Recreation Department
Contact Info
Brad Helfenberger
Parks & Recreation Director
Staff Directory
Antioch Community Center
4703 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94531
(925) 776-3050
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30am-5:00pm
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Sports Facility Rentals
Athletic Fields
The City of Antioch offers a variety of field space specifically for athletic use only. Below is a list of our athletic field space.
Antioch Community Park
801 James Donlon Blvd
Antioch Community Park offers three natural grass baseball/softball fields. All are equipped with dugouts, warning tracks, scoreboards and a perimeter fence. Additionally, the park also has two full-size, synthetic turf fields used for soccer, football and rugby. All five fields are equipped with lights for nighttime play.
Antioch City Park
Corner of West 10th and A Street
Antioch City Park is close to downtown and features one, full size, natural grass soccer field. This park is equipped with lights.
Gyms
Antioch Community Center Gym
4703 Lone Tree Way
The City of Antioch has one gymnasium that is available to rent for volleyball and basketball use. The gym features one, NBA sized court. The gym can also be divided into two halves via curtain. Two regulation volleyball courts can be set up. There are a total of 6 hoops for basketball play, these hoops can have their height adjusted between 8’-10’. The bleachers have a seating capacity of 500 people.
Neighborhood Park Fields
The City of Antioch offers over 30 neighborhood park facilities, many of which feature areas that are rentable including baseball/softball diamonds, soccer fields and basketball courts. Click below for complete listings of all of our City Parks and their amenities.
Sports Facility Rental Prices
City of Antioch Sports Facilty Rental Fees, Updated July 1, 2021
| City Park | Adult/hr | $20.00 |
| Youth/hr | $10.00 | |
| All night use requiring lights/hr | $50.00 | |
| Community Park ballfields | Use/hr | $27.00 |
| All night use requiring lights/hr | $60.00 | |
| Security Deposit/Field | $150.00 | |
| Field Drag and Prep/occurence | $48.00 | |
| Community Park Turf Soccer Fields | Adult/hr | $70.00 |
| Youth/hr | $57.00 | |
| Adult night use requiring lights/hr | $89.00 | |
| Youth night use requiring lights/hr | $77.00 | |
| Security Deposit/Field | $150.00 | |
| Memorial Field | Youth and Adult use/hr | $16.00 |
| All night use requiring lights/hr | $44.00 | |
| Neighborhood Park Fields | Adult/hr | $16.00 |
| Youth/hr | $10.00 | |
| ACC Gym | Half Court Adult/hr | $35.00 |
| Half Court Youth/hr | $29.00 | |
| Full Court Adult/hr | $57.00 | |
| Full Court Youth/hr | $45.00 | |
| Gymnasium Security Deposit | $250.00 | |
| Scoreboard Rental/day | $26.00 | |
| ACC Gym Weekend | Adult/hr (Full Court Only) | $80.00 |
| Youth/hr (Full Court Only) | $66.00 |
Sports Facility Rental Process
Click Here to Download Sports Facility Rental Application and Handbook.
Applications can be submitted in-person at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way. Please refer any questions to Recreation Supervisor Troy Faulk at tfaulk@antiochca.gov or 925-776-3050.
City Parks
The City of Antioch offers 34 parks that are open to the public. Click here for the complete City of Antioch Park listing. All parks are open dawn to dusk.
Park restroom hours are listed below:
8am – 2:30pm – Daily Nov. 17 – Feb. 5
8am – 7:30pm – Daily Feb. 16 – Nov. 16
Picnic Rentals
Picnic area reservation requirements and rules:
- All fees for picnic areas and alcohol permits must be paid when reserving. Reservations may be made during business hours at the Antioch Community Center. Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted.
- Reservations must be made no later than 2 working days prior to the date of use (no later than Wednesday for the following weekend).
- Users need to pick up and place all garbage in garbage cans provided in the area.
- Users are responsible for damage to the picnic area during their reservation.
- Permission is needed to bring any special equipment. Some equipment may require reserving party to provide insurance coverage to the City.
- An Alcohol Permit must be obtained from the Recreation Department for use of alcohol in any City park for a fee of $20 (alcohol can only be served in conjunction with food).
Click here for Information and Application for Picnic Area Reservations, Alcohol Permits, and Bounce House/Air Jumper Permits.
Alcohol Consumption & Park Guidelines
The City’s parks are for the enjoyment of everyone – to keep them that way, please observe these few basic park rules posted at each site.
- Alcoholic beverages are allowed only with a permit from the Recreation Department. Permit Fee: $20 per single use.
- You may obtain an alcohol permit at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way, Antioch.
- Alcohol Consumption Permits will only be issued if alcoholic beverages are served in conjunction with food at a picnic, barbecue, or concession stand environment (i.e. City parks or sports complexes). Only beer and wine are permissible.
- Permits shall not be issued to groups for the sole purpose of consuming alcoholic beverages.
- There are no refunds for alcohol permits.
- Picnic areas are on a first-come, first-serve basis (except at Jensen Family Picnic Grove in Antioch Community Park).
- Designated softball fields may be rented.
Air Jumpers
- Air jumpers are allowed in the parks only with a picnic reservation and proof of current liability insurance from the air jumper/bounce house company. Insurance policy must be submitted to the Antioch Recreation Department at the time of reservation.
- There is no electricity at any of the parks in Antioch.
- Water jumpers or any other water equipment are not allowed in any of the Antioch City parks.
- Horses, ponies, or any other livestock are not allowed in any of the Antioch City parks.
- Video game trucks are not allowed at any of the Antioch City parks.
- There is a noise ordinance in the City of Antioch. No loud music is allowed in the parks.
Insurance Policy requirements:
- Minimum Scope and Limit of Insurance – The total must be a minimum of $1,000,000 of personal liability insurance, including property damage no less than $50,000 and bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence.
- The certificate of liability insurance must name the City of Antioch, 200 H Street, Antioch, CA 94509 as the Certificate Holder and must include an additional insured endorsement, naming City of Antioch, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers as the Additional Insured with respect to liability arising out of the rental of the facility/location.
- The facility being rented must be listed as Description of Operations and/or Location.