playgrounds

Heritage Park Play Island in Cerritos

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Heritage Park Play Island in Cerritos is not officially in Orange County, but it is definitely a destination playground worth visiting.  Your kids will get to play on fun equipment and while getting a small dose of history about the American Revolution.  A reader pointed me in the direction of Heritage Park in Cerritos by [...]

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Rimgate Park in Lake Forest: Bounce a Ball and Play Tag

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Rimgate Park in Lake Forest was one of those put-your-finger-on-the-map-and-see-what-park-is-nearby finds for us.  No one was there when we first arrived which encouraged the kids to scurry from structure to structure to see what the place had to offer them by way of pretend play.  They ended up playing a form of Little House on [...]

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OC Playgrounds with Cars, Trains and Rocketships to Get Kids Moving

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Parks often earn their name from their main attractions. Kids proudly proclaim them: Bumpy Slide Park, Dinosaur Park, or Dizzy Park for the spinning contraptions. Well, I’ve got some park suggestions that will take you somewhere! OC playgrounds with cars for driving, trains for riding, and rocketships to take them to the Moon! Cars The [...]

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Heritage Park in Irvine: It’s NEW! It’s Improved! It’s Wet!

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Heritage Park in Irvine comes highly recommended by a Fun Orange County Parks visitor because of its beautiful lake, community center, Fine Arts Center and Irvine Heritage Library. It’s a great place for strolls and picnics. I will miss the unique wooden water tower slide which didn’t make it into the new playground plan. The [...]

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Talega Park: Tiered Play for Multi-Level Fun

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Talega Park in San Clemente is unusual for its layout. It sits at the dead end of a residential street where the restroom building and swings are at the base of the park. Climb up one level and there’s a structure with monkey bars and swinging pedestals. Then one more level brings you to the [...]

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