Editing Huntington Beach, California (section)

===Central Park===
[[Image:Huntington Beach Central Park.jpg|right|thumb|Huntington Central Park]]

Central Park opened in 1974, and is the largest city-owned park in Orange County, with nearly {{convert|350|acre|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Huntington Central Park|website=www.huntingtonbeachca.gov|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328165859/http://huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/|archive-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The park is vegetated with [[Xeriscaping|xeric]] (low water use) plants, and inhabited by native wildlife. Thick forests encircling the park are supplemented with Australian trees, particularly [[Eucalyptus globulus|Blue Gum Eucalyptus]], a high water use plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcet.org/redefine/invasive-species-week-the-blue-gum-eucalyptus|title=Invasive Species Week: The Blue Gum Eucalyptus|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> The Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center, a {{convert|25|acre|ha}} facility boarding over 400 horses, and operates a riding school and riding facility in the park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/equestrian_center.cfm|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Central Park - Equestrian Center|access-date=September 28, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928232651/https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/equestrian_center.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The world's second oldest<ref>{{cite news |last1=Epting |first1=Chris |title=In The Pipeline |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2008-09-11-hbi-pipeline091108-story.html |access-date=January 23, 2021 |work=Daily Pilot |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> disc golf course is available in the park, as is the Shipley Nature Center.{{cn|date=May 2025}}