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by Steve
10/16/2007 12:09:00 AM

I added a new feature to Menifee 24/7, a directory of parks in and around the Menifee Valley...

http://parks.menifee247.com

I found 20 parks in all, 19 of which are public parks, and one other park in the Sun Ranch community, which I believe is a private park, but is totally accessible to the public. There's actually a 21st park, located inside the Canyon Heights community in Quail Valley, but it's fenced and gated, appears to require a key to get in. I didn't include it.

I visited each park and took photographs, and noted their significant features. I've noted the name of the administrative body that manages each park and provided a phone number, in case you want to a reserve a gazebo, or a baseball diamond, or just need to speak your mind.

Some of these parks are teenie-weenie, and it's hard to even think of them as public parks, but they are indeed managed and administered as public parks. Perhaps the one park that you would never think of as a "public park" is Pepita Square Park, which looks like a green strip, kinda like how some center dividers are greened over with grass and shrubs.

My personal favorite in terms of the most scenic of parks is Mira Park, in the southern area, near the area of Scott Rd and Linderberger Rd. It offers great views of the Menifee Valley, has a basebase diamond, and lots of flowering shrubs. La Ladera Park is perhaps my second favorite in terms of scenery with its red bougainvilleas and purple sage.

Wheatfield Park is hands down the largest park, and offers the most amenities, but it's largely a sports park, with six baseball diamonds, two of which are lighted. There's tennis courts, a handball court, a basketball court, volleyball court, and a horseshoe pit. It's partly funded by the Menifee Lakes Master Assocation, and hence, some of it is in their control, or, their residents have priority on reservations.

Aldergate Park offers the valley's only off-leash dog park. Technically, it's not really a dog park, but it's completely fenced, has a doggie poop bag dispenser, and Valley Wide doesn't mind people using it as such.

A couple of parks could qualify as "secret parks" because they are totally hidden from public view, being tucked behind housing tracts, and well away from major roads. McCall Canyon Park and Hidden Meadows Park are those two.

If you want to ride your horse, that's what Kabian Park is primarily for. It has 640 acres of equestrian trails throughout the hills north of Quail Valley. It's also a wildlife viewing area.

Valley Wide Recreation and Parks administers most of the parks; their district boundaries are limited to the east of I-215. On the west side, the parks are administered by Riverside County Economic Development Agency, County Service Area #145. There's also Kabian Park (Roy W. Kabian Memorial Park), administered by Riverside County Regional Parks District.

There are several more parks currently in the planning stages; I'll be adding those parks to this directory as they reach completion.

There are a couple of parks in this directory that are technically outside the proposed boundaries of Menifee Valley, as defined by LAFCO. One is Kabian Park, which sits on the border, just outside of Quail Valley. The other is Woodbine Park, just beyond the southern border, east of J-Bar Ranch, and within the Berkshire community. I included them here because they primarily serve Menifee Valley residents.

The information in this directory was compiled by myself from visiting each park, as well as information provided to me by Valley Wide Recreation & Parks and the Riverside County EDA (CSA 145), as well as documents published by Riverside County LAFCO.

If you know of any parks that should be included in the Menifee Parks Directory, click on "Post a Comment" below, tell me about it, and I'll give it a consideration. Or, let me know if there is any information that needs to be corrected.

Labels: Parks-Recreation

6 Comments:

Steve, Thanks for doing this! Well done! It's nice to have this information available. I had always wondered about the gazebos at La Ladera Park. Now I know.

By Dave, at October 16, 2007 4:32 PM
I agree with the first comment. Nice job!!!

By Menifee'r, at October 16, 2007 8:41 PM
Thanks Steve for your info!

By Anonymous, at October 16, 2007 11:00 PM
Steve,

Thank you for the informantion.

By Anonymous, at October 19, 2007 8:03 AM
City of Adelanto Parks & Recreation
Community Center in Adelanto, CA
Facilities: Diamond Softball,
Football Field, inside Basketball
Court, indoor warm swimming pool/spa, 4 new playgrounds, restrooms, 16 picnic tables, 8 barbecue grills, picnic shelter
w/electricity, fitness/gym room,
kicthen/dining room, lockers inside
restrooms, inside Gameroom of
Video Games/Super Nintendo Game
System is hooked up into 19'
TV of 100 Super Nintendo Games
with 2 controllers, air hockey,
foosball table, 6 new billiard/
pool tables and 8 new video
arcade games of Beavis and
Butt-head, Dennis the Menace,
Joe & Mac, Mighty Morphin Power
Rangers, Ms. Pac Man, Stargate,
Tom and Jerry and WWF Super
Wrestlemania and 10 new
classrooms becomes into
Adelanto, California!!!

By Anonymous, at November 16, 2008 1:48 PM
Parks:ranges from $5-$50 for
program activities
Our City of Adelanto City Parks
& Recreation Community Center in
Adelanto, California.
closed for holidays and weekends
or Sundays of Martin Luther King
Day, President's Day, Easter
Vacation, Memorial Day, Summer
Vacation of 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day,
Thanksgiving Break and Christmas/
New Years Vacation.
Other Activities: After School
Activities, ceramics, aerobics,
fitness, ballroom dance, cooking
class, softball, baseball,
football, basketball, mentoring
program, arts & crafts, friends at
Adelanto C.I.D., admissions/rates,
swimming, summer lunch program
in June 20 thru August 31 at
10:00am to 1:00pm, Summer Program
hours on Monday thru Fridays at
9:00am to 5:30pm, Saturdays at
9:00am to 4:00pm for summer program, Fall thru Spring Program hours on Monday thru Friday at
12:30pm to 5:30pm and Saturdays
at 9:00am to 4:00pm in September
thru June, special events, games, trips/excursions, special olympics, camping, festivals,
sports/physical fitness, music,
drama, dancing, movies, spring/summer program in the warm water/spa. Field Trip Program Activities of Bus Trips/Fares of Victor Valley Transit to please call 760-948-3030 for bus routes/schedules to get transit ID cards, Mall Trips at Mall of Victor Valley, Phelan, Town of Apple Valley, Victorville,
Hesperia and Shopping center Library Trip at Adelanto Library,
Bowling Trip at Victor Bowl to
please call 760-241-7396 for
group members cost will be $4.50
for bowling of 3 games for every
3rd Saturday of the every month
at 1:00pm to 4:00pm for groups
of max. 36 people, lunches, special
events, etc.
Holiday Events: Valentine's Day Party in February 14th, St. Partick's Day Party in March 17th,
Easter Celebration, A Spring
Fling 3rd Friday in May of every month Pizza Party, Halloween
Party in October 31st/Pizza Party, Thanksgiving luncheon in November of 4th Tuesday at 2:00 to 5:00pm of Fried Chicken Dinner Meal and Christmas Party in December of 3rd Friday of Pizza Party/Little Caesars Pizza.

By Anonymous, at November 16, 2008 2:31 PM

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