Best Parks for Outdoor Fun
Explore the best best parks for outdoor fun options for kids and families in Dana Point
Dana Cove Park
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Crown Valley Park / Laguna Niguel Parks & Recreation
Park with a pool, amphitheater & more. Popular park with many amenities, including a pool, amphitheater, athletic fields & play equipment.
Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
Huge wildlife preserve with streams. Wildlife sanctuary across 4,500 acres featuring rolling hills with trails & several types of trees.
Laguna Niguel Regional Park
Lakefront fishing, sports & amphitheater. Surrounding a fishing lake, this park offers trails, sports courts, picnic space & an amphitheater.
Bluebird Park
City park for activities & summer music. City park featuring sports courts, a children's play area, picnic tables & a summer concert series.
Alta Laguna Park
Play equipment & athletic facilities. Park boasting an ocean view plus amenities such as tennis courts, a baseball field & play equipment.
Heisler Park
Seaside tide pools & sculptures. This beach area offers artsy park benches, sculptures, ocean views, rocky shores & tide pools.
Grand Park
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Crescent Bay Point Park
Blufftop retreat with water views. This green space sits on a bluff that provides panoramic views of the ocean and a tide pool.
The Backyard
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Crystal Cove State Park
Beach, hiking trails, coves & tide pools. Park has 3.2-mile beach with sandy coves & tide pools, plus 2,400 acres of land for hiking & biking.
Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park
Large preserve with camping & wildlife. Huge, 8,000-acre park preserve with camping, wildlife sightings, nature walks, trails & more.
Florence Joyner Olympiad Park
Spot with playgrounds & athletic fields. Green space offering play equipment, picnic facilities & fields for baseball, soccer & football.
Rimgate Park
Spacious grassy areas & a playground. Sprawling green space featuring a playground, sports courts & ample picnic & grill areas.
Pittsford Park
Hilly site of play, picnics & concerts. Pet-friendly nature spot with a big playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts & summer concerts.
West Jetty View Park
Waterfront space with benches & vistas. Scenic coastal & yacht views draw locals to this petite waterside park with benches for relaxing.
Lake Forest Sports Park: Glass Creek Overlook
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Lake Forest Sports Park
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Promenade Park at Baker Ranch
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Great Park
Park known for its giant helium balloon. Public space popular for a huge helium balloon tethered to the ground offering views from up high.
Baker Ranch Community Park
Venue with a playground & various sports. Park offering fields & courts for baseball, basketball, soccer & tennis, plus picnic & play areas.
Great Park
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Peninsula Park
Popular destination for beach recreation. Bustling oceanfront park offers a multiuse field, picnic tables, beach playground & water fountains.
Parasol Park
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Adventure Playground
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William R Mason Regional Park
Picnicking, softball, golf & hiking. Park has 300+ acres for picnics, softball, volleyball, golf, hiking & biking, toddler play & more.
Beacon Park
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Blue Gum Park
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Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve
Birding, biking & an interpretive center. Home to many bird species, this 135-acre park offers an interpretive center & hiking/biking trails.
Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park
Small picnic spot with play equipment. Small park with play & picnic areas, 2 basketball courts & a rentable multi-use building.
Victory Park
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TeWinkle Park
Park for recreation & picnicking. This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.
Lillie King Park
Green space with children's playground. This small park features open grassy areas & a playground & swing set for children.
Fairview Park
Vast space with wildlife & trails. 208 acres with 5 distinct habitat zones, home to native plants & wildlife, scenic views & trails.
Citrus Ranch Park
Orchard, playground & hilltop views. Park with a lemon orchard, a playground, picnic areas with grills & a hilltop gazebo with views.
Cedar Grove Park
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Mile Square Regional Park
Large urban park with many facilities. City park offering 3 golf courses, soccer fields & baseball diamonds as well as picknicking & lakes.
Irvine Regional Park
Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.
Grijalva Park
Lighted fields, playground & picnic area. 26.5-acre park featuring lighted multipurpose fields, playground, 2 picnic pavilions & green space.
Pitcher Park
Small neighborhood park with a museum. Small landscaped residential area park on a family homestead with a heritage museum.
Harriett M. Wieder Regional Park
Compact park with a playground & trails. Small, grassy 4-acre park with playground equipment, a picnic area, walking trails & native plants.
Huntington Beach Central Park East
Idyllic park great for bird-watching. Full of open fields, trees & flowers, this sprawling 350-acre park is great for picnics & strolling.
Huntington Beach Central Park
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Haster Basin Recreational Park
Soccer fields, a lake & picnic areas. Community park with jogging trails, soccer fields, exercise stations & lakeside picnic shelters.
Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Scenic refuge for hiking, biking & more. Vast park with interconnecting trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid mountain vistas.
Garden Grove Park
Park with a playground & sports fields. 36-acre park offering a playground, sports courts & fields, a recreation center & a dog park.
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve
Rugged hiking site & a visitor center. 9,000-acre nature conservation with varying terrain & habitats, open trails & a visitor center.
Ponderosa Park
Playing fields & a playground for kids. Dedicated areas for baseball, softball, volleyball & basketball plus a playground & activity center.
Capistrano Park
Neighborhood space for sports & leisure. Outdoor recreation area with baseball fields, tennis courts & a playground, plus picnic tables.
Atlantis Play Center
Unique playground with splash pads. Outdoor, underwater-themed children's center featuring whimsical play structures & splash pads.
Oak Canyon Nature Center
Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.
Dos Lagos Park
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Paradise Gardens Park
Lakeside garden with rides & food stands. Landscaped lakeshore park with classic carousels & kids' rides, plus a bandstand & hot-dog stalls.
Bear Valley Park
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Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve
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Mountain Gate Park
Park with a playground, tennis & more. 21-acre park featuring a playground, a picnic area & restrooms, plus basketball, tennis & softball.
Eisenhower Park
Sizable green space with a duck pond. Large park featuring a pond filled with fish & ducks, plus walking paths, playgrounds & BBQ grills.
Buddy Todd Park
Grassy retreat with grills & a play area. Shady outdoor park featuring a children's playground & a covered picnic area with grills & outlets.
Lower Copper Canyon Park
Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.
Mance Buchanon Park
Sports field with play & picnic areas. A 27-acre park centered on a multipurpose sports field, with play & picnic areas, plus restrooms.
Santana Regional Park
Skateboarding, ball fields & picnicking. 49-acre green space with soccer/baseball fields, a skate park & playground, plus a picnic area/BBQs.
Modjeska Park
Shady picnic area & sports fields. Large picnic shelter with BBQ facilities, plus sports fields, basketball court & playground.
Yorba Regional Park
Picnicking, fishing, hiking & biking. Mile-wide park adjacent to the Santa Ana River has 140 acres of picnic tables, lakes, trails & more.
Brush Canyon Park
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Pearson Park
Vast outdoor space with paths & ponds. Family-friendly park for all ages offers trails for bike riding & walking, playgrounds & ponds.
Anaheim Founders' Park
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