City of Morgan Hill Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Section 5: Regional Overview & Case Studies | May 2017 Sports Market Business Strategy – Morgan Hill, CA PAGE 59

Ceres River Bluff Regional Park is an outdoor field complex located 110 miles northeast of Morgan Hill. In 2015 the park received $2.3 million in upgrades, including the addition of fields and expansion of parking capacity. The original design of the park consisted of five multipurpose fields, but none were considered “championship quality.” The City of Ceres felt the lack of tournament-quality fields disqualified them for hosting soccer tournaments in comparison to other local facilities in Modesto and Turlock and decided to renovate the park. The upgrades included the removal of one field and addition of two youth fields and two championship soccer fields. The park now offers eight fields (two youth-sized). The expansion also doubled the number of parking spaces from 245 to 471. INDOOR FIELD & COURT COMPLEXES Indoor field & court complexes typically consist of at least one turf surface, and hard courts. The turf surface can be used for soccer, lacrosse, football, rugby, field hockey, baseball, softball and training. The courts can be either hardwood or “sports court” and used for sports such as basketball, volleyball, and futsal, among others. Hardcourt surfaces are also able to be used for non-sports events such as trade shows, marketplaces and entertainment events. The marketability of these facilities is based on the number of surfaces that are available, the capacity for attendees, amenities within the facility (restaurants, pro-shops, locker rooms, etc.), and the cost to rent the complex.

Within 200 miles of Morgan Hill there are 25 indoor field and court facilities. Most of these facilities are located north of Morgan Hill with several clusters being found in the Bay Area as shown in the map below.

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