Arcata Ball Park
Humboldt Crabs, fan appreciation day, Arcata Ball Park, 2010 | |
Interactive map of Arcata Ball Park | |
| Location | 888 F Street Arcata, California 95521 |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′05″N 124°05′04″W / 40.868077°N 124.084369°W |
| Owner | City of Arcata |
| Capacity | 909 (seated), 2,000 (with LF and RF grass seating) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Record attendance | 1,622 (2009) |
| Field size | Left Field: 307 ft (94 m) Left-Center: 394 ft (120 m) Right-Center: 368 ft (112 m) Right Alley: 338 ft (103 m) Right Field: 304 ft (93 m) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1937 |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Renovated | 1952, 1974, 1976, 1978-80, 2006, 2018-19, 2024-25 |
| Construction cost | $11,577 ($259,277 in 2025 dollars) |
| Tenants | |
| Humboldt State varsity baseball (1940s-1981) Cal Poly Humboldt Club baseball (1986-present) Pop Warner football (1960-1976) Arcata High School baseball Humboldt Crabs (1945-53, 1966–present) | |
Arcata Ball Park is a collegiate baseball venue in the Western United States, located in Arcata, California. Opened in 1938, it is the home of the summer collegiate Humboldt Crabs. Arcata Ball Park is located at the corner of F Street and 9th Street in downtown Arcata, near the Plaza. The ballpark is tightly surrounded by a bus station on the third base side, busy F Street on the first base side, Arcata City Hall, Police Station and library behind right field, and Highway 101 just over the left field fence.
The ballpark, a Works Progress Administration project, was approved in 1936, finalized in 1937, and completed in 1938, for a cost of $11,577. The ballpark was built on swamp land originally donated by Arcata Postmaster George Marken on October 23, 1923, and filled in in 1933. The ballpark's original wood grandstands stood until May 1978, but the original wood facade entrance still stood as the entrance until it was demolished in September 2024.