Melinda Park in Mission Viejo sits right along Rancho Santa Margarita Parkway on the border of Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita. It has great views of Saddleback Mountain. Directions to Melinda Park: Sits at the corner of Melinda and Rancho Santa Margarita Parkway. Melinda is between Alicia Parkway and Marguerite Parkway. It's also reachable by taking Olympiad … [Read more...]
Cordova Park in Mission Viejo
Longtime reader, Jennifer, told me about Cordova Park in Mission Viejo getting an upgrade in June 2018. I didn't even have the old playground on my blog. It's a nice park right next to Carl Hankey Elementary and Middle School. It's not a playground you'd drive by unless you lived in the neighborhood or really know your way around Mission Viejo. So when she told me about … [Read more...]
Aurora Park: Neat-o Nature Walk and Yellow Taxicab
Aurora Park in Mission Viejo was such a surprise when I first visited this park between Marguerite Parkway and Alicia Parkway in June of 2009. We went there for a playgroup at the end of the school year with our preschool friends. We stayed for 2+ hours! Once we were done playing on the playground, we headed for a nice walk below the park on a sidewalk loop. I now regularly … [Read more...]
Fairy Trail Hike at Oso Creek in Mission Viejo
It was an artistic and miniature fantasyland brought to you by the same Fairyologist who created the Aliso Summit Fairy Trail. You may have read my posts about the Oso Viejo Community Park Playground and the Oso Creek Trail on this blog. In both of those posts, I have you access the trail from the playground since there is a path leading down to the creek from … [Read more...]
Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo
Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo is named for Florence Joyner features a statue of her and artistic details in tribute to Olympic athletes. See if your child can find the rainbow Olympic torch "burning" in a rainbow of color. I love this park. It's always a challenge to post because it's always too busy to shoot photos of the equipment. When I heard the "bing" of the park … [Read more...]