
Urban Parks & Forests – Tranquil Escapes from City Life
The near 11-mile Bidwell Park which runs through the City of Chico, ranks as one of the biggest urban parks in the nation. Annie Bidwell’s initial donation of 2,500 acres of land gave this massive park (considered a California treasure) its start. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Balboa Park in San Diego and a lesser known Urban Forest in Huntington Beach (shown in photo,) often exist and thrive thanks to an individual or many people who think it’s important to have special places to escape to and get away from it all. Here’s the story of one urban park oasis…>
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