Sports park · Rancho La Costa
El Fuerte Park
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Two natural-turf multipurpose fields (Lower and Upper, no lights) shared with La Costa Meadows Elementary School, scheduled through CarlsbadConnect for organized athletic use; the City fee schedule's individual field rate is $96 per hour and insurance is required. Rental hours are 4 p.m. to dusk on weekdays and 8 a.m. to dusk on weekends. There is no City web page for the park; the City's 2023 park inventory lists one portable restroom and one table here (plus bleachers and dugouts), and names El Fuerte among sites with limited or no onsite parking and without accessible walkways.
Published prices
| Fee | Price |
|---|---|
| Athletic field rental, Individual/Business/CommercialFee schedule p.2 'Athletic Field Use' column 'INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL FEE': Field Rental $96 per hour. The athletic-field table has no 10% resident discount column, so no resident rate is computed. CarlsbadConnect's item list shows an 'Individual or Commercial $48/Half Hour' field rate dated 2018 only; for 2026-27 dates it returns no individual field-rental rate, just 'Clinic/Camp Rental - Individual/Commercial' $33/half hour ($66/hr, the fee schedule's clinic/camp rate) and nonprofit-only rates, so a private booking has to be arranged through fieldallocations@carlsbadca.gov. Nonprofit rates: resident nonprofit non-paid management $0, resident nonprofit paid management $28, nonresident nonprofit $56 (plus $5 per non-resident per season). Fields are allocated to resident nonprofit sports organizations in June and November; other organized use must meet insurance requirements and pay fees (fieldallocations@carlsbadca.gov). The rentals page says the May 2026 fee increases do not apply to athletic fields. | $96 / hr |
| Inflatable party jump fee (if a permit allows one)Fee schedule p.4 'Inflatable Party Jump (excludes ANAC) $20'. Whether a bounce house can be permitted on an athletic field is not published; vendor must be City-approved, max 15x15 ft, no water features, generator from the vendor. | $20 / inflatable |
| Liability insurance (when applicable)Use Regulations Summary 9/9/25: CGL naming the City 'when applicable', amount set by the Risk Manager. CarlsbadConnect: organized field activities 'must meet all insurance requirements'. Not published for a private party. | Not published |
Bookable areas (2)
- Multipurpose Field Lower: natural turf, no lights
- Multipurpose Field Upper: natural turf, no lights
Rental hours 4 p.m.-dusk Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-dusk Sat-Sun
At a glance
- Capacity
- Not published
- Setting
- Outdoor
- Hours
- Park 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily (City GIS park facilities layer); field rental hours 4 p.m. to dusk Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to dusk Saturday-Sunday (CarlsbadConnect); the fields have no lights.
- Parking
- Limited or no on-site parking
- Run by
- City of Carlsbad
Amenities
- Restrooms
- Playground · not listed
- Picnic tables
- BBQ grills · not listed
- Sports fields
- Beach access (no)
- Dogs allowed (no)
- Accessible (ADA) (no)
Rules
- Alcohol
- This park isn't on the City's open-container ban list: CMC 8.44.040 bans open containers only in the Village-Barrio public places, Rotary Park, Holiday Park and Pine Avenue Community Park (a permit can waive it). Glass drinking containers are banned in every park (CMC 11.32.040(A)). For a permitted rental, alcohol is limited to the terms of the permit (Use Regulations Summary 9/9/25).
- Bounce houses
- Not published for athletic fields. Citywide, a bounce house needs a park and facility use permit (or a special event permit), a City-approved vendor, a $20 fee, max 15x15 ft, no water features (CMC 11.32.030(29); approved vendor list valid as of 9/28/26).
- Amplified sound
- No decibel or hour limit is published for parks. For permitted rentals the applicant must keep amplified sound, including radios, from disturbing other groups or the neighborhood; the City can cancel the event if noise is not controlled or police respond (Use Regulations Summary 9/9/25). Otherwise the disorderly-conduct rule on unreasonably loud noise applies (CMC 8.38.050).
- Canopies
- Not published for casual use. CMC 11.32.030(12) requires a written City permit to erect any temporary structure in a park; the City's Fire tent permit applies above 400 sq ft with sidewalls or 700 sq ft canopy-only (Special Event Reference Book, rev. 8/12/26).
- Other rules
- Fields are scheduled to resident nonprofit sports organizations twice a year (June and November); when unscheduled they are open for drop-in use with no organized activity. Any organized activity must meet the City's insurance requirements and pay the athletic field fees; contact fieldallocations@carlsbadca.gov. Groups of 25 or more anywhere in a City park need a park and facility use permit (CMC 11.32.030(18)). No dogs (CMC 11.32.030(11)), no glass (CMC 11.32.040(A)), no smoking or vaping (CMC 11.32.110). No sports in picnic areas (CMC 11.32.030(16)). No lights; weekday rentals start at 4 p.m. (school site). Not in the City's online parks directory; phone 442-339-2680. Any vendor you hire for the rental (for example an entertainer, caterer or rental company) must show proof of general liability insurance and hold a valid City of Carlsbad business license (CarlsbadConnect rental rules).
How to book
Fields are scheduled by the City: email fieldallocations@carlsbadca.gov or call 442-339-2510 to ask whether a party can book.
Location
6889 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (CarlsbadConnect 'La Costa Meadows Elementary School/El Fuerte Park') · Pin from the street address (OpenStreetMap). Get directions
Nearby
Sources
We checked these pages in September 2026. Prices change; confirm with the venue before you book. Something out of date? Tell us.
- ca-carlsbad.civicrec.com/CA/carlsbad-ca/catalog
- carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2006/639241133888370000
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-recreation/rentals
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-recreation/parks-community-centers
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/facility-directory
- carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2004/637433863363600000
- ecode360.com/44007387
- ecode360.com/44007423
- ecode360.com/44007432
Abbreviations: CMC: Carlsbad Municipal Code (City code) · ANAC: Alga Norte Aquatic Center · CGL: commercial general liability insurance · GIS: the City's online map data