Columbia Park, Torrance, California
| Columbia Park | |
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The entrance sign for Columbia Park,
in Torrance, California |
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| Type | Public recreational urban regional park |
| Location | Torrance, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°51′40″N 118°20′49″W / 33.861°N 118.347°WCoordinates: 33°51′40″N 118°20′49″W / 33.861°N 118.347°W |
| Area | 52 acres (21 ha) |
| Created | 1983 |
| Operated by | Torrance City Council |
| Open | All year |
Columbia Park (formally Columbia Regional Park) is a 52-acre (21 ha) recreational urban regional park in the City of Torrance, located in southern Los Angeles County, California. Columbia Park provides the community with soccer fields, baseball diamonds, a roller hockey rink, community gardening beds, walking paths, and a jogging—competitive cross country running trail. It is one of thirty parks in the Torrance Parks system.
Columbia Park includes six soccer fields, two baseball diamonds, and a roller hockey rink.
The park also includes a 1.32-mile (2.12 km) walking path which is divided by a fence line to the east of the main soccer field into a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) west section and a 0.57-mile (0.92 km) east section. In addition, the park has a jog path that serves as a flat, 2.9-mile (4.7 km) exercise trail and competitive cross country running racecourse. The heavily used soccer fields include lights for night play.
Columbia Park features a Community Garden providing planting beds and 'community' for residents. It is one of twelve county-operated Smart Gardening Centers around the region. Columbia Park additionally serves as home to the Home Garden Learning Center, and is a backyard composting demonstration center provided by Los Angeles County.
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