Northwood Community Park

Northwood Community Park
Location	4531 Bryan, Irvine, California
Coordinates	33°42′41″N 117°46′03″W / 33.711284°N 117.767506°W / 33.711284; -117.767506Coordinates: 33°42′41″N 117°46′03″W / 33.711284°N 117.767506°W / 33.711284; -117.767506
Area	17.7 acres (72,000 m²)
Website	ci.irvine.ca.us

Northwood Community Park is located in the Northwood community on the corner of Bryan and Yale in the city of Irvine in Orange County, California. The park is also known as "Castle Park" among the neighborhood kids for its fort structure.^[1] Northwood Community Park is the home of Winslow Field which hosts PONY baseball games. Winslow Field was named after Chuck Winslow in 1982 for his inspiration and contributions toward the Village of Northwood.^[2]

Park Amenities

1 multi-use building
3 restrooms
4 drinking fountains
1 child play area
1 open play area
1 amphitheater
2 soccer fields
2 lighted tennis courts
2 basketball courts
2 lighted racquetball courts
1 ball diamond
Bicycle trail access
4 barbecues
2 group picnic areas
14 picnic tables
Electrical outlets
Shuffleboard courts
1/2 mile track
Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial

Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial

Main article: Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial

The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial is a permanent memorial in remembrance of all the US service members who have died in the current Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Memorial was dedicated on November 14, 2010 with 5,714 engraved names. This is the only known permanent national memorial listing the names of all the American service members who have died in these wars. The Memorial will be updated as long as American service members are killed in these conflicts.

References

Parks in the city of Irvine, California

Community Parks	Alton Athletic Park Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park Deerfield Community Park Harvard Athletic Park Heritage Park Hicks Canyon Park Lakeview Senior Center Las Lomas Community Park David Sills Lower Peters Canyon Park Northwood Community Park Oak Creek Community Park Quail Hill Community Park Rancho Senior Center Turtle Rock Community Park University Community Park Windrow Community Park Mike Ward Community Park - Woodbridge Woodbury Community Park

Neighborhood Parks	Alderwood Park Blue Gum Park Brywood Park Canyon Park Carrotwood Park Chaparral Park Citrusglen Park College Park Comstock Park Coralwood Park Creekview Park Dovecreek Park Flagstone Park Hoeptner Park Homestead Park Knollcrest Park Meadowood Park Orchard Park Pepperwood Park Pinewood Park Plaza Park Presley Park Racquet Club Park Ranch Park San Carlo Park San Marco Park Silkwood Park Sycamore Park Valencia Park Valley Oak Park Willows Park San Leandro Park

Other public spaces	Aldrich Park Bommer Canyon Jeffrey Open Space Trail William R. Mason Regional Park San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Irvine, California

Municipal government	Irvine Police Department

Neighborhoods (Villages)	Northwood Quail Hill Turtle Rock University Hills Woodbridge Woodbury

Primary and secondary schools	Irvine Unified School District Irvine High School Northwood High School Portola High School University High School Woodbridge High School Tustin Unified School District Arnold O. Beckman High School

Colleges and universities	University of California, Irvine Irvine Valley College California Southern University Concordia University Stanbridge College Western State College of Law at Argosy University (moving in 2016)

Religion	Islamic Center of Irvine Mariners Church Pao Fa Temple

Parks	Blue Gum Park Brywood Park Heritage Park Jeffrey Open Space Trail William R. Mason Regional Park Northwood Community Park Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial San Diego Creek bicycle path San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Silkwood Park

Other landmarks	Ayn Rand Institute El Toro Y Irvine Spectrum Center Irvine Transportation Center Marine Corps Air Station El Toro Orange County Great Park The Market Place Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Wild Rivers (closed)

Services	Orange County Fire Authority

People	List of people

This list is incomplete.

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