4600 W CAMAS ST
Cassia Park is a 14-acre site in the heart of the Boise Bench. A
popular destination for a neighborhood stroll, the park features a
walking path, covered shelter, restrooms, playground, softball
field, several pieces of public art, tennis courts and horseshoe
pits.
The property was acquired in 1967 and it developed through
matching funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Cassia Park is one of five summer Playcamp locations operated by
Boise Parks & Recreation for kids age 6-12. Camps include
recreational games, arts, crafts, environmental education, hands-on
science projects, field trips, swimming, and opportunities to make
new friends!
Open Play Areas
Open play areas are cut grass spaces
that provide opportunities for healthy recreational
activities for people of all ages.
Playground
Swingsets: no
Age group: 2-12
The playground surface is wood chips.
Practice Fields
Turf Type: Grass
Fields are scheduled and reserved for local soccer organizations and partners by
Boise Parks & Recreation. Usually weekdays or early
evenings are available for drop-in use (first-come,
first-serve).
Public Art
Reading Circle Benches, 2004 By
Francis Fox
Five colorful ceramic benches form a cozy reading circle near the
children's playground.
Cassia Park Arch, 2001 By
Michael Zapponi
This colorful arch was painted with the help of neighborhood
children and adults.
Reservations
Cassia Park shelter maybe reserved for picnics.
Restrooms
Park restrooms are available at this park. Restrooms are
now open. Park drinking fountains are now operational.
For a list of restrooms and portable restrooms that are
available year around in parks and the reserves, click here.
Softball
Number of Softball fields: 2
Turf Type: Dirt & Grass
Fields may be reserved for practice in early spring
before league softball season begins. Scheduled softball games and
Invitational Softball tournaments run April through October, Monday
through Friday evenings for league softball games and weekends for
tournaments.
Tennis
Number of Tennis courts: 4
Tennis courts may be reserved by contacting:
Boise Parks and Recreation
208-608-7680
One court must be open for public use at all times.
View our Rules
& Regulations for Tennis Court Use
Walk 150
Maps created for the city's Walk 150
project provide distances for walking paths in 17 parks throughout
the city. Check out the mileage for Places to Walk in this park at:
http://www.walk150.org/places-to-walk/
A Master
Plan is a concept drawing illustrating recreation facilities
and landscape features planned for a park site. It does not
necessarily represent what amenities are currently in a
park.