Lincoln's new parks are reaching residents on very different schedules this year. A dirt bike park at Foskett Park, built by volunteers, opened in August. A 5.4-acre neighborhood park in Lincoln Crossing opened in pieces and had its ribbon cutting in October. A seven-acre park in Twelve Bridges was scheduled to reach substantial completion in early October. A skatepark at Community Center Park is suspended. Who built each park, and what it was waiting on, explains most of the difference.
Here's where each one stands in late October 2026.
| Park | Neighborhood | Status | Who built it, and what it waited on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Bike Park at Foskett Park | 1911 Finney Way | Open since Aug. 8 | Volunteers, on city-donated land |
| Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park | Lincoln Crossing | Ribbon cutting held Oct. 9 | City contractor, plus a 90-day landscape maintenance period |
| Bella Breeze Park, Phase 1 | Twelve Bridges | City's August update projected substantial completion in early October | City contractor |
| Community Center Park skatepark | Community Center Park | Suspended | Utility relocation |
The bike park came first, and volunteers built it
Lincoln Bike Park held its grand opening on Aug. 8 at Foskett Park, 1911 Finney Way. Gold Mountain California News reported that it took about eight months to build and was "powered entirely by local volunteers, local businesses and community fundraisers." The planning took longer than the building. According to the same report, the project team spent three years on negotiations and planning before construction started in December 2025.
The bike park isn't run by the City of Lincoln. The city donated the land to a nonprofit set up to manage the site, and co-owners and project leaders Max Moon, Don Jones and Jake Pebbles carried most of the work from concept to completion.
Phase 1 includes four riding areas, and Foskett Park also has a fitness area and walking paths:
- A BMX track
- A mountain bike skills course
- A jump line
- A dirt pump track
The Lincoln Bike Park website lists the hours as sunup to sundown. It also says the BMX track is free for public use whenever BMX leagues, events or training aren't using it. Gold Mountain reported that pedal-assist bikes and e-bikes are welcome. E-motorcycles and radio-controlled cars aren't allowed, which protects the track surfaces and keeps riders safe. The website takes donations through Venmo and lists contacts for the park's manager and president.
Phase 2 is planned to add a BMX league, free public events and training, a mountain bike skills course with rocks, drops and skinnies, and more pump tracks. As of the August report, Phase 2 had no construction start or completion date.
Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park opened in stages because of the city's acceptance process
The Lincoln Crossing park next to Scott M. Leaman Elementary went through a longer process. In September 2024, the Lincoln City Council approved a contract with Olympic Land Construction for an estimated $3.6 million refresh of the site, Gold Mountain reported. The city's August 2026 update said the project was substantially complete and parts of the park were already open. Before the city formally accepts the project and opens the whole park, the contractor has to finish a 90-day landscape maintenance period, which makes sure the new plantings are established and healthy.
That maintenance period is why the park opened in stages. The city and the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce held the ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 9. The overview at the top of the city's project page still says the site will stay closed through late 2026. The progress updates further down the page and the ribbon cutting both came after that text was written.
The park has more to do than most neighborhood parks in Lincoln Crossing. Gold Mountain listed these amenities:
- A basketball and futsal court
- A sand volleyball court
- Ping pong tables and cornhole goals
- A multipurpose field for soccer and picnics
- Two playground structures for children of different ages
- A restroom, shade covers, barbecue grills, drinking fountains and benches
- A parking lot and a pedestrian access point
The park also connects to the Brentford Nature Reserve Trail. That makes it a starting point for a walk as well as a place to stop.
Where the name comes from
People who've lived nearby for a few years may know the site as Henry Rood/Brentford Circle Park. The City Council renamed it in 2024 for Aldo Pineschi Jr., whom the council described as a community partner who connected people across Lincoln and Placer County and supported education. The council approved the name at its June 25, 2024 meeting. Gold Mountain's coverage described Pineschi as a respected political consultant who worked closely with the Lincoln, Rocklin and Placer chambers of commerce. He was a founder of the Placer Business Alliance and the Placer Breast Cancer Foundation and supported the Tommy Apostolos Fund, which helps local families pay for clothes and school supplies.
Bella Breeze was due to reach substantial completion in early October
Twelve Bridges' new park is also being built by a city contractor. Bella Breeze Park sits along Bella Breeze Drive and Cabra Street, next to a nature preserve. Phase 1 covers about seven acres, and construction started in summer 2025.
In the city's August 2026 update, the contractor was still working on landscape plantings, soil preparation and sod for the soccer field, irrigation, perimeter post-and-cable fencing, and driveway paving. That update projected substantial completion in early October 2026. That date has passed, and the city's page doesn't yet show a newer update or an opening date. Check the Bella Breeze project page before you take the kids over.
Here's what's planned for Phase 1:
- Two shaded playgrounds, with a restroom nearby
- A jogging and walking loop
- A large shade structure with a picnic area
- A large central grass field
- Two smaller picnic areas and informal grass areas
- On-site gravel parking with 40 to 50 spaces
Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park is built around sports courts. Bella Breeze is planned around open grass, shade and a walking loop.
The skatepark is waiting on utility relocation
The Phase 1 skatepark at Community Center Park, about 16,700 square feet, is suspended. The City of Lincoln's project page says the project is on hold until utilities are relocated, and it gives no restart or completion date.
The other three parks were finished or near the end of construction by late summer. The skatepark is held up by utility work that has to happen first. Until the city posts an update, there's no schedule to plan around.
Next on the list
Two items are on the calendar, both without firm dates yet. Phase 2 of the bike park has no construction start date. Downtown, Gold Mountain reported in August that construction had begun on the Lincoln Clay Arts Center inside the vacant 1909 Carnegie Library, with a planned 2027 opening.
If a new park near you has you wondering how your part of Lincoln is changing, or how projects like these show up when neighbors sell, The Alfano Group is happy to talk it through over coffee, with no agenda. We follow the city's project pages too.
