page_title: Signal Hill, California
section_title: City parks
hierarchical_section_title: Signal Hill, California / City parks
caption_attribution_description: English: Hilltop Park Signal Hill, CA
context_page_description: Signal Hill is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Situated high on a hill, the city is an enclave completely surrounded by the city of Long Beach. Signal Hill was incorporated on April 22, 1924, roughly three years after oil was discovered there. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,016.
context_section_description: Although a small town, Signal Hill has several parks. The largest is Signal Hill Park at 10 acres (40,000 m²). It is adjacent to City Hall, the Community Center and the Library. The park has picnic tables, a playground, basketball courts, a softball field, and restrooms. There is also an amphitheater where there are weekly outdoor concerts during the summer.
  Hilltop Park  3.2 acres (13,000 m²) is at the top of Signal Hill and is very popular for its great views. There are several telescopes in the park. There is also some public artwork in the park and a mist tower. This park is a popular location for hiding geocaches. On a clear day you can see as far as the Santa Monica mountains, downtown LA, the large mountains behind it, all of the communities in between, most of Long Beach, down the South Bay area to Newport Beach, and out to sea Catalina Island. It is a view of the LA Basin entailing roughly 10 million people. Part of the view is blocked by homes.
  Reservoir Park  2.8 acres (11,000 m²) near the California Heights neighborhood of Long Beach is a large grassy area with picnic tables next to a 4.7 million gallon water reservoir.
  Discovery Well Park  4.9 acres (20,000 m²),    1.8 acres (7,300 m²)  flat is near the original well on Signal Hill.
  There are also six pocket parks of roughly 0.5 acres (2,000 m²) or less, including Calbrisas Park, Hillbrook Park, Panorama Promenade, Raymond Arbor Park, Sunset View Park, and Temple View Park.
  Near the Panorama Promenade, there is the Unity Sculpture, a 12' height sculpture atop a 4' pedestal with a seating courtyard that is dedicated in memory of the victims of September 11.
  There are also several pedestrian-only trails that travel between various parks and roadways. Hiking along these trails, as well as on the sidewalks in Signal Hill is very popular. Some sections can be found that are between a 15% and 25% grade.
caption: Hilltop Park
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