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Huntington Beach Adventure Playground

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Huntington Beach Adventure Playground
TypeAdventure playground
Location7111 Talbert Ave. Huntington Beach
Nearest cityHuntington Beach, California
Established1976
OpenJune 20 - August 19, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays and July 4th. Play ends at 3:40 pm for cleanup.
WebsiteOfficial website

Huntington Beach Adventure Playground is an adventure playground located within Huntington Beach Central Park in Huntington Beach, California.[1] The first adventure playground in Huntington Beach was established in the 1970s at the bottom of a quarry pit not far from the playground's present site.[2] The original playground included a small shack, office, snack bar, and tool shed.[3] After a number of years in its original location, and a temporary interim nearby due to flooding, the adventure playground was relocated to its present location in 1983. The adventure playground consists of several acres with a shallow pond, treehouses, a "mud park", rafts, rope climbing features, loose parts and scrap wood, and tools.[2][4]

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  1. ^ "Huntington Central Park - Adventure Playground". huntingtonbeachca.gov. City of Huntington Beach. 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  2. ^ a b Hoxie, Mark (2017). "Chapter 4: Huntington Beach Adventure Playground". In Almon, Joan (ed.). Playing It Up With Loose Parts, Playpods, and Adventure Playgrounds. Alliance for Childhood. pp. 69–73. ISBN 978-1-542-85937-0.
  3. ^ Pierceall, Kimberly (April 2, 2014). "Adventure Playground promoters hope to burst 'bubble-wrapped play' confines". Orange County Register. Orange County, California. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  4. ^ Harris, Erin (June 16, 2016). "Now Open for Summer: The Adventure Playground". redtri.com. Red Tricycle. Retrieved February 7, 2017.