Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

Explore the best best parks for outdoor fun options for kids and families in San Clemente

Dana Cove Park

Dana Cove Park

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Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park

Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park

Large preserve with camping & wildlife. Huge, 8,000-acre park preserve with camping, wildlife sightings, nature walks, trails & more.

The Backyard

The Backyard

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Crown Valley Park / Laguna Niguel Parks & Recreation

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.

Laguna Niguel Regional Park

Laguna Niguel Regional Park

Lakefront fishing, sports & amphitheater. Surrounding a fishing lake, this park offers trails, sports courts, picnic space & an amphitheater.

Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

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.

Bluebird Park

Bluebird Park

City park for activities & summer music. City park featuring sports courts, a children's play area, picnic tables & a summer concert series.

Grand Park

Grand Park

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Alta Laguna Park

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

Heisler Park

Seaside tide pools & sculptures. This beach area offers artsy park benches, sculptures, ocean views, rocky shores & tide pools.

Crescent Bay Point Park

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.

Florence Joyner Olympiad Park

Florence Joyner Olympiad Park

Spot with playgrounds & athletic fields. Green space offering play equipment, picnic facilities & fields for baseball, soccer & football.

Crystal Cove State Park

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.

Rimgate Park

Rimgate Park

Spacious grassy areas & a playground. Sprawling green space featuring a playground, sports courts & ample picnic & grill areas.

Pittsford Park

Pittsford Park

Hilly site of play, picnics & concerts. Pet-friendly nature spot with a big playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts & summer concerts.

Lake Forest Sports Park: Glass Creek Overlook

Lake Forest Sports Park: Glass Creek Overlook

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Lake Forest Sports Park

Lake Forest Sports Park

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Promenade Park at Baker Ranch

Promenade Park at Baker Ranch

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Baker Ranch Community Park

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

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

Great Park

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Parasol Park

Parasol Park

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Beacon Park

Beacon Park

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West Jetty View Park

West Jetty View Park

Waterfront space with benches & vistas. Scenic coastal & yacht views draw locals to this petite waterside park with benches for relaxing.

Adventure Playground

Adventure Playground

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Capistrano Park

Capistrano Park

Neighborhood space for sports & leisure. Outdoor recreation area with baseball fields, tennis courts & a playground, plus picnic tables.

William R Mason Regional Park

William R Mason Regional Park

Picnicking, softball, golf & hiking. Park has 300+ acres for picnics, softball, volleyball, golf, hiking & biking, toddler play & more.

Peninsula Park

Peninsula Park

Popular destination for beach recreation. Bustling oceanfront park offers a multiuse field, picnic tables, beach playground & water fountains.

Blue Gum Park

Blue Gum Park

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Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve

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.

Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

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Buddy Todd Park

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.

Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park

Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park

Small picnic spot with play equipment. Small park with play & picnic areas, 2 basketball courts & a rentable multi-use building.

Mance Buchanon Park

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.

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.

Victory Park

Victory Park

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Bear Valley Park

Bear Valley Park

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Guajome Regional Park

Guajome Regional Park

Camping amid lake, pond & marsh areas. Campground is home to a lake, pond & marsh, plus a playground, trails & a historic adobe house.

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.

TeWinkle Park

TeWinkle Park

Park for recreation & picnicking. This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.

Hosp Grove Park

Hosp Grove Park

Unpaved nature trail with ocean views. Winding through a eucalyptus tree grove, this trail with elevations of 100 feet offers ocean vistas.

Citrus Ranch Park

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

Cedar Grove Park

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Lillie King Park

Lillie King Park

Green space with children's playground. This small park features open grassy areas & a playground & swing set for children.

Hidden Canyon Park

Hidden Canyon Park

Green space with a shaded playground. Park with a playscape shaded by huge umbrellas, plus grassy open space & undeveloped land.

Fairview Park

Fairview Park

Vast space with wildlife & trails. 208 acres with 5 distinct habitat zones, home to native plants & wildlife, scenic views & trails.

Mountain Pride Park

Mountain Pride Park

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Glen Arbor Park

Glen Arbor Park

Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.

Boomers Vista

Boomers Vista

Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.

Oak Riparian Park

Oak Riparian Park

Playground with a field & picnic spots. Scenic neighborhood green space next to trails with a playground, grassy field & picnic areas.

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (Discovery Center)

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (Discovery Center)

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Irvine Regional Park

Irvine Regional Park

Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.

UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

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Harveston Community Park

Harveston Community Park

Recreation area for sports & picnics. This green space offers a baseball diamond & a soccer/football field, plus picnic shelters.

Brengle Terrace Park

Brengle Terrace Park

Expansive outdoor area with disc golf. Lush outdoor park with unique activities including a disc golf course & performance amphitheater.

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Botanical park integrating art & gardens. Botanical gardens dotted with works of art offering native plants, a lotus pond & ongoing classes.

Vintage Reserve Park

Vintage Reserve Park

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Temecula Duck Pond

Temecula Duck Pond

Pocket park with veterans memorial. Compact park featuring ducks paddling in a petite pool & a memorial to war veterans.

Harveston Lake Park

Harveston Lake Park

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Dos Lagos Park

Dos Lagos Park

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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.

Margarita Community Park

Margarita Community Park

Green space with an accessible play area. Gathering spot with a dog park, sports fields & a playground & splash pad for kids of all abilities.

Los Alamos Hills Sports Park

Los Alamos Hills Sports Park

Picnicking, team sports & playgrounds. 40-acre park housing many athletic fields & walking paths, plus picnic tables & 2 shaded play areas.

Grijalva Park

Grijalva Park

Lighted fields, playground & picnic area. 26.5-acre park featuring lighted multipurpose fields, playground, 2 picnic pavilions & green space.

Poinsettia Park

Poinsettia Park

A public park with a tennis complex. A park with a public tennis complex, athletic fields, grassy areas for picnics & a playground.

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