Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Community Center
500 Cascade Place
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: 661.763.4246
The Taft Community Center facilities are available to the
public on a rental basis. Organizations, groups and individuals
are welcome to use the facilities for meetings, receptions
and other gatherings. Available areas include the assembly
room, auditorium, kitchen, conference room and arts &
craft (preschool) room. More
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District Facilities
Fitness Center
300 Main Street
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: 661.763.0164
The Fitness Center is a family oriented facility with many
activities and amenities, including machine weights, free
weights, treadmill, Stairmaster, basketball court, racquetball
court, billiards, ping pong, foosball, board games, big screen
TV, and shower & restroom facilities. A parent must accompany
children under the age of 10. More
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Skate Escape
226 Main Street
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: 661.763.3709
The Skate Escape is a family oriented facility. Roller-skating,
video games and music are all part of the fun. Inline skaters
are always welcome, and skates are also available for rental.
The snack bar is always open and special skate nights take
place at least once a month.
Hours of Operation:
Friday and Saturday from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Admission is $1.75 per person and skate rental is $1 per
pair for regular skates and $2 per pair for inline skates.
The Skate Escape is also available for private rentals.
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Skate Park
Community Center Park
10th and Kern Street
Taft, CA 93268
Taft's first-class concrete Skate Park is located near the
corner of 10th and Kern Streets in the southeast corner of
the Community Center Park. The skate facility, which is 12,000
square feet in size, includes a drop-in, rails, half-pipe,
pyramid, flat banks and transitions as well as grinding rails,
benches, and curbs. The Skate Park is fenced with surrounding
grass, trees, lights and restroom facility. The Skate Park
is non-supervised and free of charge. All skaters are required
to wear helmets. Bikes and scooters are not allowed. The Skate
Park closes nightly at 10:00 p.m. More
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Franklin Field Complex
Hwy. 119 & Cedar Streets
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: 661.763.4246
This 27-acre park includes three lighted softball diamonds,
a BMX/Motocross
track, several picnic sites with barbecues, two new playground
areas, 18-hole disc golf course, three group picnic pavilions,
a 400 capacity parking lot, over 300 shade trees, two restroom
facilities and a concession building. The complex is used
for softball leagues and tournaments, instructional baseball
and soccer, and special events. The softball diamonds are
available on a first come, first serve basis unless advance
reservations have been made. The picnic pavilions are also
available on the same basis. More
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"A" Street Park
"A" & Hillard Streets
Taft, CA 93268
Phone: 661.763.4246
'A' Street Park is a seven acre park located on the corner
of 'A' Street and Hillard Street in Taft across from Parkview
School. The park is fully accessible and has two covered pavilions,
lighted basketball courts, two practice baseball diamonds,
off-street parking, restroom facilities, and a new playground.
The pavilions and practice diamonds are available on a first-come,
first-serve basis unless advance reservations have been made.
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Mil Potrero Park
Mil Potrero park is located 40 miles
south of Taft at the foot of Mt. Abel at an elevation of 5,500
feet. There is over 47 acres of forest land and lodging includes
over 40 camping sites and a rental cabin. Four seasonal weather,
hiking, bird watching and much more make the Mil Potrero Park
a great place to go year round. The fee for day use is $3 for
cars, $5 for vans, and $10 for busses. More
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Mt. Abel
The West Side Mountain Park was established in 1938. It covers
200 acres of land and is located 3 miles north of Pine Mountain
Club on Mt. Abel. Elevation ranges from 5,600 - 7,200 feet.
Forest, four seasonal weather, natural spring water, hiking
and much more make this area an ideal recreation park year
round. There is a cabin, Lower Ski Lodge, and Camp Condor
group camping facility available for rent at Mt. Abel.
Camp
Condor is the premier facility at the Westside Mountain
Park. We offer a summer program for children six to fourteen
years of age. In addition, we offer the facility to private
parties and youth groups.
Natatorium
4th and Warren Streets
Taft, CA 93268
The Walter Glenn Natatorium is the District's swimming pool
facility. The facility consists of two pools, a concession
stand, and locker rooms.
One pool is for children and beginning swimmers and has a
depth of 1-3 feet. The second is a 35x20-yard pool with a
3-meter diving board and has a depth ranging from 3 to 12
feet.
The pool is equipped with state of the art filtration and
chlorination equipment. The pool is open seven (7) days a
week during the summer months for swim lessons, special events
and open swim sessions. More
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Currently, the Department administers 40 neighborhood parks,
8 regional parks, and performs landscape maintenance at 76
county buildings. Further, it administers use of 28 public
buildings and the 3 county golf courses.
