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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Adams Park (Omaha, Nebraska), Albert Oakland Park, Amelia Earhart Park, Aquatic Park (Berkeley), Arizona Snowbowl, Balboa Park (San Diego), Beaver Island State Park, Bidwell Park, Bogus Basin, Borderland State Park, Camp Men-O-Lan, Cape Henlopen State Park, Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Chicopee Ski Club, Clear Creek State Park, Codorus State Park, De Laveaga Disc Golf Course, Druid Hill Park, El Dorado Park, Long Beach, California, Evangola State Park, Farragut State Park, Fort Custer Recreation Area, French Creek State Park, Georgia Veterans State Park, Gifford Pinchot State Park, Greater Grand Forks Greenway, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Henry Horton State Park, Hudson Mills Metropark, Hume Lake, Hummel Park, Indian Mary Park, Iroquois Park, Joseph Davis State Park, Kaw Lake, Kensington Metropark, Killens Pond State Park, Kuhnert Arboretum, Lakeside Beach State Park, Lake Aurora, Leverich Park, Lums Pond State Park, Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, Milo McIver State Park, Newport News Park, Nicholas Sheran Park, Orchard Park (Oregon), Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area, Patoka Lake, Pease Park, Phillips Park (Pittsburgh), Pier Park (Portland), Powderhorn Resort, Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia, Richard B. Russell State Park, Riverview Park & Zoo, River Mill Hydroelectric Project, Robert Burnaby Park, Royal Leamington Spa, Schenley Park, Sedgley Woods, Seymour Smith Park, Ski Idlewild, Stafford Lake County Park, Stony Creek Metropark, Sugarbush Resort, Sunset Park, Las Vegas, Tom Brown Park, Tuckahoe State Park, Tully Lake, Tyler State Park (Pennsylvania), Warriors' Path State Park, Wickham Park (Melbourne, Florida), Willow Metropark, Wilson-Tuscarora State Park, YWCA Camp Westwind. Excerpt: Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation green belts, gardens and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Today, Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the stewardship of the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego. Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition and 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Balboa Park contains museums, gardens, attractions, and venues. Museums Gardens Attractions and venues The park is essentially rectangular, bounded by Sixth Avenue to the west, Upas Street to the north, 28th Street to the east, and Russ Boulevard to the south. The rectangle has been modified by the addition of the Marston Hills natural area in the northwest corner of the park, while the southwest corner of the rectangle is occupied by a portion of the Cortez Hill neighborhood of Downtown San Diego and San Diego High School, both of which are separated from the park by Interstate 5. Also encroaching on the northern perimeter of the park is Roosevelt Middle School. Two north-south canyons - Cabrillo Canyon and Florida Canyon - traverse the park, and separate it into three mesas. The Sixth Avenue Mesa is a narrow strip bordering Sixth Avenue on the western edge of the park, which provides areas of passive recreation, grassy spaces, and tree groves. The Central Mesa is home to much of th
