The City of Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center opened in April 2010. It's open 10-4 everyday (except closed on Mondays). I'm one of those who is very sad to see the Dana Point headlands disappear to development. However, the part that is still protected as open space provides a scenic glimpse of the … Continue Reading
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Best Outdoor Fall Family Traditions in OC
October is my favorite month for families in Orange County! I made my picks of the best outdoor fall family traditions in OC based on the family … Continue reading
17+ Family-Friendly Nature and Interpretive Centers in OC
Family-friendly nature centers are home to my favorite rangers and resource specialists. Our family loves our visits to these hubs of wilderness … Continue reading
Play Trips and Park Tips
Courtney’s SandCastle Universal Playground & Sensory Garden in San Clemente
Courtney’s SandCastle Universal Playground in San Clemente is part of the Vista Hermosa Aquatics Center and Sports Park. It’s a beautiful play space where children of all abilities can play together. Phase I is complete and fundraising is currently underway for Phase II which features a sensory garden including water features. Directions to Courtney’s SandCastle: […]
Bring Miguel’s Jr Dinner to the Park
Thanks to Miguel’s Jr Homestyle Mexican Restaurants for hosting our picnic dinner and providing us with a few other Miguel’s Jr goodies. I’m a longstanding customer of Miguel’s California Mexican Cocina sit-down restaurant in Foothill Ranch. I go for family meals where we eat our fill of fajitas and homemade flour tortillas or many times […]
Circus Trix OC for Trampolines and Extreme Air Sports
Circus Trix OC goes way beyond your typical trampoline park in to the realm of extreme air sports. But, really, you can make it as extreme as you want it. You can walk on walls and do tricks. Or you can go the mellow route by attempting to balance on the slackline over a foam […]
OC Great Park Playgrounds
Wondering what’s going on with the OC Great Park playgrounds? You’ve heard about the community ice center, the championship soccer stadium, and the tennis courts of the newly opened 194-acre Sports Complex. So far, the park has two public playgrounds with one on the way. You may be familiar with the existing toddler-friendly Kids Rock playground which […]
Quail Hill Community Center Playground in Irvine
Sincere thanks to the City of Irvine for sponsoring this post about the playground at Quail Hill Community Center. The Quail Hill Community Center playground in Irvine is open to the public during community center hours. There’s already an existing Quail Hill Trailhead and Quail Hill Community Park, but the playground came after the Community Center […]
Bolsa Chica State Beach Bike Path
The Bolsa Chica State Beach bike path is an almost 3-mile portion of the 10-mile bike trail which Google Maps calls “Huntington Beach Bike Trail” and what Visit Huntington Beach calls the “Ocean Strand” in Huntington Beach. Whatever you call it, I’m talking about the short stretch that spans from an over-ocean bridge just past Seapoint Street on […]