On Aug. 8, city officials, the Lincoln Fire Department, food trucks and Lincoln residents gathered at Foskett Park for the Lincoln Bike Park's grand opening, as Gold Mountain California News reported. Two months later, on Oct. 9, the city and the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park in Lincoln Crossing.
So Lincoln opened two parks this year, and neither one is finished. The bike park opened as Phase One, and Phase Two had no start date when it opened. The Lincoln Crossing park was open in pieces for weeks before its ceremony while a landscaping requirement ran out. That means that what you'll find on a given afternoon depends on how far each project has gotten.
Phase One at Foskett Park was built by hand
The Lincoln Bike Park sits inside Foskett Park at 1911 Finney Way, which also has a fitness area and walking paths. How it got built is part of why it's still growing. The City of Lincoln donated the land to a nonprofit formed to manage the site. Volunteers, local businesses and community fundraisers then paid for and built it over eight months of construction that started in December 2025.
The construction was the short part. According to the same Gold Mountain report, the project took about three and a half years in all, and roughly three of those went to negotiating and planning before any dirt moved. Max Moon, Don Jones and Jake Pebbles led it from concept to completion, and at the opening they received certificates of congratulations from the city, Placer County and Congressman Kevin Kiley's office. The park's own site describes it as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit project founded by Pebbles, a BMX pro, and Jones, a BMX expert. Its stated mission is to "design, build and maintain" a bike park and BMX race track for the community.
A park run by volunteers who keep building it works differently from a city playground. It has a schedule, a text line and a Venmo donation link, and those shape how you use it.
How the bike park works right now
Here's what Phase One has, according to the opening coverage and the park's website:
- Four riding areas. A BMX track, a mountain bike skills course, a jump line and a dirt pump track.
- Sunrise to sunset. The Lincoln Bike Park site lists the dirt pump track, progressive flow line and skinny/tech section as open "Sun up Sun Down."
- BMX track sharing. BMX leagues, events and training use the BMX track, and it's free to the public whenever none of those are running. The BMX schedule is listed as "TBD DAILY."
- Allowed and not allowed. Pedal-assist bikes and e-bikes are welcome. E-motorcycles and radio-controlled cars are prohibited to protect the track surface and keep riders safe.
- Who to ask. The site lists text numbers for manager Don, 279-966-8515, and president Jake, 916-671-4050, and sends riders to the park's Facebook page for news and updates.
Because the BMX schedule changes day to day, check the Facebook page or send a text before you drive over for a specific session. The site also links to race registration through JET Racing BMX, which is the clearest sign that organized racing is part of the plan for the track.
The city has used the park for structured programs too. Its Fall 2026 recreation guide listed Lincoln Bike Club sessions at Foskett Bike Park on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for ages 4 and up. Resident fees were $80 to $100, and nonresidents paid $5 more. All of those sessions ended in early October, so the next guide is where to look for another round.
What Phase Two would add
Gold Mountain's opening coverage lists the Phase Two plan: a BMX league, events and training free to the public, a mountain bike skills course with rocks, drops and skinnies, and several dirt pump tracks for all ages. That report said construction hadn't started and no start or completion date had been set.
Phase One took about eight months to build once work began, with volunteers doing the digging. Families whose riders are working up to more technical features can keep up with progress on the park's Facebook page.
Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park opened in stages
The second new park is in Lincoln Crossing, next to Scott M. Leaman Elementary. If the name is new to you, the site used to be called Henry Rood/Brentford Circle Park. It was renamed in 2024 for Aldo Pineschi Jr., a longtime community partner and public servant. Gold Mountain California News reported that he worked closely with the Lincoln, Rocklin and Placer chambers of commerce, helped found the Placer Business Alliance and the Placer Breast Cancer Foundation, and backed causes such as the Tommy Apostolos Fund, which helps local families pay for clothes and school supplies.
This park followed a different path from the bike park, but it also opened gradually. In September 2024, the Lincoln City Council approved a contract with Olympic Land Construction for an estimated $3.6 million refresh. The city's project page posted an August 2026 update calling the work substantially complete, with portions of the park open to the public. It also said the contractor had to finish a required 90-day landscape maintenance period before the city could formally accept the project and open the whole park. The point of that period is to make sure the new plantings are established and healthy before final acceptance. The Oct. 9 ceremony celebrated a park that neighbors had already been partly using.
| At Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park | What the plan includes |
|---|---|
| Courts | Basketball and futsal court, sand volleyball court |
| Open space | Multipurpose field for soccer and picnicking |
| Casual games | Ping pong tables, cornhole goals |
| Play | Two play structures, one for ages 2 to 5 and one for ages 5 to 12 |
| Comfort | Restroom building, shade shelter, barbecue grills, drinking fountains, benches |
| Access | Parking lot and pedestrian access points on all sides |
The park covers 5.4 acres, and the mix of amenities means one visit can cover a toddler on the small play structure, older kids on the futsal court and adults at the grills.
The trail connection on the south side
One feature connects the park to more than its own acreage. The city's bicycle network page describes a pedestrian trail on the park's southern side that links to the Brentford Nature Reserve Trail. For Lincoln Crossing households, that means a walk can start at the playground and keep going into the nature reserve. The city hasn't posted the trail's length or full route on that page, so the first time out is a good chance to see where it goes.
The two parks work well together for families. Foskett is for riders building skills on dirt. Aldo Pineschi is for everyone else in the household, and it has the trail for an easy walk.
Lincoln's calendar between now and the holidays
The parks are new, but some of the fall and holiday events are already on the calendar. The City of Lincoln community events calendar lists the Sun City Lincoln Hills Holiday Market on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 965 Orchard Creek Lane, with more than 70 vendors and free admission.
Downtown, the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce's Hometown Christmas page describes a Tree Lighting & Holiday Faire followed two days later by the Hometown Christmas Parade. Neither that page nor the city's December calendar listed dates in mid-October, so check that page and the city calendar as December gets closer.
For more on the city around these parks, see our Lincoln neighborhood guide.
At Kim Knotts + Co., Lincoln is home, and we keep track of what's changing here, from new dirt at Foskett Park to new play structures in Lincoln Crossing. If you'd like to talk about which parts of town are close to these new parks and trails, start your luxury home conversation with us.
