Shade covers

OC playgrounds with shade covers – mostly in central and south Orange County. With recommendations on how to keep cool on hot days.

Bob Henry Park in Newport Beach is more of a this-is-where-we-play-while-older-sibling-plays-baseball-or-softball kind of park.  In other words, it’s not a destination playground. However, its location makes it the perfect playground …

The Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park in Irvine offers a great playground and gardens by the Irvine Civic Center.

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