Editing Van Nuys (section)

==Parks==
The Van Nuys Recreation Area is in Van Nuys. The area has an auditorium and gymnasium with a capacity of 420 people, and a multipurpose/community room with a capacity of 20–25 people. The area has barbecue pits, lighted baseball diamonds, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, lighted handball courts, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/VanNuysRC.htm Van Nuys Recreation Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223052123/http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/VanNuysRC.htm |date=2010-02-23 }}." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

Delano Park in Van Nuys has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, a children's play area, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium with no weights, picnic tables, and a lighted soccer field.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/delanoPk.htm Delano Park]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>

[[File:Woodley park picnic area.jpg|thumb|Woodley Park picnic area]]
The Van Nuys adjacent Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area to the west is a large open space park behind [[Sepulveda Dam]]. The [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro Orange Line bicycle path]] connects Van Nuys to it and other valley destinations. It has numerous recreation facilities and natural areas, including a wildlife preserve, cricket complex, and archery range at [[Woodley Park (Los Angeles, California)|Woodley Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=126|title=Parks|website=Lamountains.com|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/sepulvedaBasinRC.htm|title=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks|date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park is in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]], near Van Nuys. The park has an auditorium, two lighted baseball diamonds, six unlighted baseball diamonds, lighted indoor basketball courts, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a 60-person community room, a lighted football field, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/vannuysSOPk.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref> Located in the same place as the park, the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool is a seasonal outdoor heated swimming pool.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/vanNuys_SOPool.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>
The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center (a.k.a. Bernardi Center), also on the park grounds, has an auditorium and multi-purpose room. The senior community hall also has two community/meeting rooms, two kitchens, a play area, a shuffle board area, a stage, and two storage rooms.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/vannuysSOPk.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Senior Citizen Center]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>
The Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Tennis Courts facility in the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park has eight courts.<ref>"[http://www.laparks.org/dos/sports/tennis/facility/vanNuys_SO_TC.htm Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Tennis Courts]." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref>