Northwood Community Park is located in the Northwood

Northwood, Irvine, California

Northwood is a community encompassing the northern portions of the city of Irvine, in Orange County, California. It covers the area enclosed by the Santa Ana Freeway, Culver Drive, Portola Parkway and Jeffrey Road .-History:...

 community on the corner of Bryan and Yale in the city of Irvine

Irvine, California

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 in Orange County

Orange County, California

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, California

California

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. The park is also known as "Castle Park" among the neighborhood kids for its fort structure.

Park Amenities

• 1 multi-use building
• 3 restrooms
• 4 drinking fountains
• 1 child play area
• 1 open play area
• 1 amphitheater
• 2 soccer fields
• 2 lighted tennis courts
• 2 basketball courts
• 2 lighted racquetball courts
• 1 ball diamond
• Bicycle trail access
• 4 barbecues
• 2 group picnic areas
• 14 picnic tables
• Electrical outlets
• Shuffleboard
  Shuffleboard
  Shuffleboard, more precisely deck shuffleboard, and also known as shuffle-board, shovelboard, shovel-board and shove-board [archaic], is a game in which players use broom-shaped paddles to push weighted pucks, sending them gliding down a narrow and elongated court, with the purpose of...
  
   courts
• 1/2 mile track
• Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial
  Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial
  The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial is a memorial to those American troops that have lost their lives in the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The names on the memorial come from US DoD casualty records for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn...
  
  

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Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial

The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial is a permanent memorial in remembrance of all the US service members who have died in the current Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Memorial was dedicated on November 14, 2010 with 5,714 engraved names. This is the only known permanent national memorial listing the names of all the American service members who have died in these wars. The Memorial will be updated as long as American service members are killed in these conflicts.