Ocean views

Alta Laguna Park in Laguna Beach is high on a hill and often called Top of the World with views of the Pacific and Orange County inland.

Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach offers a playground that helps kids learn ocean lessons at the playful lifeguard tower.

Picnic Beach in Laguna Beach is an excellent spot for sandcastle building and dolphin spotting with picnic areas to view sunsets.

Lantern Bay Park in Dana Point is one of the best places for an ocean view family barbecue. New playground with roller slide in 2021.

Crystal Cove State Park offers space for tidepooling, beach trips, nature rambles, and whale watching from the shore in Newport Beach.

San Onofre Beach Trail 4 is one of six trails leading down to the beach from the bluffs at San Onofre State Beach. Dogs are allowed on Trail 1 and …

Seabridge Park in Huntington Harbour has a pirate playground & secluded beach at the tip of the harbor — known as Mother’s Beach.

The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve south entrance is the perfect entry to wetlands for families. See wildlife from the bridge!

Seal Beach Pier playground called Eisenhower Park provides all sorts of fun for the family – embodying the best of a California beach town.

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. …