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Monkey Bars for Grown-Ups?

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 is a big place and there are almost 900 parks here.  At the time of writing, I've covered 240 on this website.  So I'll see if I can narrow it down a bit -- by looking through all my photos to refresh my memory.  Of course, playgrounds are only rated for 2-5 year olds and 5-12 year olds -- so take that into account.

*=Restrooms
^=Portable Toilets

NOTE: Most of these parks are in South OC -- if you know of any in your neighborhood, please add to the comments.  Also, I can't vouch for how tall these are, I just know they aren't on the 2-5 year old playsets. I have been to all the playgrounds, it's just been a while for some of them.

Aliso Viejo Parks
Acorn Park*
Aliso Viejo Community Park*
Argonaut Park

Hummingbird Park^
Iglesia Park
Oak Park^
Ridgecrest Park*
Springdale Park^

Dana Point
Dana Crest Park
Shipwreck Park
Thunderbird Park^

Laguna Beach
Lang Park*
Moulton Meadows Park*

Laguna Hills
Clarington Park
El Conejo Park
Knotty Pine Park
Mandeville Park
Mendocino Park
Stockport Park

Laguna Niguel
Laguna Niguel Regional Park (Main Playground)*
Niguel Heights Park

Lake Forest Parks
Concourse Park
Foothill Ranch Community Park*
Rimgate Park

Mission Viejo Parks
Barbadanes Park
Castille Park
Christopher Park
Pavion Park
Valyermo Park

San Clemente Parks
Bonito Canyon Park*
Marblehead Park*
Talega Park*


San Juan Capistrano

Bonita Park

Trabuco Canyon
O’Neill Regional Park*

CENTRAL & NORTH OC

Spyglass Hill Park in Newport Beach
Balboa Pier Playground* in Newport Beach
Las Lomas Park in Irvine
Fred Barrera Park in Orange
Citrus Ranch Park in Tustin
Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park

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