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Heat Refuge in Amarillo Parks Attracts Thousands
Amarillo parks superintendent Mark Miles notes about 600 acres across 14 city parks draw thousands of visitors daily in heat relief. Ellwood Park hosts up to 2,500 picnickers, while Will Rogers Park and others offer shade, sprinklers, and wading pools. Maintenance crews keep lawns trimmed as summer wanes.
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Vince Hoppe
Miles
Will Rogers Park
Highway 66
Boy Scouts
YMCA
Ellwood Park
Ellwood