Yorba Linda

Veterans Park in Yorba Linda

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Veterans Park in Yorba Linda is a new-to-me park that has quickly become part of our regular park rotation. Large, older trees provide ample shade on the smaller of the two structures here until a little before noon. Once the shade has moved off the structures, there is still a good amount to be found [...]

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Shapell Park in Yorba Linda

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Shapell Park in Yorba Linda is a great, quiet little park for smaller or less-coordinated kids.  We usually run into toddlers there. There are some nice views of the surrounding hills, but you don’t feel like you’re up high and totally exposed like many of the other Yorba Linda parks. It’s ideal for picnics. Location: [...]

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Bryant Ranch Park in Yorba Linda

Bryant Ranch Park

Bryant Ranch Park in Yorba Linda sits up in the hills with views across the 91 to Anaheim Hills. This playground is in the same part of town as Brush Canyon Park, Box Canyon Park and Eastside Park. Location: Exit the 91 at Gypsum Canyon Road.  Turn right onto La Palma Avenue, followed by a [...]

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Arroyo Park Serves Up Shade for Picnics

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Arroyo Park in Yorba Linda is right off Yorba Linda Boulevard sharing the parking lot with a police substation. There’s a wide expanse of grass which serve as soccer fields. I saw a family using the empty field as a place to run and play. The adults led the way along the chalk lines and [...]

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San Antonio Park: Green and Grassy with Playgrounds for Horsing Around

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San Antonio Park is easy to find from the main strip of Yorba Linda Boulevard, but when you arrive you’ll feel miles away from everything. Location: From the 91 Freeway, take Yorba Linda Boulevard towards downtown and turn right onto San Antonio Road. You’ll wind up the hill past some incredible homes. Make a left [...]

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