Sonora, CA — The Youth Sports Foundation of Tuolumne County is moving forward with construction on the next phase of facilities and other amenities offered at Foundation Sports Park off of Standard Road.
The first phase (opened in 2024) included a FIFA regulation natural turf soccer field, four pickleball courts, a parking lot, lighting, and ADA-accessible infrastructure and supporting site improvements.
Phase two (now underway) includes a 12,000 square-foot indoor multi-sport pavilion, basketball and volleyball courts, park management offices, a community plaza, restrooms, storage facilities, ADA accessible walkways, expanded fencing, a new welcome entrance, and a Curtis Creek Nature Trail.
Youth Sports Foundation Project Coordinator Sarah Mitchell notes that once complete, the park will provide affordable, year-round recreational opportunities for local youth sports organizations, tournaments, camps, and community events. The park is already serving hundreds of community members each week through youth soccer (practices and games), pickleball play, sports camps, community events, and adult recreation programs. Recently, a free World Cup viewing party was held on the turf when the USA played Turkey.
Over $3 million has been raised toward making Foundation Sports Park a reality, with major donations from the Sonora Area Foundation, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, and various other local businesses, civic organizations, and individual donors.
The Sonora Area Foundation has also pledged an additional $ 1 million matching amount to help complete the park. YSF is raising money to finish phase II, and a phone-a-thon fundraiser is in the works at a date to be determined. YSF has also just launched a new website where people can sign up to volunteer, donate, register for events, etc.
Click here to read an earlier story about recent business activity surrounding the YSF project.
The image box includes additional project photos.
