Teeter totter

Irvine Terrace Park in Newport Beach is on the edge of Corona del Mar and near Balboa Island.

Mendocino Park in Laguna Hills features a teeter-totter for a crowd and play equipment for climbing, along with a classic concrete turtle.

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

Reef View Node Park in Laguna Niguel is a small neighborhood playground with a gigantic bear climber, teeter-totter, and swings.

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 …

Arroyo Park in Newport Beach feels like a hidden play place, but it’s near UC Irvine and all sorts of Newport Beach goodness.

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

Tamarisk Park in Lake Forest is tucked up in the foothills above Trabuco Canyon Road. [NOTE: As of September 2013 — Lake Forest is renovating this playground and there is …