Sand-free parks

Arroyo Park in Newport Beach: Lush Surroundings in a Sunken Canyon

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Arroyo Park in Newport Beach is the second “Arroyo” Park on this website. The other one is in Yorba Linda. San Juan Capistrano has one by the same name, but it’s just a “pocket park” with no playground.  The location of this one is kind of cool because it’s below street level and near the [...]

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Ocean Breeze Park in Laguna Niguel

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Ocean Breeze Park in Laguna Niguel was a great little discovery for our family.  My son spent his time shooting baskets on the very nice basketball court while my daughter played on all the play equipment and visited with other families out for a play day at the park. Location: Ocean Breeze Park is in [...]

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Harry M. Dotson Park in Stanton: Where an X Really Does Mark the Spot

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Harry M. Dotson Park in Stanton is a definite “find.” A reader recommended it ages ago – but I was never in the area to take photos until recently. It’s beautiful, enclosed, and fun for pirate pretend. Location: The location was a little tricky. The maps I consulted didn’t take me to the right place. [...]

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Sand Free Parks in Orange County

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I had another post planned for this Friday, but I had a really nice request for Sand Free Parks in Orange County come into my inbox last night: “I am looking for parks that don’t have bark chips or sand. I would prefer the rubber padded flooring. My granddaughter is autistic and due to the [...]

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Costeau Park in Laguna Hills: Climb into a Kids Only Treehouse

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Costeau Park in Laguna Hills underwent a big renovation in April/May 2011 which removed all the bark play surface and completely replaced it with green recycled rubber.  I was ready to be under-impressed because I liked the old wooden equipment. In fact, I overheard some teenagers say “We played at that old park, like, our [...]

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