Long Beach continues to see its new layers of freedom opening up after entering in the state’s orange tier, which has less restrictive COVID-19 rules on the public. While parks have been open to the public before going orange, this Easter Sunday seemed like any other: filled with cookouts and frolicking children in search for eggs.

 

Children play soccer on Easter Sunday at Silverado Park on April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
Facilitators of an Easter egg hunt hide eggs at Silverado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
Members of a local church held a cookout at Silverado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
On Easter Sunday, families gathered at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
An Easter egg hunt facilitator prepared the eggs before hiding them at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
Children ride bicycles at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
A family walks along a paved trail on Easter Sunday at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
A toddler gazes upward to adults after an Easter egg hunt at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
Two Easter eggs were left hidden on top of a tree trunk at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.
Two girls sit on the grass as they review their Easter egg discoveries at El Dorado Park on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.