Canyon View Park at Sea Summit in San Clemente

Canyon View Park at Sea Summit in San Clemente is a compact 2-5 year old playground right below the Outlets at San Clemente.

You can access the nearby Sea Summit Trail directly from the park. It’s the perfect location to use as a home base if you make a loop of the trail.

How to Get to Canyon View Park at Sea Summit in San Clemente: Exit I-405 at Avenida Vista Hermosa and park at the Jim Johnson Memorial Sports Park off the Vista Hermosa freeway exit. Then walk down Vista Hermosa, turn right onto Avenida Costa Azul and keep following it to the left and straight to the roundabout where the park sits. (Address: 18 Via Artemesia, San Clemente) MAP TO CANYON VIEW PARK IN SAN CLEMENTE

Highlights:

I predict that the kids will dub this the “butterfly playground” or “bug playground” because of the whimsical theme
Ocean views from the playground!
Picnic area and restrooms are very close by playground with benches for viewing
Nice to have it dedicated to smaller 2-5 year olds without any big kid equipment nearby
Awesome weather since it’s close to the beach
Access to the Sea Summit Trail via accessible trail section – easy to make a short loop with a stroller from here
Vista del Sol Park is right down the street – no playground, but restrooms and more picnic area overlooking the ocean
2 bench swings and 1 baby swing

Be Aware:

Only a small number of parking spaces in the lot – so City of San Clemente suggests you park outside the community at the future sports park
No shade over playground