The City of Chico has issued a swimming advisory at Sycamore Pool in Bidwell Park.They say that elevated levels of bacteria ...

Construction will begin on Monday on Peterson Memorial Drive in Lower Bidwell Park.The project will focus on repairing the ...

Sycamore Pool is part of Big Chico Creek, an untreated water source that can harbor germs and bacteria. It's advised to rinse ...

The Chico City Council decided Tuesday to close South Park Drive to vehicle traffic starting in the summer of 2026, going ...

Bidwell Park Watch was a perfect fit. Now called PALS (Partners, Ambassadors, Leaders and Stewards), this city-run group only asks its members to commit to at least four hours of park-time per month.

The fire broke out near Upper Park Road in Bidwell Park just before 3 p.m. Initially reported as five acres, the blaze — pushed by a south wind with gusts up to 24 miles per hour — had spread ...

The Park Fire, while massive in size, is nowhere near the scale of California's largest fire, the August Complex Fire. The fire burned 1,032,648 acres from Aug. 16 through Nov. 11, 2020.

Bidwell Park is within Chico’s city boundaries but the fire is threatening Cal Fire’s jurisdiction as well. The fire broke out around 2:45 p.m. and quickly grew from 40 acres to 500 acres, ...

Upper Bidwell Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the nation and is home to many hiking and biking trails, swimming holes and picnic areas. Fire activity.

The man allegedly pushed a fiery car into a ditch near Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park in Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, the DA’s office said in a news release.

As flames erupted behind him, Ronnie Dean Stout walked away calmly, blending in with other people who had been at Bidwell Park on Wednesday afternoon, enjoying the lush swimming hole, and who then ...