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Little Cottonwood Park: The Busiest Little Playground Around

August 18, 2010

Little Cottonwood Park in Los Alamitos is super popular. So popular, in fact, that it took me a very long time to get photos without kids! I can see why, too. It’s a great and compact little park with two sizable picnic shelters to shade parents and host parties. Location: From Interstate 405, take the [...]

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Serrano Park in Orange: For Sporty Fun and Shaded Picnics

July 30, 2010

Serrano Park in Orange is hidden in a residential neighborhood and comes to us by way of recommendation from Kristi. (Thanks!) It’s a great recommendation, since it’s not even on the map yet. The setting is beautiful with a view – probably out to the ocean on a clear day. Kristi especially noted the path [...]

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Citrus Ranch Park in Tustin: Old Days of Orange Sparkle in Yellow and Green

July 19, 2010

Citrus Ranch Park in Tustin may be the most recommended park in the short history of our site. It’s opening back in February was eagerly awaited by many, since the playground was finished and visible long before the park opened. Location: Exit Interstate 5 at Jamboree (Tustin Marketplace – the mega shopping area with mega [...]

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Tri-City Park in Placentia: See Turtles in the Lake and Dodge Waddling Waterfowl

July 17, 2010

Tri-City Park in Placentia has a beautiful lake in the center with a path that goes around it. There’s even a shortcut that goes across a couple of bridges that my toddler loves and runs for as soon as we start our walk. Tri-City is very near Brea Sports Park. Location: Take the 57 Freeway [...]

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Box Canyon Park in Yorba Linda: Accessible Playground for All Pirates and Knights

June 21, 2010

Box Canyon Park in Yorba Linda was destroyed in the fires of 2008. It wowed me from the first time I drove by to check out the construction. They definitely went above and beyond with the new play structures and surrounding area. I could see the ship’s mast in the distance, and the flags on [...]

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Peralta Canyon Park in Anaheim: Where the Bluebirds and Wild Green Parrots Fly

May 25, 2010

Peralta Canyon Park in Anaheim sits off Santa Ana Canyon Road near the 91 Freeway. It’s another great find by reader, Lisa. In fact, since Lisa is so great at finding North County parks and sharing such detailed info with us — we asked her to be our official North County Parks Reporter. That’s not [...]

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Hart Park in Orange: Sunken Parking and Sunny Playground

May 20, 2010

Hart Park in Orange feels a lot like Pearson Park in Anaheim with its historical buildings, mature trees, pool, and outdoor space for community concerts. The first thing to strike me about the park is the parking lot! We came in off Glassell Street, driving down a short and steep driveway, to enter the parking [...]

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Pearson Park: Anaheim’s Classic Town Square Steeped in Local History

April 12, 2010

Pearson Park used to be called City Park prior to its name change in 1960 to honor Anaheim’s mayor from 1945-1959. You can read about all the Anaheim by reading “A Brief History of Modern Day Anaheim” or watch this short 3 minute video by the Heritage Services Manager. The amphitheater, ball park, and restroom [...]

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Turtle Rock Nature Center and Park

October 30, 2009

Visiting Turtle Rock Nature Center and playground turned into a very enjoyable afternoon for my kids and I back in September. I recorded our day on my Simple Nature Adventures post. I just got a comment on that post reminding me I never actually did a review of Turtle Rock Community Park or the nature [...]

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