Outdoor Activities

How to Find Parks with Baby Swings

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I always have parents wanting to know how to find parks with baby swings.  And some who need TWO baby swings for twins!  So this short post is for all of you. Where to check for baby swings on FunOrangeCountyParks.com: I’m not sure if I’ve done it for every post over the last 4 years, [...]

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Camp Quick, Camp Local

Camping at Caspers

Mr. Play Parks spends long hours at his office and yearns to get outdoors on the weekends. Our day trips aren’t really enough for a guy who spent a childhood camping for family vacations.  I’m always up for an adventure, so we decided to test out Caspers Wilderness Park campground for camping local.  If you [...]

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Commit to Parking It All Year at OCParks

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If you want to commit to a New Year’s workout routine, you buy a gym membership.  How about committing to explore more of Orange County’s finest parks, beaches, and wilderness?  Buy an annual parking pass. To get the most value out of your pass, buy it early and go often.  It’s only $80/year for a [...]

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Best Tidepooling and Beaches for Minus Tides (with Tide Table Highlights)

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If you follow our page on Facebook, then you know we went tidepooling on Saturday. There’s a whole science to figuring out the best times to tidepool. What is the tidal range (difference between high and low tides)? Is it a minus tide (super-duper low in comparison to the rest of the year)? Is it [...]

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3 Family-Friendly Hikes in Southern California

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Thanks to Josh McNair from CaliforniaThroughMyLens.com for accepting my invitation to guest post about his adventures! When Michele invited me to write a guest post, I tried to figure out a good fit for this great resource she has created on the parks available in the OC. Since I have a limited knowledge of good [...]

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