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The Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park in Irvine offers a great playground and gardens by the Irvine Civic Center.

Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange is an awesome spot for a family walk in nature. It also has a nature center with local exhibits.

Arroyo Park in Newport Beach feels like a hidden play place, but it’s near UC Irvine and all sorts of Newport Beach goodness.

Find out what OC Great Park playgrounds have to offer families with fun play features and also links to the public Bosque playground.

The Woodbridge Village Center play area in Irvine is also home to classes for kids, movie theater, bookstore, restaurants and climb-on frogs!

Seabridge Park in Huntington Harbour has a pirate playground & secluded beach at the tip of the harbor — known as Mother’s Beach.

The Bolsa Chica State Beach bike path runs past the beach, visitor center, and restaurants just past the main Huntington Beach.

The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve south entrance is the perfect entry to wetlands for families. See wildlife from the bridge!

Seal Beach Pier playground called Eisenhower Park provides all sorts of fun for the family – embodying the best of a California beach town.

Heritage Park in Tustin is centrally-located near Tustin Marketplace. Pirate-themed playground is a great spot for family picnics!