Playgrounds by City

San Miguel Park in Newport Beach has a sports field next to a small, but fun playground. You’ll love the small boulders & interactive panels.

Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Newport Beach has fields for sports play, in addition to two separate playgrounds for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups.

Bear Brand Park in Laguna Niguel is one of the smaller Laguna Niguel parks located very near Ocean Ranch shopping center.

Cabot Park in Laguna Hills is a tiny playground in a convenient location between Oso Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway off Interstate 5.

Marblehead Park in San Clemente has easy directions from the freeway and should be cooler since it’s by the beach.

Sweet Shade Park in Irvine features some unusual climbing equipment and a little kid playground in the Villages of Columbus community.

Newport Dunes beach cottages weren’t even on my radar during my days as a student at UCI. I drove by the corner of Jamboree and PCH countless times. My husband …

Los Olivos Community Park near Irvine Spectrum is near the site of the old Irvine Meadows Amphitheater off of Irvine Center Drive.

Creekside Park in Dana Point sits right off of Stonehill Drive near Interstate 5. Many families call it “Stonehill Park.”

Seaview Park in Laguna Niguel and the nearby Aliso Summit Trail saved us from one of those days when we were feeling the need to get into the great wide open outdoors. …