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5.14 Parks and Recreation

interpretive programs, group campsites, picnic areas and a visitor center. The park’s
museum features exhibits from historic army life and local history (CDPR 2015f).

Regional and Local

Los Angeles County

As of 2010, the Antelope Valley PPA (48), which includes the Project site, has approximately
50 acres of local parks and 3,870 acres of regional parks. Based on the 2010 population and
the County’s parkland acreage goals, the County reports a deficit of 244 acres of local parks
and a surplus of 1,573 acres of regional parks in the Antelope Valley Planning Area (DRP
2015b).

As shown on Exhibit 5.14-1, PPA 48 encompasses the Project site and the western portion of
the Antelope Valley. The eastern boundary of PPA 48 extends east to 170 Street West in
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Lancaster, west to the Los Angeles/Ventura County line, north to the Los Angeles/Kern
County line, and south to the northern portion of Castaic Lake. The County General Plan’s
Figure 10.3: Community, Neighborhood and Pocket Park Service Radius Map, indicates that

the northwestern portion of the County currently has no local park coverage (DRP 2015b).
Because local parks are typically associated with existing urban environments and
functioning communities and because they are intended to offer opportunities for daily
recreation, local parks are sized according to the community’s needs. According to the
County General Plan, local parks can range in size from less than ¼ acre to 20 acres. The
nearest County-owned local parks—not including wildlife sanctuaries, reserves, and natural
areas—are located in the communities of Castaic (Del Valle Park, Hasley Canyon Park, and
Hasley Canyon Equestrian Center), Quartz Hill (George Lane Park), Acton (Acton Park), and
Valencia (West Creek Park and Tesoro Adobe Historic Park) (DPR 2015b). All these facilities
are 20 miles or more from the Project site.

Two County regional/specialized facilities of note are the Castaic Sports Complex, which
covers approximately 54 acres and is located at 31230 Castaic Road in the unincorporated
community of Castaic, approximately 20 miles south of the Project site, and the
approximately 54-acre Apollo Community Regional Park (Apollo Park), located
approximately 25 miles from the Project site in the City of Lancaster. The sports complex
includes baseball fields, picnic facilities, aquatics complex, children’s play areas, and public
restrooms as well as a proposed in-ground skate park. Apollo Park includes a fishing lake,
children’s play areas, restrooms, an outdoor amphitheater, maintenance building and office,
and parking area (DPR 2015b).

Castaic Lake State Recreation Area

The Castaic Lake State Recreation Area (CLSRA) is located approximately 20 miles south of
the Project site, at 32132 Ridge Route Road, in the unincorporated community of Castaic.
Castaic Lake is one of the State Water Project’s (SWP’s) largest reservoir facilities and offers
29 miles of shoreline and a main attraction is the 425-foot-tall Castaic Dam. The CLSRA is
maintained and operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation.
CLSRA has two bodies of water, the lower lake and upper lake. The lower lake is for non-
power boating and canoeing, with a swimming season from mid-May to mid-September. The

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