Manzanita Park - Prunedale, California
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hotshoe
N 36° 48.142 W 121° 40.965
10S E 617509 N 4073757
Natural reserve with miles of multi-use trails, and a sports complex.
Waymark Code: WM5H22
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2009
Views: 3
This park has a complicated paternity. The land is owned by the county, but they do not staff or maintain it in any way. The park is operated by the North County Youth Recreation Association, which is the umbrella organization for Little League, soccer, softball, and BMX teams, maintaining about a dozen sports fields here. The park driveway gate is only open during sanctioned events. However, it's a good idea to park outside the gate, even if it is open when you arrive, since it may be closed without warning as soon as official events are over for the day. Hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians are allowed into the park any day between sunrise and sunset, with a walk-around access at the main gate.
Almost all of the park's acreage remains in native coastal scrub vegetation, with hardpacked and sandy trails encircling the whole park and leading to some interesting vista points.
Name: Manzanita Park
Street Location: 17100 Castroville Blvd, Prunedale
Local Municipality: Monterey County
State/Province, etc.: CA
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: no
Picnic Facilities: tables, snack shop open only during Little League games
Recreational Facilities:
hiking and running trails
soccer field
little league baseball fields
batting cages open to the public
mountain biking
horse back riding (no stables, also it may be impossible to park a horse trailer when the park gate is closed)
Monuments/Statues: monument to Joe LLoyd
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): none
Fountains: none
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none
Special Events: youth sports
Traditional Geocaches:
twenty-two inside park boundaries as of January 2009
Manzanita Gate is just inside the gated driveway area
Manzanita East Pinnacles is nearly the park's highest point
Date Established: Not listed
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