Editing Signal Hill, California (section)

==City parks==
[[File:SignalHill.jpg|thumb|Hilltop Park]]
[[File:Signal Hill Hilltop Park HDR.jpg|thumb|Sun setting over Long Beach from Signal Hill Hilltop Park.]]
[[File:CHL 580 - Well "Alamitos 1".jpg|thumb|Discovery Well Park, [[California Historical Landmark]] 580 - [[Alamitos oil well|Alamitos #1]], 1921]]
Although a small town, Signal Hill has several parks. The largest is ''Signal Hill Park'' at {{convert|10|acre|m2}}. It is adjacent to City Hall, the Community Center and the Library. The park has picnic tables, a playground, basketball courts, a softball field, and restrooms. There is also an amphitheater where there are weekly outdoor concerts during the summer.

''Hilltop Park''  {{convert|3.2|acre|m2}} is at the top of Signal Hill and is very popular for its great views. There are several telescopes in the park. There is also some public artwork in the park and a mist tower. This park is a popular location for hiding [[geocache]]s. On a clear day you can see as far as the Santa Monica mountains, downtown LA, the large mountains behind it, all of the communities in between, most of Long Beach, down the South Bay area to Newport Beach, and out to sea Catalina Island. It is a view of the LA Basin entailing roughly 10 million people. Part of the view is blocked by homes.

''Reservoir Park''  {{convert|2.8|acre|m2}} near the [[California Heights, Long Beach, California|California Heights]] neighborhood of Long Beach is a large grassy area with picnic tables next to a 4.7 million gallon water reservoir.

''Discovery Well Park''  {{convert|4.9|acre|m2}},    {{convert|1.8|acre|m2}}  flat is near the original well on Signal Hill.

There are also six [[pocket park]]s of roughly {{convert|0.5|acre|m2}} or less, including ''Calbrisas Park'', ''Hillbrook Park'', ''Panorama Promenade'', ''Raymond Arbor Park'', ''Sunset View Park'', and ''Temple View Park''.

Near the ''Panorama Promenade'', there is the ''Unity Sculpture'', a 12' height sculpture atop a 4' pedestal with a seating courtyard that is dedicated in memory of the victims of September 11.

There are also several pedestrian-only [[trail]]s that travel between various parks and roadways. Hiking along these trails, as well as on the sidewalks in Signal Hill is very popular. Some sections can be found that are between a 15% and 25% grade.

===Proposed nature preserve===
On the north slope of Signal Hill is a large area that is currently used for oil operations. This area has been proposed as a [[nature preserve]].