General Info

Sherwood Park has been the home of the California Rodeo since 1911. Donated to the City by the Sherwood family in the late 1800s, the California Rodeo grew out of the donation's only stipulation: that a horse race be run on the grounds at least once every two years. The grandstands, racetrack and barns were constructed in 1924 and remained intact until the wooden grandstand structure was condemned in 1996. Faced with a difficult decision, the Rodeo Association chose not only to rebuild the grandstands but to raise funds to build a facility that could be used year round, adding to the longstanding tradition of the California Rodeo.