Playgrounds with swings

The Balboa Pier and Peninsula Park in Newport Beach: beach playground, bike trail, the original Ruby’s on the pier, and Balboa Island ferry.

Lions Park in Costa Mesa, better known as Airplane Park,still has the beloved concrete airplane and playground next to OCPL Dungan Library.

University Community Park in Irvine has a lot going for it: library, community center, restrooms, nice playground, sports courts and fields.