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Fountain Valley Recreation Center

3.0(6 reviews)
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This is our third time renting out this space and the past workers were nice and helpful…read more But the two ladies working tonight were so rude. One was okay but the other clearly hates her job. How can you work at a community center and not like people ?!?!? Doesn't make much sense. Also , if you expect people to clean up after themselves , it would be nice to provide proper equipment. They expect us to clean a room that can host 100 people with a small broom and scooper. No vacuum.

I have two words for the people we dealt with trying to rent a venue for a family gathering:…read more Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! We originally rented the Center for Founders Village. We paid a deposit and agreed to hire security guards bc we wanted to serve alcohol. More than a month later, Ben calls from the city saying there has been a double booking. We have to change our date, time or venue. Ben provided no evidence that the other group signed a contract before us. We took the high road after FV Rec Center was offered at a discount. We inspected the space and found it to be workable, although not on par with the original space. A couple of days after we agreed to change the space, Ben calls back and says we have to change again. Apparently there is a party scheduled in the adjacent room at FV Rec Center, and it's for teenagers. They did not want us serving alcohol next to teenagers. Again, Ben provided no evidence that the other group signed their contract before ours, which means the teenager party should find another space, not us. We can't change the date, bc several people of the 135 expected are flying in from out of town. We ended up renting space in Santa Ana, bc FV mysteriously didn't want our biz. This is after we rented the Founders space before, and mija has volunteered for the elderly at the center. Everyone we dealt with at the dept that handles renting space is incompetent and a liar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What likely happened is that another party with pull wanted the Founders space, and we got trounced. Then you offer us space we can't have bc of the alcohol matter, when you knew we wanted to serve alcohol. Don't do biz with FV unless you want to get lied to. I am talking to my lawyer about suing the city.

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El Dorado Nature Center - Early morning at 8:00 is the best time for these.

El Dorado Nature Center

4.5(394 reviews)
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As the largest park in Long Beach at just over 640 acres (1 square mile), the El Dorado Regional…read morePark was opened in 1964 and is located on the east side of the city. The Nature Centre comprises of 105 acres in the East Regional portion, and has 2 miles of dirt trails and 1/4 mile paved trail with an indoor visitor center (located on an island near the entrance). My wife, her mom, and I visited on a beautiful Thursday afternoon and we really enjoyed it. The land prior to 1964 was used as flat farmland. In the late 60's, major excavation was done, creating two small ponds connected by a stream, all fed by a groundwater well. It now is the home to varied wildlife, with the most visible being turtles. They love to sun themselves on wooden floating platforms, and the water is clear enough to see them swimming underwater near the walking path bridges. There are three walking trails: 1. quarter mile paved loop, good for strollers 2. 1 mile dirt loop 3. a longer 2 mile loop, sharing some parts of the previous. Everything is well maintained. Three things I appreciated: not too many ducks and geese around, thus no visible droppings along the path; plenty of varied bench seating to rest or observe during the walk; lack of biting insects. The center is open 6 days a week (closed on Mondays). Admission to the center is free, but parking is $6 - $8 per vehicle, payable at entry (credit cards only, no cash accepted). One can buy an annual parking pass (good at both El Dorado East and West parking areas). To incentivize myself to come here more often, decided to buy one for $43 (senior discount), minus the $7 already paid for the one time fee.

I've been here far too many times to count. I love the trails here and the wildlife. It can be a…read morelittle crowded on the weekends, but where else can you take a beautiful walk that feels like you are out in nature and not in middle of city. Side note - too many people feed the squirrels and they can be really aggressive. Parking is charged and they no longer take cash. Added bonus there is are many programs here if you have time to take advantage of them.

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