South OC Playgrounds

South OC playgrounds enjoy beach weather and relatively updated play equipment. You’ll find posts from all of the South OC cities listed below. If you don’t feel like scrolling through the list, check the Playground Map in the sidebar.

Concourse Park in Portola Hills: More Shade plus New Sand and Water Play

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Concourse Park is in the Portola Hills neighborhood of Lake Forest. I never knew how to get to those “houses on the hill” on the way up El Toro Road towards Santiago Canyon and O’Neill Regional Park. You notice the homes up to the left and I always think about what a great view they [...]

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Dinosaur Park in Laguna Hills: Dive Into Undersea Fossils

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Dinosaur Park in Laguna Hills is the most common name I’ve heard for this amazing fossil-themed park behind the Laguna Hills Community Center at the corner of Alicia and Paseo De Valencia. I’ve also heard it called: Dino Park and Prehistoric Park. It’s a great run-around park with 2 different levels and all sorts of [...]

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Del Obispo Park in Dana Point: It’s Not the Playground, It’s the Location

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Del Obispo Park in Dana Point has a very small playground on the grounds of a bustling Dana Point Community Center. Directions:  Exit Interstate 5 at the “Beach Cities” exit and head towards Dana Point Harbor. Turn right (inland) onto Del Obispo after you go under the pedestrian bridge.   The Rec Center is ahead on [...]

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Yosemite Park in Laguna Niguel

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Yosemite Park in Laguna Niguel is a below street level park with the playground set in the back of the park. I almost thought we were in the wrong place, until I spotted the colorful equipment across the grassy area. Directions to Yosemite Park:  It’s very near Laguna Niguel Regional Park near the intersection of [...]

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Christopher Park in Mission Viejo: Where the Palm Shades Play

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Christopher Park in Mission Viejo is a place a friend mentioned in passing.  Of course, I always file away parks I’ve never visited and we stopped at this nice spot for a quick play. Location: Christopher Park is in a neighborhood off Trabuco (between Alicia Parkway and Marguerite).  From Interstate 5, exit at Alicia Parkway [...]

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