19251
Seapoint Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Call: (949) 923-2250
Harriett
M. Wieder Regional Park is operated
under the auspices of Orange County
Parks. It was named
after Harriett M. Wieder, the first
female elected in 1978 to the Orange
County Board of Supervisors was
conceived in the mid 1970s with the
initial plan for park development
completed in 1992. There is another park
in Huntington Beach named
Wieder Park.
It is located on Lynn Street in
Huntington Harbour.
In 2001 conceptual design of the first
phase of development of
Harriett M.
Wieder Regional Park
began as a result of
collaborative efforts by Supervisor
James Silva, District II, and Huntington
Beach City officials to obtain city and
regulatory agency permits. Phase 1A of
Harriett M. Wieder Park is a four-acre
site of a 106-acre regional park.
Harriett M. Wieder Regional Park Phase 1
officially opened to the public April 6,
2004.
Huntington Beach Wieder Park
Wieder Park
includes a 24-car parking lot, open turf
area for picnicking, decomposed granite
pathways, toddler and youth playground
equipment, a picnic area, native plants,
trails, and a scenic viewpoint. When the
regional park is completed it will
provide an important recreational trail
link between Huntington Beach Central
Park and Bolsa Chica State Beach. The
park was designed to harmonize with the
area's environment through the use of
native plants and subdued and artistic
materials for parking areas, walkways,
benches and playgrounds.
Unique features
include creative challenging play
equipment called Galaxy that display
attractive, contemporary abstract
designs which encourage creative and
thought-provoking play for children ages
6-12. Similar to Galaxy, the Elements
tot lot area for 2-5 year-olds feature
units that promote climbing, sliding,
swinging, spinning and tottering fun.
Wieder Park has more than 2,200 lineal
feet of new trails (just under a ' mile
in the four plus acre area) and an
additional 520 feet of soft riding trail
spanning the street front portion of the
park. The site is further enhanced by
1,700 native plants. Finally its
1,300-foot wire fence protects children
from street traffic and serves as a
boundary separating adjacent private
property.
What also sets
Wieder Park apart from others is its
make-up of recycled materials such as
car bumper stops, trash can hangers, old
tires that encompass 9,000 plus square
feet of play area rubberized surfacing,
and crushed miscellaneous base parking
lot surfacing. In addition, the park was
graded to recycle water run-off. Rain
and irrigation water is captured on-site
to replenish groundwater using a
bio-swale system that collects site
nuisance water.
The County currently owns about 33 acres
for park land and expects one day to
gain access to the entire 106-acre site
that is partially tied up in private
development deals and long-term oil
leases.
Source: Orange County Parks
Huntington Beach
Parks
The City of
Huntington Beach (California) is the
caretaker and steward of the Huntington
Beach public park system. Two
departments involved with Huntington
Beach parks are the Community Services
Department and Park Maintenance. Park
Maintenance is responsible
for maintaining approximately 67 parks
and public facilities, totaling 598
acres, 169 playground apparatus and
irrigation systems.
Park
Maintenance is also an integral
component in special events in the City,
closely working with Community Services
to set up for events and activities that
take place on or near park facilities.
Community Services not only handles the
rental of the park facilities but also
operates programs for the public that
include softball leagues, exercise
classes, cooking, dancing and other
types of interesting and fun things to
do.
For
more information on park maintenance
call (714) 536-5480. For
information on park facilities or to
make a reservation call Community
Services at (714) 536-5486 or the phone
numbers provided on the featured parks
pages.
Huntington Central Park
Golden West Street
between Slater and Ellis
City of Huntington Beach
Community Services for
Picnic Facilities Rental
(714) 536-5486
Chris Carr Park
includes a small manmade lake, picnic
tables & playground (no restroom)
Greer Park Lake View
lake side offers 3 picnic tables (no
restroom)
Marina Park
is located next to the playing fields of
Marina High School. It includes baseball
diamonds/bleacher seating, covered
picnic facility, tennis, handball,
playground & fields
Murdy Park Picnic
Photos & Information for
covered picnic facility with
4 grills, 4 sinks with cold
running water.
Murdy Park Skate Park
offers tennis & basketball courts,
baseball diamonds/bleacher seating,
playing fields, skate park, horseshoes,
meeting rooms/pool tables, playgrounds
Tennis Court Park
Locations & Phone
