City Park

643 City Park
     XULA's cross country teams compete on a course at City Park, a public facility. The mostly flat course is approximately three miles from the XULA campus and is near the corner of Wisner Boulevard and Harrison Avenue.
     XULA competed five times at City Park during the past five seasons (2014-18). The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will compete there twice in 2019, including the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships Oct. 19.
     City Park covers 1,300 acres and was established in 1853. It is approximately 50 percent larger than Central Park in New York City. City Park holds the world's largest collection of mature live oak trees, some older than 600 years in age.

Directions to City Park:
Westbound: I-10 West to I-610 West . . . Paris Avenue exit (2C), turn right . . . drive 0.6 miles to Harrison Avenue, then turn left . . . drive 0.8 miles to City Park
Eastbound: I-10 East to I-610 East . . . St. Bernard Avenue exit (2A), turn left . . . drive 0.7 miles to Harrison Avenue, then turn left . . . drive 0.4 miles to City Park