Parks with shade

Tustin Sports Park near Tustin Marketplace is one of the few in the area with a sun shade along Jamboree and near the Marketplace restaurants.

Alton Park in Foothill Ranch (Lake Forest) has lots of shade and trees, plus opportunities for pretend. It’s the perfect neighborhood park.

Aliso Viejo Community Park playground has shade covers, a fenced tot lot, slides and climbers, & sits among ball fields near Aliso Creek.

Sunset Ridge Park in Newport Beach sits on a corner of the busy intersection to enter the Balboa Peninsula. Fun playground with 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.

Stanton Central Park and Splash Pad provides an awesome gathering place for the community with a water play area open in summer months.

Tamarisk Park in Lake Forest is tucked up in the foothills above Trabuco.  The park was upgraded in Summer 2014 to remove the old-fashioned metal merry-go-round from “the olden days” when …

Heritage Park in Tustin is centrally-located near Tustin Marketplace. Pirate-themed playground is a great spot for family picnics!

Bosque playground at Great Park Trails in Irvine is a kids play area open to the public along the Upper Bee & Bosque areas of OC Great Park.