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Home » Playgrounds by City » OC Central

Central Orange County Parks Index: Outdoor Adventures from Costa Mesa to Tustin

Central Orange County parks are featured on this page. Please recommend your favorite parks in central OC, by using the Recommend a Park button under the playground map, so we can build on your insider information.

Costa Mesa Parks

  • Tewinkle Park (Angel's Playground)

Fountain Valley Parks

  • Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park

Huntington Beach Parks

  • All Huntington Beach Parks
  • Bolsa Chica Wetlands
  • Huntington Beach Central Park WEST
  • Huntington State Beach off Brookhurst
  • Peter Green Park


Irvine Parks

  • Aldrich Park at UC Irvine
  • Blue Gum Park
  • Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park
  • Great Park (Orange County - with the big orange balloon)
  • Heritage Park
  • Irvine Central Bark (for dogs)
  • Meadowood Park
  • Northwood Community Park (Castle Park)
  • Orchard Park
  • Pretend City Children's Museum (indoors)
  • Settler's Park
  • Splashy Play at Irvine Spectrum
  • Sweet Shade Park
  • Turtle Rock Nature Center and Community Park
  • Valley Oak Park
  • William R. Mason Regional Park
  • Woodbury Park with Garden Maze (Small Park)
  • Woodbury Community Park (Large Park)

Los Alamitos Parks

  • Rush Park


Newport Beach/Corona Del Mar Parks

  • 38th Street Park
  • Bonita Canyon Sports Park
  • Coastal Peak Park
  • Crystal Cove State Park
  • Eastbluff Park
  • Irvine Terrace Park
  • Newport Coast Parks
  • Newport Ridge Community Park (private)
  • Newport Island Park
  • San Miguel Park


Orange
(City of) Parks

  • Eisenhower Park
  • Grijalva Community Park
  • Irvine Regional Park
  • La Veta Park
  • OC Zoo (Quiz)

Santa Ana Parks

  • Santa Ana Zoo Playground
  • Santiago Park

Tustin Parks

  • Cedar Grove Park
  • Pioneer Road Park
  • Tustin Sports Park

Central Orange County City Park Links:

  • Costa Mesa (simple map linking to individual parks with chart & photo slideshow)
  • Fountain Valley (list of park names and addresses)
  • Huntington Beach (list of parks and addresses, featured parks have slideshow)
  • Irvine (public park and facilities inventory pdf chart)
  • Los Alamitos (Laurel Park fact sheet)
  • Newport Beach(location listing with links to extensive photos and searchable database)
  • Orange (parks and facilities list with links to unique flyers with photos and information)
  • Santa Ana (map with links to photos and limited info)
  • Santa Ana (map with links to photos and limited info)
  • Seal Beach (list with amenities and links to selected photos)
  • Tustin (list with address and amenities and link to photo slideshow)
  • Villa Park (no links found)

More Central Orange County Playgrounds

  • Adventure Playground in Huntington Beach Central Park 2025
  • Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Newport Beach
  • San Miguel Accessible Park in Newport Beach
  • 6 Best Toddler Beaches with No Waves

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