Water Play

Heritage Park in Irvine: It’s NEW! It’s Improved! It’s Wet!

Heritage Park

Heritage Park in Irvine comes highly recommended by a Fun Orange County Parks visitor because of its beautiful lake, community center, Fine Arts Center and Irvine Heritage Library. It’s a great place for strolls and picnics. I will miss the unique wooden water tower slide which didn’t make it into the new playground plan. The [...]

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Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center Pool for Splash and Play

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I’d planned to do some splashing at the Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center pool, but the summer somehow got away from me. Luckily, the center is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. So we still have time for some water play. Even after the summer is over, there is a playground nearby which provide a [...]

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Corona Del Mar Beach: Haven for Sunsets and Circle Walks

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Corona Del Mar Beach is a bit of an oddity in the OC beach scene.  It doesn’t fit into any of the regular categories. For instance, it appears to be one beach but there are 3 very distinctly separate areas with different names. I had to enlist the help of readers on our page on [...]

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Los Rios Park in San Juan Capistrano: Saddle Up for Fun

Los Rios Park San Juan Capistrano

Los Rios Park in San Juan Capistrano is a playground addition to the very historic Los Rios neighborhood. If you’ve ever taken the train to the San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station, you’ll be able to find this playground. It sits directly behind Zoomars Petting Zoo. The moms at Just Spotted did a great write-up of [...]

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Huntington State Beach: A Relaxing Slice of Sand Off Brookhurst

Huntington State Beach

Visiting Huntington State Beach is a great way to show your support for the California state park system. My friend, Nancy, introduced it to me last summer. I find it’s worth the drive for the kids to get a great ocean and beach experience, even though I live a fair distance away. I didn’t include [...]

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