OC South

Explore the park and paths on the hill behind Aliso Town Center. And did you know there’s a line of businesses up the hill called City Walk?

Peachwood Park in Lake Forest is a small playground hidden in a neighborhood off Trabuco Road. It’s not even on Google’s map. It’s very near Tamarisk Park and can sometimes …

Membership to the Mission San Juan Capistrano Preservation Society is a MUST for Orange County families. Why? I see something different and learn something new on every visit to the …

Vista Verde Park in Rancho Santa Margarita is small, but shaded by a few big trees.  The park’s main feature is a huge baseball field. We brought our own coffee …

We went whale watching with Dana Wharf and the bottlenose dolphins were such a treat!  I spent a childhood on boats and am lucky to have a lifetime of spotting …

Mr. Play Parks spends long hours at his office and yearns to get outdoors on the weekends. Our day trips aren’t really enough for a guy who spent a childhood …

Nature Park in Lake Forest is in the most unlikely spot: in the middle of industrial park.  Many of you families in South County will know where it is — …

Alicia Park in Mission Viejo (renamed Craycraft Park) is a sports park with a small playground and landscaped picnic & outdoor meeting area.

Tamarisk Park in Lake Forest is tucked up in the foothills above Trabuco Canyon Road. [NOTE: As of September 2013 — Lake Forest is renovating this playground and there is …

Minaya Park in Mission Viejo is not what I’d call a “destination playground” – but every park has its good points. This one is centered in a quiet neighborhood.  There …