Columbia Park, Torrance, California

Columbia Park is a 52acre recreational urban regional park in the City of Torrance, located in southern Los Angeles County, California. Columbia Park provides the community with soccer fields, baseball diamonds, a roller hockey rink, community gardening beds, walking paths, and a jogging—competitive cross country running trail. It is one of thirty parks in the Torrance Parks system.Park featuresRecreation and sportsColumbia Park includes six soccer fields, two baseball diamonds, and a roller hockey rink.The park also includes a 1.32mi walking path which is divided by a fence line to the east of the main soccer field into a 0.75mi west section and a 0.57-mile (0.92 km) east section. In addition, the park has a jog path that serves as a flat, 2.9mi exercise trail and competitive cross country running racecourse. The heavily used soccer fields include lights for night play.Community gardeningColumbia Park features a Community Garden providing planting beds and 'community' for residents. It is one of twelve county-operated Smart Gardening Centers around the region. Columbia Park additionally serves as home to the Home Garden Learning Center, and is a backyard composting demonstration center provided by Los Angeles County.