Oso Viejo Park is part of the Norman P. Murray Community Senior Center in Mission Viejo. The Senior Center is gorgeous with a fantastic patio garden and nice walkable trail. It’s an all-around great outdoor experience.
Location: From the 5 Freeway, take the La Paz exit and head east past Marguerite Parkway. Make a left on Veterans Way. (Address: 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo) MAP to Oso Viejo Park at the Norman P. Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo
Recommended by: Danielle
Highlights:
- Two AMAZING three-story tunnel slides!
- Swings, chain netting to climb, multiple slides on two separate structures
- Beautiful surroundings: copper bear and statues of children at play, waterfalls, and flagstone hardscape
- Picnic tables surrounding the playground
- There’s even a nature trail behind the playground
Be Aware:
- The big kid structure is definitely BIG with ladders! More hands on for the little ones.
- As you are facing the two large tunnel slides. The one on the left (without the curve) is the fastest. Some moms clocked ME one day (3.4 seconds for the slide on the left, 3.7 for the one on the right)
Checklist:
- Shared parking lot with Senior Center. As you come into the driveway, you can park on the left or right.
- Sand and recycled rubber play surface
- Bathrooms about 50 yards away from play area
- Drinking fountains
- Shade inside the big play structure. A few trees around, but could be hot during summer months.
- Four or five picnic tables with bench seating
- Make sure you take a walk on the nature trail behind the park
- Tiny Oranges website covers this park
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You definitely want to keep the little kids off the 3 story slides – they can go down them extremely quickly and land on their back as they pop out at the bottom. My daughter, who should not have been using the slide, got a scrape on her back from her one time experience with it. There is a smaller kid area that should satisfy everyone. Kids can also get high up in the 3 story gym and it can be interesting trying to get them back down the ladder again when they realize they don't want to use the slide. But overall this is a great park. Lots of sand when so many are choosing woodchips nowadays – we LOVE sand. Also the trails in the back are great for a stroll. Beautiful.