Orange County

Pitcher Park in Orange is a welcoming corner park filled with lush gardens, fruiting trees, and a relaxing picnic area. It’s also a historical treasure and home to Pixies in …

I’ve noticed a growing need for a list of homeschool parks. It’s now commonplace for me to see a homeschool group playing at the playgrounds we visit. In fact, I …

Playground maps are key to finding a playground. As we create custom playground maps for you, we find most parks are not mapped well — or even at all. So …

San Remo Park is a nice Laguna Hills neighborhood park to stop at if you have errands around the Laguna Hills- DMV area. The park may be small and simple …

Our Nature Play Club officially launched on Saturday.  I think every family should participate in a Family Nature Club. It’s easy. It’s fun. You should start your own! Here’s the …

Pearson Park used to be called City Park prior to its name change in 1960 to honor Anaheim’s mayor from 1945-1959. The amphitheater, ball park, and restroom buildings hint at …

Play. April 2010 marks the two year anniversary of this site and I thought a round of thanks is the best way to honor the occasion. Without YOU this blog …

CA Open Space is a personal photo journal of California’s outdoor spaces written by OC outdoor enthusiast, Cindy Crawford (no, not the same Cindy). Cindy and I  have been e-mailing …

Brea Sports Park playground is nice and sand-free. While visiting, you can learn about Brea’s oil town past and enthusiasm for baseball.

Nature Scene Investigators (NSI) are a rare breed. The unit’s top investigators can uncover evidence of a coyote on a trail and spy a woodpecker’s acorn stash with one glance. …