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Location
1615 Cottonwood Street
Size
8.213 acres
Phone
(530) 661-2000

Woodside Park is a park located on the northeast corner of Cottonwood Street and West El Dorado Drive in the southwest part of town. It is connected via Zamora Alley (a pedestrian only footpath) to Dave Douglass Park.

Woodside Park features tennis courts, a horseshoe pit, a walking trail, a playground, barbecues, sheltered picnic tables, and restrooms. It can be reserved for private use.

The south edge of Woodside Park is an access point to the West Bike Loop.

Trees planted at Woodside Park include four invasive weed species: European Olive (Olea europaea), Purple-leaf Plum/Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera), Flowering Pear/Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana), and Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera). However, there are also three tree species planted there that are native to WoodlandWestern Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), and Valley Oak (Quercus lobata). Additionally, Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) and Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) are planted at Woodside Park and are native to other parts of California. Other non-native trees and shrubs at Woodside Park include Red Maple (Acer rubrum), European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'), American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), Chinese Hackberry (Celtis sinensis), Chinese Fringe Tree (Chionanthus retusus), Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba), Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), European Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis), Mayten Tree (Maytenus boaria), Fruitless Mulberry (Morus alba), Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis), Almond (Prunus dulcis), Shiny Brushholly (Xylosma congesta), and Saw-leaf Zelkova (Zelkova serrata).