Irvine Regional Park=4 Playgrounds + 1 Zoo + 1 Railroad + 1 Lake + Lots of Ponies
Irvine Regional Park is an OC Parks regional park with playgrounds, the OC Zoo, Irvine Park Railroad, a lake, stable, surrey carts, & ponies.
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TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa: Angel’s Playground for Expansive Accessible Fun
TeWinkle Park and Angel’s Playground provide accessible play for all in a rainbow of playful colors and a nature area with lake.
Yorba Regional Park: Yorba Linda by Location, But in Anaheim by Address
Yorba Regional Park in Anaheim is a forested paradise with fishing lakes. Feels like Yorba Linda, but actually in Anaheim. 6 playgrounds!
Heritage Park in Irvine with Water Play Fountains
Heritage Park in Irvine sports a water feature and lots of nautical play on its playground. It’s also near the public library and small lake.
Eisenhower Park in Orange: Where a Little River Runs to a Lake
Eisenhower Park in Orange has a lake and wide open spaces. It’s an adventure to visit and try to find the playgrounds.
Tri-City Regional Park in Placentia: See Turtles in the Lake and Dodge Waddling Waterfowl
Tri-City Regional Park in Placentia boasts a lake and green lawn for picnics. New restrooms and fitness equipment added in 2021/2022.
Clark Regional Park Interpretive Center in Buena Park
I love nature centers and interpretive centers. Sometimes they are dusty and date back to the 70’s, but that makes me love them all the more. The little interpretive center …
El Toro Park in Lake Forest: Tidepools Without the Tide
El Toro Park or El Toro Community Park got press from the Orange County Register a day after its grand opening in September 2010, where reporter Erika Ritchie gave a great …
Carbon Canyon Regional Park: The $5 Park with $10 Worth of Fun
Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea is ridiculously fun. FOUR playgrounds lie in sprinting distance of one another – with views of a small lake. Bring a picnic and plan …
Regatta Grounds Park in Lincoln City, Oregon
I primarily write about playgrounds in my own backyard, but I can’t “turn off” my play radar when we are travelling. Regatta Grounds Park is home to Sandcastle Playground which …