Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Fullerton

Laguna Lake Park

Laguna Lake Park

Park with trails & an equestrian center. In addition to lake fishing, this 28.5-acre park offers trails, picnic areas & an equestrian center.

Craig Regional Park

Craig Regional Park

Recreation on 124 acres with a lake. 124-acre recreational park with biking, hiking & picnicking, plus hills, a rose garden & a lake.

Ralph B Clark Park

Ralph B Clark Park

104-acre park at foot of Coyote Hills. Sprawling park covering more than 100 acres includes a softball complex & plenty of open fields.

Friendship (Smith-Murphy) Park

Friendship (Smith-Murphy) Park

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Redwood Creek Challenge Trail

Redwood Creek Challenge Trail

Kid-oriented adventure trail in a forest. A traverse wall, ropes course & slides, plus a cave for visitors to discover their spirit animal.

William Peak Park

William Peak Park

Neighborhood go-to for skating & sports. City greenspace with a skate park, baseball fields, basketball courts, a playground & a pool.

La Mirada Creek Park

La Mirada Creek Park

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La Mirada Community Regional Park

La Mirada Community Regional Park

Disc golf, playgrounds & a pond. Landscaped park with baseball fields, tennis courts & disc golf, plus lawns, playgrounds & a pond.

Redwood Grove

Redwood Grove

Park with giant redwood trees & lake. Unspoilt park with a marked trail through a giant redwood grove, 4-acre lake & colorful playground.

Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Redwood trees, sports facilities & more. Sprawling, 124-acre park showcasing various redwood trees, sports complexes & other features.

Haster Basin Recreational Park

Haster Basin Recreational Park

Soccer fields, a lake & picnic areas. Community park with jogging trails, soccer fields, exercise stations & lakeside picnic shelters.

Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center

Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center

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Firestone Scout Reservation

Firestone Scout Reservation

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Pathfinder Community Regional Park

Pathfinder Community Regional Park

Recreational area with a baseball field. 29-acre park with a baseball field, playground & splash pad, plus picnic areas & mountain views.

Don Knabe Community Regional Park

Don Knabe Community Regional Park

Public park with fishing & swimming pool. Over 50 acres of outdoor activities, including a fishing lake, swimming pool & basketball courts.

Adventure Park

Adventure Park

Athletic fields, playground & gymnasium. Spacious, popular park featuring sports fields, a spray pad, playground, gymnasium & picnic space.

Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park

Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park

Recreation area with hiking & tennis. 575-acre park with protected stream, tennis courts & abundant trails & natural areas.

Rimcrest Trailhead

Rimcrest Trailhead

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California Survival School

California Survival School

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Yorba Regional Park

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.

Little Cottonwood Park

Little Cottonwood Park

Place for picnicking & shooting hoops. The grounds include sand volleyball courts, picnic shelters, BBQs, playgrounds & a basketball court.

Oak Canyon Nature Center

Oak Canyon Nature Center

Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.

Camp Sycamore

Camp Sycamore

Park campground for youth groups. Youth-group campground at Mile Square park offering a fire ring, BBQs, a shelter & restrooms.

Rynerson Park

Rynerson Park

Large city park with a bike trailhead. Spacious park, dedicated in 1990 & offering psorts facilities, open spaces & a variety of trails.

El Dorado East Regional Park

El Dorado East Regional Park

Outdoor recreation & a nature center. Expansive outdoor area with fishing lakes, bike trails, camping, an archery range & a nature center.

El Dorado Nature Center

El Dorado Nature Center

Wide-ranging park for flora & fauna. 105-acre park featuring a visitor center, flora & fauna, lakes, a stream & walking trails.

Mile Square Regional Park

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 Ranch Outdoor Education Center

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

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Peters Canyon North Trailhead

Peters Canyon North Trailhead

340-acre park includes reservoir. Popular jogging & hiking park features coastal sage scrub & grassland habitats, plus a reservoir.

Wilderness Park

Wilderness Park

Compact park with a duck pond. Small public park featuring a duck pond, walk/jog paths & grassy areas popular for picnicking.

Santa Fe Springs Park

Santa Fe Springs Park

Public park for sports & picnicking. Basic outdoor space with picnic space & playgrounds, plus baseball & basketball fields.

Sycamore Canyon Park

Sycamore Canyon Park

Multilevel space for hiking & recreation. City land with a playground, ball field, BBQ grill, picnic tables, exercise stations & nature trail.

Galster Wilderness Park

Galster Wilderness Park

Nature park with hiking trails. Serene nature park that spans more than 40 acres offers hiking trails & views of the city.

Pan American Park

Pan American Park

Community space with sports facilities. City park with a gym, picnic areas & a playground, plus lighted outdoor sports fields & courts.

Featherly Regional Park

Featherly Regional Park

Riverside wilderness with an RV park. Riparian wilderness area along the Santa Ana River Bikeway featuring an RV & group camping park.

Sports Basement Long Beach

Sports Basement Long Beach

Massive store for sports apparel & gear. Sprawling retailer for sports & outdoor clothing, gear & accessories, plus equipment rentals.

Whittier Narrows Natural Area

Whittier Narrows Natural Area

Wildlife views, trails & nature center. 419-acre sanctuary featuring a wide range of endangered wildlife, hiking trails & a nature center.

The CAMP

The CAMP

Hip, eco-conscious retail & dining spot. Retail complex featuring health-conscious & eco-friendly local shops, services & eateries.

Estancia Park

Estancia Park

Green space with picnic & grilling areas. Modest recreation area with green spaces, picnic shelter, tables & grilling sites.

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area

Various sports, trails, 3 lakes & museum. Diverse sports, 3 lakes, a military museum, shooting ranges, horse center, disc golf & urban farm.

Rio Hondo Park

Rio Hondo Park

Green space for sports & free-play. This 13-acre park offers a multi-purpose auditorium & playground plus fields & courts for sports.

Bosque Del Rio Hondo

Bosque Del Rio Hondo

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Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve

Protected coastal estuary & bird habitat. 1300 acre ecological preserve with over 200 avian species spread around the coastal wetlands.

Chino Hills State Park

Chino Hills State Park

Wildlife park with miles of trails. State park offers biking, picnicking & hiking, plus on-site bathrooms & water spigots.

Bolsa Chica State Beach

Bolsa Chica State Beach

A public beach with RV sites & fire pits. A beachfront state park with fire rings & RV campsites, featuring sunbathing, surfing & volleyball.

Oak Canyon Park

Oak Canyon Park

Vast fishing & camping area on a lake. Sprawling 750 acres with forested mountains & a lake, plus fishing for many species & camping.

Hilltop Park

Hilltop Park

Small park with sweeping city views. Compact green space offering panoramic vistas, BBQ & picnic areas & walking paths.

Signal Hill Park

Signal Hill Park

Basketball, playground & picnic area. A 10-acre community park offering a basketball court, playground, BBQ areas & picnic shelters.

Camp Izza

Camp Izza

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Ralph C. Dills Park

Ralph C. Dills Park

Riverfront paths & a playground. Riverfront park featuring walking, jogging & biking paths plus a playground & basketball court.

Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve

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.

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