- GROUP BBQ AREA
- BASEBALL FIELD
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River Bend Park is a 30+ acre park located in northeast Lompoc
off of McLaughlin Road (which is an extension of "A" Street).
This park lies adjacent to the Santa Ynez River which "bends"
from a northern direction to a western direction at this location
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The current park features a regulation sized
baseball field which is utilized by Lompoc Babe Ruth and adult
baseball programs. The field has spectator areas, BBQ facilities,
batting cages, and parking facilities. The field, constructed
in 1992, was developed as a joint project between the City and
Lompoc Babe Ruth. |
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The park is in its early development stages and proposed plans
for the next stage of development include a number of multi-use
athletic fields which will greatly assist the youth soccer, youth
football, Little League baseball, and girl's softball programs.
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River Bend Park originally consisted of 12.64 acres which was
property purchased in 1975 using federal Housing and Urban Development
funds. Park acreage grew when the City purchased an additional 17
acres of adjoining property from the Dezember family in 2000. In
a process that took several years --- which included rescinding
the former Cal Trans bypass through Lompoc --- the City also purchased
additional park property from the State of California
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