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Polo Grounds Restroom Now Open for Business!

November 17, 2016 by Seb Frey

Polo Grounds Restroom Ribbon Cutting
Polo Grounds Restroom Ribbon Cutting

Polo Grounds Park in Aptos is well known to many area families; many weekends of the year, the park hosts up to 2,000 people who come to play soccer, baseball, ride their BMX bikes, walk their dogs, and other sports and recreational activities. Until now, all these thousands of weekly visitors had only a few portable chemical toilets to use to satisfy the call of nature.

That’s all come to an end now, as the Santa Cruz County Parks Department officially opened the new restroom and concession building at the Park. Parks Director Jeff Gaffney got the proceedings rolling, and soon turned the microphone over to Jay Johnson, the general contractor for the project. The project had also been championed and supported by the Cabrillo Host Lions Club, and their President also spoke at the event. Supervisor Zach Friend also made extensive remarks, and then it was time to cut the ribbon and tour the new facility.

The Restrooms are open but there’s still room for improvement! Support the Cabrillo Host Lions Club in their work by buying a personalized brick which will be installed at the site. Bricks are just $100 for a 4×8 or $150 for a 12×12.

After the ceremony, Jay Johnson shared some interesting details about the facility. It is actually a pre-fabricated structure manufactured in Oregon, and was brought to the site on three flatbed trucks. It came already painted with anti-graffiti paint. The front third of the building is the concession area, with a window for service and several sinks. Most of the center of the building is a utility hallway, which makes it easy to access and maintain the mechanicals (plumbing, electricity, etc.) for the building. There’s also a cool bottle filler above the water fountains built into the rear of the building by the bathroom doors.

You can see a video below of the ceremony, and a gallery of photographs showing the inside of the building below that. In more ways than one, having this new restroom facility at the Polo Grounds will be a big relief for the Aptos community.

Polo Grounds Restroom Ribbon Cutting Video

Photos of new Polo Grounds Restroom and Concession Building

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Filed Under: News, Parks, Parks and Recreation Tagged With: polo grounds, video

Polo Grounds Restroom Groundbreaking

November 2, 2016 by Seb Frey

Polo Grounds Restroom Construction
Polo Grounds Restroom Construction

The day which many Aptos families have been eagerly awaiting will soon be upon us! The Santa Cruz County Parks Department has announced that the new Polo Grounds Park Restroom and Concession Building will be having a ribbon cutting opening ceremony on Wednesday, November 16th between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM. All are welcome to attend!

Filed Under: News, Parks, Parks and Recreation Tagged With: polo grounds, restroom

Breakfast with Santa!

November 17, 2015 by Seb Frey

Breakfast with Santa
Breakfast with Santa

Here’s a new twist on a holiday tradition: breakfast with Santa is coming to Aptos Village Park on Saturday, December 5th, at the Lions Clubhouse. The event begins at 10 AM and ends at 1 PM.

This is a fundraiser to support the new restrooms and concessions building for the Polo Grounds park. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Please bring your camera to take pictures with Santa!

This will be a wonderful event for families and children. The Polo Grounds is desperately in need of restrooms and a concession stand. Show your support for our community and our kids this Saturday December 5th!

We’ve created a Facebook Event for Breakfast with Santa – please invite your friends with kids, let’s make a great showing of support for this project, and spread some holiday cheer!

Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: breakfast, holidays, polo grounds, santa

Restrooms for the Polo Grounds

April 8, 2015 by Seb Frey

Polo Grounds Park
Polo Grounds Park

The Polo Grounds Regional Park is used by hundreds of families from Aptos and throughout Santa Cruz county. Countless baseball and soccer games are held in this park, and for years now, there haven’t been proper restrooms for the Polo Grounds.  The only facilities available have been some chemical “port-a-potty” toilets. Parents or children needing something cleaner have had to rely on the generosity of nearby businesses and their restrooms when the need arose.

Plans have been in the works for years to rectify this situation, and now the project is coming together. The Cabrillo Host Lions Club (which meets in Aptos Village Park) has teamed up with the Santa Cruz County Parks Department to make the undertaking a reality. They have launched a new web site, GoGoPolo.org, to serve as a focal point for the fundraising efforts which will make this possible.

GoGo Polo Kickoff Ceremony

Join the Cabrillo Host Lions, Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks, and the Santa Cruz County Parks Department at Polo Grounds County Park on Friday, April 17th at 11:00 AM. The ceremony will be held in the spot where the new building will be built, between the baseball field and the parking lot.

The plan calls for the construction of a building for restrooms which will also house a concession stand. Local businesses have already pledged to provide goods and services. Santa Cruz County itself has pledged approximately $70,000 for the project – but at least an additional $267,000 will be needed to complete the project.

The Cabrillo Host Lions Club is seeking volunteers to help with their fundraising efforts – and of course sponsors, both personal and corporate. Please view their fundraising page and make a donation, and spread the word to anyone you know who may be in a position to help.

See also: GoGo Polo Facebook Page

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Filed Under: News, Parks Tagged With: fundraising, lions club, polo fields, polo grounds, restrooms

Polo Grounds County Park

January 27, 2015 by Seb Frey

Polo Grounds County Park
Polo Grounds County Park 4.0 star rating 2 reviews Yelp logo

Polo Grounds Bicycle Park
Polo Grounds Bicycle Park 4.0 star rating 2 reviews Yelp logo

Aptos Dog Park
Aptos Dog Park 4.0 star rating 23 reviews Yelp logo

The Polo Grounds County Park is located on Huntington Drive in Aptos on the eastern side of Highway 1. The park is 62 acres in size, and has three baseball diamonds, three soccer fields, and abundant open space, with over 50 parking spaces available.

Many local residents however access the park on foot via North Polo Drive, although visitors to the park with vehicles are encouraged to access the park via the main entrance on Huntington Drive.

The park is heavily used on the weekends as it is host to a number of soccer and baseball leagues for children. In addition, there is a bicycle park there for people to practice jumps on dirt bikes. In addition, the park is also host to the Aptos Dog Park, which is located directly on Huntington Drive and not accessible from the rest of the park.

Related Posts On AptosCommunityNews

  • Polo Grounds Restroom Now Open for Business! (November 17, 2016)
  • Polo Grounds Restroom Groundbreaking (November 2, 2016)
  • Breakfast with Santa! (November 17, 2015)
  • Restrooms for the Polo Grounds (April 8, 2015)
  • Aptos Parks and Recreation Overview (November 16, 2013)

See also: Polo Grounds Park Web Page

Polo Grounds Drone Video HD

Filed Under: Parks, Parks and Recreation Tagged With: baseball, polo fields, polo grounds, soccer

Aptos Parks and Recreation Overview

November 16, 2013 by Seb Frey

Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Forest of Nisene Marks State Park 4.5 star rating 178 reviews Yelp logo
Aptos Village Park
Aptos Village Park 5.0 star rating 4 reviews Yelp logo
Seascape Park
Seascape Park 4.0 star rating 16 reviews Yelp logo
SeaCliff Mini Park
SeaCliff Mini Park 4.0 star rating 5 reviews Yelp logo
Anna Jean Cummings Park
Anna Jean Cummings Park 4.5 star rating 22 reviews Yelp logo
Seacliff Village Park
Seacliff Village Park 5.0 star rating 1 reviews Yelp logo
Seacliff State Beach
Seacliff State Beach 4.0 star rating 247 reviews Yelp logo
New Brighton State Beach
New Brighton State Beach 4.0 star rating 195 reviews Yelp logo

Welcome to the Aptos Parks and Recreation Overview page at AptosCommunityNews! Aptos is home to a large number of well-known and popular state and county parks. Among the most prominent are:

  1. New Brighton State Beach
  2. Seacliff Beach Park
  3. Rio del Mar Beach
  4. Beer Can Beach
  5. Seacliff Village Park
  6. Pot Belly Beach
  7. Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
  8. Aptos Village Park
  9. Polo Grounds Park
  10. Seascape Park
  11. Hidden Beach Park
  12. Willowbrook Park
  13. Aptos Jump Park and Pump Track

For those interested in Golf, checkout the Seascape Golf Course

Filed Under: Beaches, Parks, Parks and Recreation Tagged With: beer can beach, golf, hidden beach, new brighton, polo grounds, rio del mar, seacliff, seascape park, willowbrook park

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