• S P L A S H PA D

• R E S T R O O M B U I L D I N G

• P I C N I C A R E A

• S K AT E S P OT

• S TA G E & P E R F O R M A N C E A R E A

• A C T I V E R EC R E AT I O N : H A N D B A L L ,

C L I M B I N G WA L L & A D D I T I O N A L

P L AY EQ U I P M E N T

• PA S S I V E R EC R E AT I O N : PAT H WAY S

A LO N G T H E P E R I M E T E R O F T H E

PA R K C O M M O N S

SPLASH PAD

AN ICONIC ELEMENT IN THE

HEART OF THE PARK WILL

SERVE AS A WAY FINDING

FEATURE AND AN

INTERACTIVE SPLASH PAD

ELEMENT

STAGE & SKATE SPOT

THE STAGE AT THE CORNER

OF PARK COMMONS SERVES A

DUAL PURPOSE OF A SKATE

FEATURE. THIS WILL BE

DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE

RAMPS, RAILS, LEDGES TO

PROVIDE A SMALL SCALE

SKATE SPOT WHEN THE STAGE

IS NOT IN USE.

STAGE & SKATE SPOT

RESTROOM FACILITY

PICNIC SHELTER

BALL WALL & COURT

CLIMBING WALL

LOCATED ON THE BACKSIDE

OF THE BALL WALL. A

CLIMBING WALL FEATURE

CAN PROVIDE A DUAL USE

FOR THE WALL. OPTIONS

SUCH AS PREFABRICATED OR

CUSTOM WALLS ARE

AVAILABLE

OUTDOOR FITNESS STATIONS

STATIONARY OUTDOOR

FITNESS CLUSTERS ARE

ATTRACTIVE TO

COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

PARK PLANTING

PARK PLANTING AREAS WILL

USE CALIFORNIA NATIVES

AND DROUGHT TOLERANT

PLANT MATERIAL,

PROVIDING SEASONAL

COLOR. SELECTED PLANTING

AREAS, ‘BIOSWALES’, WILL BE

COLLECTION SPOTS FOR

STORM WATER RUNOFF.