About The American Canyon Parks Foundation

OUR VISION

Creating opportunities where community and nature flourish together

OUR MISSION

The Parks Foundation is dedicated to educating youth, protecting the environment, and fostering community connections.

The Foundation

The Parks Foundation was founded by a dedicated group of community volunteers to support parks, health, and access to open space.

The Parks Foundation is the only local non-profit organization that uses the outdoors to improve community health, children’s education, and social connection in American Canyon. Fundraising efforts have helped us make a BIG impact in our community. Projects such as the Wetlands Outdoor Fitness Center, Discovery Days, Naturalist Walks, StoryWalk, Watershed Explorers, The Outdoor Connection a trailside learning center, and more to help nature and community flourish together.

We believe that parks and open spaces are an important part of a vibrant community and that equitable access to quality services is essential to a rich quality of life for our citizens.

The Parks Foundation would not be able to support its mission without the incredible support of its committed Board Members, devoted Membership, gracious Donors, and amazing Sponsors.

To see our most recent impacts on the community, view our 2024 Annual Report and follow us on Facebook.

The Parks Foundation is proud to be a 1% for the Planet approved Environmental Partner.
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Our Impact

Thanks to you, we have made some incredible accomplishments!

Installed Outdoor Exercise Equipment at Wetlands Edge
Removed invasive ice plant from the wetlands
Built The Outdoor Connection, a trailside learning center, and brought it to Napa County trails
Over 2,500 students participated in Watershed Environmental Education Programs
Over 5,500 hours of meaningful nature experiences
More than 100 Teen WILD, volunteered over 1300 hours in the community
Removed over 650 lbs of trash from local wetlands
625 community members served with the Outdoor Connection
11,000 people attended our themed hikes, events, and Wetlands Coffee Mornings
Over 500 kids in summer enrichment programs
685 people learned about wildlife at WILD AC seminars
260 volunteers contributed 1,100 hours of volunteer park support
15 program partners helped us reach the community
Created a screen time to green time campaign, which continues to get people outside
Helped our community spend 35,000 hours outside, and much more!

The Park Swing

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City of American Canyon Parks

The City of American Canyon is responsible for 32 sites including neighborhood parks, playgrounds, open space areas, trails, and right-of-way and drainage areas. The Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for more than 750 acres.

In addition, to parks, the department is also responsible for 5 recreation facilities including a six-lane pool, a full-sized gymnasium (shared with an adjacent middle school), a 4,000 square foot Senior Multi-Use Center and 2,000 square foot Recreation Center. View the Parks and Recreation Master Plan here.