Playgrounds by City

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 …

I had one purpose for attending the media preview of the Los Olivos Apartment Village near Irvine Spectrum: Find out how to access the parks and trails going into what’s …

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 …

The author of a new e-book called “PlaySpaces: 20 of OC’s Best Places to Play and Explore with Kids” sent me a link to her $3.99 Kindle project via Twitter. …

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 …

Some of my readers have been with me since the beginning way back in 2008. Their kids are now school age and we’re still finding places to play outdoors. Others …

Lookout Point sits above the Newport Harbor entrance off Corona Del Mar Beach.   On a very blustery day when we were exploring the coast with the kids, we discovered some …

I get the best questions!  Here’s the latest: “Do you know of any parks in the OC that have monkey bars tall enough for adults to use?” Now, Orange County …

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 …

I always have parents wanting to know how to find parks with baby swings.  And some who need TWO baby swings for twins!  So this short post is for all …