Seeley Park, Huntington Beach, CA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.--On
peaceful residential streets named
Surfcrest, Vacation and Harborbreeze, a
tucked in the tract park named Seeley
provides a large lawn and something
parents love most--a playground in the
center of the park. This provides a
great location for the kids to play and
the parents to keep watchful eyes on
their children with less fear of the
kids running loose and into the streets
nearly half a block away. The neighbors
like the quiet place & pace, and hope to
keep it that way.
Seeley Park is one of
Huntington Beach's 70 some parks
(and growing) that is mowed and
maintained by the City of Huntington
Beach.
Reminiscent of other neighborhood
parks such as Central Park West and Hope
View Park where bordering homes have
built gates to access the park direct,
the look and feel of the park is very
organic, though we don't know for sure
what types of chemicals and fertilizers
(if any) are being used to provide the
beautiful grass areas.
Seeley Park has no cell towers (thank
goodness!) and enjoys picnic tables,
park benches, a single basketball hoop
for practice shots, plus stand alone
swing sets for youth, including baby and
toddler swing seats, as well.
Free street parking is adjacent to
the park, and wide paved sidewalks offer
a place to bring your kids to allow them
to learn to ride a bicycle safely (as
opposed to being on a street.) Shade
trees in the park offer places for
parents to sit or picnickers to enjoy a
bite of food.
There are no restrooms in the park,
however. If you have to use
facilities, you'll need to drive out of
the tract and head for one of the fast
food joints on nearby Brookhurst. There
are dozens of them.
Getting there: We always take Banning
Street and find the park by turning into
the road mid-way between Bushard and
Brookhurst on Tide Lane. Turn
right on Hightide till it dead-ends at
Vacation. Voila! Seeley Park is in front
of you!
Nearby parks you'll also enjoy in
surrounding neighborhoods include
Eader Park
and Edison
Park with Edison Community Center.
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