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- 1 2 Hoxie, Mark (2017). "Chapter 4: Huntington Beach Adventure Playground". In Almon, Joan (ed.). Playing It Up With Loose Parts, Playpods, and Adventure Playgrounds. Alliance for Childhood. pp. 69–73. ISBN 978-1-542-85937-0.
- ↑ Pierceall, Kimberly (April 2, 2014). "Adventure Playground promoters hope to burst 'bubble-wrapped play' confines". Orange County Register . Orange County, California. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ↑ Harris, Erin (June 16, 2016). "Now Open for Summer: The Adventure Playground". redtri.com. Red Tricycle. Retrieved February 7, 2017.