rock climbing
Indoor climbing facilities offering classes, camps and party packages.
Boys and Girls Club Buena Park offers a rock wall climbing and instruc- tion program (6-18); Wednesdays and Fridays. See “Youth and Family Groups” for contact information.
Rock Climbing Facilities ClimbX Indoor Rock Climbing
Rockwall at Cal State Fullerton (714) 843-9919
18411 Gothard St., Unit I, Huntington Beach.
www.climbxhb.com
(657) 278-7529
Kids’ Climb Time, first Fridays, 6:30-8 p.m. and sec- ond Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon. Classes also avail- able.
asi.fullerton.edu/src/rockwall.asp
boating (electrical only). 3300 North State College Blvd., Fullerton.
www.ocparks.com/craigpark
• El Dorado Regional Park East West
(562) 570-1773 (562) 570-3225
More than 870 acres include the El Dorado Park Express Railroad, a duck pond, trails for biking, skating and walking, an archery range, public li- brary, fishing lakes, playgrounds, disc golf, ball fields, roller hockey, tennis center, a golf course, hay rides (by appointment), a skate park (see “Skateboarding”), and the El Dorado Nature Cen- ter (see Nature Centers in this section). Vehicle entry fee for El Dorado East, $5-8. Annual passes available. 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach. www.
longbeach.gov
Huntington Beach Central Park (714) 960-8847 The city’s largest park covers more than 350 acres. Features include Frisbee golf course, lakes for fishing, equestrian center (see “Horse- back Riding”), playgrounds, picnic tables and barbecues, six miles of trails for biking and walk- ing, public library, and the Shipley Nature Center and Interpretive Museum offering self-guided and ranger-led tours. Corner of Golden West St. and Talbert Ave.
www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us
Los Angeles Griffith Park (323) 913-4688
Features include an antique carousel, playgrounds, picnic areas, golf courses (including a kids’ course with driving range), tennis courts, pony rides, an equestrian center, hiking trails, a bird sanctuary, the Batman bat cave in Bronson Canyon and train rides. The park is also home to historic locomotive muse- um Travel Town (see “Trains”), the Western-themed Autry National Center (see “Museums”), the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (see “Zoos”), and the Griffith Observatory (see “Science”). 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, LA.
www.laparks.org
50 kidsguide fall/winter 11/12 Mason Regional Park (949) 923-2220
The park offers picnic areas, model sail boating, horseshoe pits, softball back stop, large turf ar- eas, hiking and bicycling trails, two sand volley- ball courts, a physical fitness vita course, three tot-lot playgrounds, amphitheater and a nine- acre lake, plus a butterfly habitat. 18712 Univer- sity Drive, Irvine.
www.ocparks.com/masonpark
• Pearson Park (714) 765-5274
More than 19 acres, including cactus and water gardens, an amphitheater, ball field stadium grand- stand, lighted softball field and tennis courts, vol- leyball court, playgrounds, swimming pool, lagoons, barbecues and picnic areas. 400 N. Harbor Blvd. , Anaheim.
www.anaheim.net
Ralph B. Clark Regional Park and Interpretive Center
(714) 973-3170
The center combines a traditional park with a paleon- tology museum. Free Family Fossil Days are held four times a year, featuring a three-hour journey through fossil history conducted by the park’s on-site paleon- tologist. Features include a stocked lake for fishing and a lake for model sailboating. 8800 Rosecrans Ave., Buena Park.
www.ocparks.com/clarkpark
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area (626) 575-5526
More than 1,400 acres of park includes fishing lakes (fishing license required for 16+), picnic areas, playgrounds, fitness playground, BMX course, nature center, an equestrian facility, trails, a military museum, soccer fields, tennis and volleyball courts, archery and skeet, pistol, rifle and trap ranges. Boats, surreys, bikes and group picnic areas are available for rent. 823 Lexington-Gallatin Road, South El Monte. www.
parks.lacounty.gov
Rockcity Climbing Center Rockreation Climbing Center
1300 Logan Ave., Costa Mesa.
www.rockreation.com
schools
Child development centers, preschools, el- ementary and secondary schools. Also see: “Child Care.”
• California Heights United Methodist Children’s Center 1160 Bixby Ave., Long Beach (562) 595-0056
www.calheightsumc.org The newly-remodeled center offers carefully planned preschool and pre-kindergarten curriculum that helps to develop your child’s social, emotional, cog- nitive and spiritual awareness. Classroom time is di- vided into work time and free choice time. Your child will learn through hands-on experiences in science, art, music, motor development, language and literacy activities, and outdoor play. The School-Age Program is well staffed and supervised. All students complete homework assignments daily before sport and free choice activities. Transportation is provided to and from local schools. See ad on page 52.
• Creative Day Academy 8740 Ramona Ave., Bellflower (562) 634-7527
www.OASchools.com Creative Day Academy offers an accelerated aca- demic program with a “hands-on” approach to
(714) 777-4884
Ropes course and zip line also offered. 5100 E. La Pal- ma St., #108, Anaheim.
www.rockcityclimbing.com
(714) 556-ROCK
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