Best Parks for Outdoor Fun
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Florence Joyner Olympiad Park
Spot with playgrounds & athletic fields. Green space offering play equipment, picnic facilities & fields for baseball, soccer & football.
Lake Forest Sports Park: Glass Creek Overlook
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Lake Forest Sports Park
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Pittsford Park
Hilly site of play, picnics & concerts. Pet-friendly nature spot with a big playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts & summer concerts.
Rimgate Park
Spacious grassy areas & a playground. Sprawling green space featuring a playground, sports courts & ample picnic & grill areas.
Baker Ranch Community Park
Venue with a playground & various sports. Park offering fields & courts for baseball, basketball, soccer & tennis, plus picnic & play areas.
Promenade Park at Baker Ranch
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The Backyard
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Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park
Large preserve with camping & wildlife. Huge, 8,000-acre park preserve with camping, wildlife sightings, nature walks, trails & more.
Parasol Park
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Beacon Park
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Grand Park
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Laguna Niguel Regional Park
Lakefront fishing, sports & amphitheater. Surrounding a fishing lake, this park offers trails, sports courts, picnic space & an amphitheater.
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.
Great Park
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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.
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.
Blue Gum Park
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Alta Laguna Park
Play equipment & athletic facilities. Park boasting an ocean view plus amenities such as tennis courts, a baseball field & play equipment.
Bluebird Park
City park for activities & summer music. City park featuring sports courts, a children's play area, picnic tables & a summer concert series.
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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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.
Heisler Park
Seaside tide pools & sculptures. This beach area offers artsy park benches, sculptures, ocean views, rocky shores & tide pools.
Adventure Playground
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Dos Lagos Park
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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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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.
Dana Cove Park
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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.
Mountain Gate Park
Park with a playground, tennis & more. 21-acre park featuring a playground, a picnic area & restrooms, plus basketball, tennis & softball.
Irvine Regional Park
Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.
Santana Regional Park
Skateboarding, ball fields & picnicking. 49-acre green space with soccer/baseball fields, a skate park & playground, plus a picnic area/BBQs.
Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Scenic refuge for hiking, biking & more. Vast park with interconnecting trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid mountain vistas.
Oak Canyon Nature Center
Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.
Lillie King Park
Green space with children's playground. This small park features open grassy areas & a playground & swing set for children.
Grijalva Park
Lighted fields, playground & picnic area. 26.5-acre park featuring lighted multipurpose fields, playground, 2 picnic pavilions & green space.
West Jetty View Park
Waterfront space with benches & vistas. Scenic coastal & yacht views draw locals to this petite waterside park with benches for relaxing.
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.
Brush Canyon Park
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Pitcher Park
Small neighborhood park with a museum. Small landscaped residential area park on a family homestead with a heritage museum.
TeWinkle Park
Park for recreation & picnicking. This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.
Peninsula Park
Popular destination for beach recreation. Bustling oceanfront park offers a multiuse field, picnic tables, beach playground & water fountains.
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.
Castle Park
Carnival-style rides, shows & food. Compact carnival-style amusement park with live entertainment, arcade games & American fare.
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.
Eisenhower Park
Sizable green space with a duck pond. Large park featuring a pond filled with fish & ducks, plus walking paths, playgrounds & BBQ grills.
Bear Valley Park
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Fairview Park
Vast space with wildlife & trails. 208 acres with 5 distinct habitat zones, home to native plants & wildlife, scenic views & trails.
Riverview Recreation Park
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Lower Copper Canyon Park
Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.
California Citrus State Historic Park
Park dedicated to CA's citrus history. Park dedicated to preserving the history of California's great citrus boom of the 20th century.
Haster Basin Recreational Park
Soccer fields, a lake & picnic areas. Community park with jogging trails, soccer fields, exercise stations & lakeside picnic shelters.
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.
Pumpkin Rock
Landmark hilltop painted rock. Painted like a large jack-o'-lantern, this rock sits at the top of a hill with sweeping views.
Doty Trust Park
Water park, hiking trails & playground. Nature site with a water park, playground, picnicking with grills & trails with an exercise course.
Prado Regional Park
Vast outdoor spot with biking trails. Sprawling outdoor park with hiking & biking trails, playground, disc golf & picnic facilities.
Ponderosa Park
Playing fields & a playground for kids. Dedicated areas for baseball, softball, volleyball & basketball plus a playground & activity center.
Pikes Peak Park
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McCune Family Park
Park with a playground, sports & more. This 12-acre park features a playground, picnic shelters & BBQs, tennis, basketball & more.
Providence Ranch Park
Picnicking, ball fields & a playground. 13-acre green space with picnic shelters, a playground, soccer/baseball fields & a concession stand.
Discovery Park
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Mountain Pride Park
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Enchanted Hills Park
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Glen Arbor Park
Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.
Paradise Gardens Park
Lakeside garden with rides & food stands. Landscaped lakeshore park with classic carousels & kids' rides, plus a bandstand & hot-dog stalls.
Pinehurst Park
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Cedar Creek Park
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Vista Del Verde Park
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