place

Anna Jean Cummings Park

2001 establishments in CaliforniaParks in Santa Cruz County, CaliforniaProtected areas established in 2001Soquel, California

Anna Jean Cummings Park is a 95 acres (38 ha) park located in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, at 461 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, California, that opened in the summer of 2001 on the former O'Neill Ranch. Its nickname is "Blue Ball Park" for the art installation of "Skyballs" by Steve Gillman and Katherine Keefer, a series of four sky-blue 8-foot diameter spheres that appear to roll down the coastal prairie terrace.The lower bench has a lawn, picnic pavilion, playground, and restrooms. The upper bench has natural turf baseball/softball diamonds and soccer fields, more restrooms, and a walking/jogging path that circumnavigates the playfields. The rest of the park is rare coastal prairie, grassland, and riparian habitat with a meandering trail network. Rare and endangered species have been observed in the park, according to the February 1995 O'Neill Ranch Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report. The park is named after Anna Jean Cummings, a former executive director of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Anna Jean Cummings Park (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Anna Jean Cummings Park
Valera Drive,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Anna Jean Cummings ParkContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 36.994722222222 ° E -121.95944444444 °
placeShow on map

Address

Valera Drive
95073
California, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Share experience

Nearby Places