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| The La Mesa Watershed & Ecopark |
It is owned by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), a government water supply government agency and is jointly operated along with the Local Government of Quezon City, Bantay Kalikasan (ABS-CBN) and other private companies.
The La Mesa Ecopark, one of the oldest parks in Metro Manila, is a 33 hectare park located in the 2,700-hectare La Mesa Watershed. The park was inaugurated on April 28, 2004 and is a product of the joint effort of the QC government, MWSS, and ABS-CBN’s Bantay Kalikasan Foundation, among other donors, to generate income to help with the reforestation of the area surrounding the watershed and to create funds for the watershed’s maintenance. The Ecopark sits on 2700 hectares, divided between 700 hectares of the reservoir and 2000 hectares of forest.
The Ecopark is a popular outdoor destination for school and corporate field trips and activities.. It has a public saltwater swimming pool complex, a 5 hectare Lopez Picnic Grounds, areas for camping, a Superferry Boating Lagoon, a Petron Fitness and Mountain Bike Trail with 17 exercise stations and 1.2 km mountain bike trail, 2 hectares of Shell Flower Terraces, amphitheater, orchidarium, adventure zone, and an eco museum.
It is accessible and can be reached in few minutes from Commonwealth Ave.via Winston St. (before Datamex College of St. Adeline, front of Metrobank and BPI Fairview), Pearl Drive or Camaro St. (near PLDT Fairview and Fairview General Hospital) where several tricycles are stationed. Photo by Ana Nechelle / Emman, Quezon City.
The La Mesa Ecopark, one of the oldest parks in Metro Manila, is a 33 hectare park located in the 2,700-hectare La Mesa Watershed. The park was inaugurated on April 28, 2004 and is a product of the joint effort of the QC government, MWSS, and ABS-CBN’s Bantay Kalikasan Foundation, among other donors, to generate income to help with the reforestation of the area surrounding the watershed and to create funds for the watershed’s maintenance. The Ecopark sits on 2700 hectares, divided between 700 hectares of the reservoir and 2000 hectares of forest.
The Ecopark is a popular outdoor destination for school and corporate field trips and activities.. It has a public saltwater swimming pool complex, a 5 hectare Lopez Picnic Grounds, areas for camping, a Superferry Boating Lagoon, a Petron Fitness and Mountain Bike Trail with 17 exercise stations and 1.2 km mountain bike trail, 2 hectares of Shell Flower Terraces, amphitheater, orchidarium, adventure zone, and an eco museum.
It is accessible and can be reached in few minutes from Commonwealth Ave.via Winston St. (before Datamex College of St. Adeline, front of Metrobank and BPI Fairview), Pearl Drive or Camaro St. (near PLDT Fairview and Fairview General Hospital) where several tricycles are stationed. Photo by Ana Nechelle / Emman, Quezon City.
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