Swords to Plowshares, a Cold War memory of Redondo Beach’s Wilderness Park
Wilderness Park To open The stunning transition of F.E. Hopkins Wilderness Park from a barren parcel into a lush nature retreat is [complete]. Redondo Beach’s 11-acre ecological preserve featuring campgrounds, ponds, streams, and an outdoor amphitheater will be open to the public later this month. — Redondo Reflex, July 6, 1977 by Steve Fulton Wilderness Park opened in Redondo Beach in 1977. My brother and I discover it soon after with our mom. We eat a picnic of Cheez Whiz on Ritz Crackers. On a bench by the ducks in the pond. Then we walk the trails. Along the running stream, up to the overlook. Down past the amphitheater. Down to the second pond. We use leaves as boats and watch them float. Down the stream that feeds the pond. We cheer them on as they hit rapids. The winners make it all the way down. We hike through bushes and trees on dirt trails. Up hills and over piles of leaves and acorns. Soon it becomes one of my favorite places in The South Bay. Vying for the top spot. With Castle Golf, and Sand Dune Park. — The 11 acre Wilderness Park includes four ecological habitats: forest, meadows, streams, and ponds. One time as we are getting out of our Datsun 710 at Wilderness…
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