Picnic tables

Moon Park in Costa Mesa is near the Santa Ana River Trail with a 30 foot concrete moon. Most use the park as a start for bike rides.

Hummingbird Park in Aliso Viejo has everything I wanted out of a play place as a kid. It’s sunken below street level so it feels kinda secret and hidden. It’s …

Village Green Park in Laguna Beach fits perfectly into the vision an artistic enclave. A small neighborhood park with ocean views.

Bluebird Park in Laguna Beach is a playground entirely fenced with a big blue rocketship, a gem-studded turtle sculpture, and trike track.

Eastbluff Park in Newport Beach is a nice little neighborhood playground near a baseball diamond. How to Get to Eastbluff Park in Newport Beach: On Newport Beach side of the …

Citrus Ranch Park in Tustin was probably the most recommended park back in 2010. It’s opening in February 2010 was eagerly awaited by many, since the playground was finished and visible long before …

Pioneer Road Park in Tustin features a log cabin picnic shelter and covered wagon play equipment, plus a summer-only water play area.

Craig Regional Park in Fullerton offers fun for kids with multiple playgrounds and an easy picnic spot for families near the Brea Mall.

Foothill Ranch Community Park in Lake Forest has a high-tech, giant-sized teeter-totter and shade covers over the picnic tables.

Capistrano Beach Park, better known as Capo Beach, is one of my favorite Orange County beaches – not for swimming – but just to pull into the parking lot, pile …