Ed ‘Pops’ Davenport Park

Pretty nice park in North Long Beach, down a bumpy road and sandwiched between a trailer park and some large water tanks. It’s gated off at night with signs saying it’s supervised 3 – 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon-​4 Saturdays.
The basketball court was a little confusing in that they have the hoops in the center facing away. So it’s two half courts, but not a full one. I suppose this makes it so people could have two games going on without any group taking over the full area? I’d never seen the court arranged like that before, but if it works…
There’s a really new-​looking, vibrantly colored playground, enough grass for a guy to play fetch with his dog, some picnic benches, and clean bathrooms. It’s fairly peaceful here.