the place to go with small kids! mix of beach, playground, and garden area to play soccer! be sure to go early because parking can be a challenge. the light house is currently under renovation but will be available by april. i love this place read more

This is one of the best kid friendly beaches because the beach faces the harbor so there aren't any waves. You can also do a short walk (literally across the street) to get to the "real beach". There is a great play structure for kids with a lighthouse and big slide. There is also a restaurant here called The Lighthouse that has great views and good food. If you come here during Christmas time this is a great location to watch the boat parade if you're lucky enough to find parking! read more

Marina Park - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Great spot to take your kids. The playground is so fun and the beach/marina is right there. The water is shallow and perfect for the little ones. They have bathrooms so that's a plus as well. As expected it gets PACKED and parking is HORRENDOUS so get their early or you'll be waiting for 30+ mins for a spot to open up. read more

Marina Park - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Marina Park is a popular area for locals and tourists of all ages. This is 10.5 acre park. It has water, boats, kayaking, walkways, beach area, picnics, dog walking, eateries, community center for rentals and activities sign ups, basketball courts and much more!!! Even though it was crowded, it was still fun to get your steps in, people watching, simply beauty of the water and boats!!! Our next trip, it would be nice to bring a nice take out lunch to enjoy and then get our steps in!! There's parking here. We had to park a couple of blocks away. All is paid parking. You can pay online!! read more

Marina Park - Lighthouse slide and bathroom below - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

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This parking! A really big slide, things for big kids and small kids, a beach, and a restaurant nearby. We ended up getting takeout from the restaurant and eating it on the beach, then exploring the playground with our toddlers. Love it, I would always recommend visiting this area when coming to Newport Beach with little kids. read more

Marina Park - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

We hung out here during Memorial Day and it was great. The playground is well kept so the kids had a blast. Even the bathroom was not overly gross which was a plus. The best thing was that the beach is also right there so you can enjoy the beach and park all in one. Kids loved playing in the water as well as watching the boats come by. Would definitely come back. read more

Fun family spot! It was walkable from our vacation rental and was a perfect spot for my 6 year old. Clean fun playground area and place to enjoy the water and sand. I just wish it had a second beach shower, in the area we were at. There was a line of people constantly waiting to wash off. Not sure if there were more showers in a different area. Overall we had a great time! read more

Great little spot for all ages. No waves so great for paddle boarding but boat traffic so little to no waves. Over all a good spot to come enjoy the sun read more

Marina Park - Beach fun - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Literally a gem! We've always driven by and I never knew it was an area that we could take the kids! We decided to come out on a Saturday. Finding parking wasn't terrible as there's always people coming and going. There is a no waves bay/beach area and playground and of course the infamous lighthouse slide! Plenty of picnic tables, we saw a lot of parties. We'll definitely come back with more snacks next time! read more

Great spot to take the kiddos and the pup for an afternoon chill! Both my kids love coming here to unwind

There is no better park in the OC. It has a beach, in has a playground, it has a park, a restaurant, a par course, and to cap it all off it has a freaking Lighthouse! What more are you going to ask for? I breezed in on Sunday morning. I found comfortable chairs by the Lighthouse Cafe. I read my book, I would have smoked a ciggy if I had one. It was a spectacular morning, it is just a block from 15th St. All you have to do is show up with the family and make some memories. Come on you know you want to! read more

Marina Park - Idyllic! - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I love this beach because it's very easy waves for the kids quiet and a nice view. I spend every summer at this beach. Excellent place to visit. read more

I have been to many marinas on both west coast and east coast. This place is by far the beat and most professionally run marinas that I have had the pleasure of experiencing. And it is not just the marina itself. The Newport Beach Harbor Department is simply the BEST! They are always so accommodating and incredibly helpful. We have been coming here for several years now and can't praise them enough. PLEASE, please, come check this amazing destination out!! You will mot be disappointed. read more

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The park is really nice, it sits right next to the docks. If you want to deal with the waves but u still want be in area we're you can swim this is just right. Plus it's great for the kids, with "light house" that has slide. You can enjoy the park/ beach all in one. There's also a life guard on that side of the beach. The only down side is that there are lots of boats so it's hard to enjoy paddle boarding or kayaking. Also parking is a drag since the lots have a maximum of 4 hours. read more

Marina Park in Newport Beach, CA, is a summer kid's dream for playtime. As a parent, I most appreciate this park because it is clean, safe, and well-maintained. Kids will love the idea of their own temporary lighthouse with a slide. At the bottom of the slide, poured rubber surfacing will catch your child. Lot and street parking is a close walk away. The lots charge is $2.80 per hour or $28.15 per day for automobiles. This area can get congested, but the times I've been here with my most recent visit being in February 2022 I have went home more refreshed and relaxed. Clean restrooms and picnic tables are nearby. The area is nice. The bay view is pleasing. The waters are calm. The boats. The sun. The beach. I love it all - and all year long. read more

Marina Park - 2/12/22 - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

My kids love this park, it has a light house and at the top a slide down to the playground area and a few feet to the right is the beach and ocean water with no waves and tons of toddlers, mamas/nanny's and kids. Tons of mom meet ups and play dates. Little cafe close by and great views to take pictures of your kids! Love this place wish I lived closer I'd come here more often! read more

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tl,dr: Nice place for a swim! Just beware the parking kiosk. Likes: + No waves! And clean ocean water. Excellent for practicing open water swim for beginners. + There is a safety line to divide the swimming area from the boat area. + The parking kiosk also takes G Pay. Neat! + Plenty of free room to host a picnic or party. + And free public workout equipment! + And it seems you can rent kayaks or SUP by the Lighthouse Cafe. Non-likes: - The parking kiosk cheats your $$!! My parking was supposed to cost $6.20. After I put in $6 cash and a quarter, it said I owed 20 cents left. What?! Then the machine just blipped back to the start menu. Without granting my parking. WHAT?! So we had to pay another $6.20 by credit card. The machine doesn't give you enough time to think on how to resolve that 20 cent debt deceit, then keeps your money! - Towards lunchtime, I paid another $6.20 parking, this time via G Pay, planning to have lunch at the Lighthouse Café. Then we changed our mind about lunch, but couldn't get a refund on that $6.20 spent on G Pay... They should offer refunds within a reasonable grace period. In total, that machine "took" $12.40 from us. - The immediate restroom there lacks paper towels. Gotta walk for a few min if you wanna use the nice restroom. Neutral: . The inner parking along W Bay Ave is ok as long as you arrive early. Or else you have to park along W Balboa Blvd. read more

Marina Park - Do NOT pay by cash to park here. The machine will keep your $6.25, saying you still owe $0.20... Paying by credit card or G Pay should work. - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Love this beach it was a great place to bring my four-year-old to. Would there be no waves? It was easy for her not to get pulled out. And just be able to enjoy herself, and it definitely was a wonderful experience. read more

Loved it here. Great place to bring your kids. There's a playground and then behind it is a baby beach. We even got a water show from the lifeguards. read more

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Great park for families. Perfect place to launch your kayak or paddleboard. Water is calm. You do need to be careful of boats. There is significant boat traffic and some are pretty big. I parked for an hour and it cost me $3.50. Plenty of beach to relax. It is a good place for little kids to experience the ocean without all the big waves. Come out and enjoy the outside! read more

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This is a really cool playground right by the ocean. There's a small strip of sand to hang out. The lighthouse is really cool and where the restrooms are. There are a few picnic tables to hang out. The play structures have a rubber surface but a lot of sand. Luckily an outdoor shower is nearby right by the sidewalk and grass - it makes it easy to rinse off. There's also exercise equipment nearby. I believe a few stations must be scattered along the sidewalk. I can't give this place 5 stars because parking is just terrible! I spent probably 15-20 min looking and my kids were already giving up and saying to go home! Lol read more

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Overall this is a great place to bring young kids. My kids and I were there for several hours and had a good time. There is limited parking so I would suggest arriving early by 9 or 10am. Keep in mind it is very crowded during weekends in the summer. read more

It's the back bay, water is super calm. If u like paddleboarding this wld b the place to go n launch. Clean bathrooms, not far from beach. Not a real big area, n parking is limited. Better parking on the street, n u don't hve to pay. There's a lighthouse right next to playground. Pretty cool! read more

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One of the coolest bathrooms in SoCal. It even comes with a colon slide! - Paid Parking is found here, small lot, but still had a few open spaces even on a busy day. - Safe park, while we were there was police causally patrolling and taking action if anything looked out of place. - Clean park, which seemed to be a theme in Newport Beach. - Views from the top of the bathroom are worth the quick stop here. read more

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Great beach and park area if you have little ones. The water is calm so they can play in the sand without worrying about the waves. Large grassy areas. There was soccer practice going on in each field while we were there. They have a restaurant and clean indoor restrooms as well. There is a private parking lot and to pay you need to know your license plate number so keep that in mind before heading to the pay station. I think it was somewhere around 3$ and hr. You can also pay/add time through the park mobile app. Definitely recommend this little beach and park area. read more

Such a great little park! We love this one since it's fun for both our 2 kids (1 & 5). It's also a great place to make mom friends on the weekend. read more

Marina Park - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

I love this park, I found it accidentally by being in the area....since then I have been here once more. It is located in Newport Beach on Balboa Peninsula. The park has metered parking that is free after 6:00pm, the restrooms are in the front of the parking lot and have been clean both times I was here. This park is kind of small, with picnic tables...you can sit and watch the marina and the ocean as boats sail in and out. There is green grass, the sand, not to mention the clear clean water from the marina. There is also a restaurant on site with outside dining on the patios. There is a play area for the small kids and a lighthouse for the big kids, the landscape is well manicured surrounding the parking lot, restrooms and the event center up stairs. This is appears to be a very safe park with the Sheriff Harbor Station located right next door. read more

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Very clean beach! Loved that the playground is really close to the water, can do the short walk in between water time. Celebrated my daughter's 7th birthday here and she had a blast! read more

Such a cute place. I used to take my kids there all the time when they were little and now since my kids all grown up we still go there to enjoy kayaking and eat from from local businesses. Chocolate bash is the best by the way. Smoothies and mini pancakes are sooo yummy. read more

The best park in Newport for a handful of reasons. They never shut down during covid. They have Lighthouse Cafe right next door for your day drinking rituals. The beach at Mothers is only footsteps away and the parking and bathrooms are real easy to locate on each side of the beach and park. Careful with the tricky lurking crowd of ball players at the basketball hoop and the occasional jellyfish in the water during certain tides and you'll be golden. read more

Marina Park - Groms thankful to be back! - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Probably one of our favorite parks of all times we come here 15 to 20 times each summer or at least per year. I hope it stays safe, clean, well cared for so our kids can continue enjoying it. I was here from the first week they built it. I still come and bring my kids till this day. It's becoming extremely popular I noticed a little bit of garbage on the marina I try to pick up as much as possible but please whoever is reading this take care of it keep it clean so we all can enjoy it. read more

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Love taking our kids here since there's a playground right off the beach with calm water. They also love sliding down from the lighthouse.

For the location alone it gets 5 stars. If you get lucky some street parking is free otherwise you pay per hour. The play structures are smaller in person than in pictures, but still fun. The lighthouse view and slide are unique. OC is just more laid back, so people tend to be friendlier in general. On a hot day you get the best of both worlds: a park and the beach. With part of the park along the shore of Newport/Balboa Island you can sit in the sand or water and enjoy it w/o waves. More appropriate for younger kids, but the atmosphere is breathtaking. read more

Came here for the first time to play last week and it was a sweet time. Brought the dog too, and found free parking along the street, instead of paying in the lot. Spent at least an hour here, and there were tons of kids and their parents. People enjoying the yachts and the nice beach nearby too. Can get crowded beyond 10 am. The lighthouse with slide is really awesome, although we didn't actually slide down the slide this most recent time, which means we'll have to go again soon! read more

Marina Park - Park in background with lush green grass nearby for dogs & picnics - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

My cousin rented the 2nd floor event room and grass area for her wedding last weekend. Rental rates can be found on their website and on the reservation form: http://www.newportbeachca.gov/home/showdocument?id=21410. Marina Park is the brand new community park on Balboa Blvd down the street from the Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel. There are a few pay parking lots nearby and metered parking along Balboa. The community park boasts a kids playground (checkout the lighthouse slide), grass area, boardwalk, cafe and sand area leading to the Balboa Bay area with boat slips. It's cheaper to rent the facilities for a private event if you're a Newport Beach resident, but not that much more if you're a non-resident. We had the event room and grass area from 10 am until 11 pm, with the wedding ending at 10:30 pm. We had to set everything up and take everything down. It was hard work but doable if you're on a wedding budget. Members of the staff were very accommodating and helpful. The staff provided us with some signage to direct guests but we also had our own that we put out for the wedding. They have a list of caterers you are allowed to work with and the deposit amount depends on whether you're serving alcohol at your event. You can also rent the parking lot for your guests as well, but if they live nearby, they can UBER or Lyft to the event. The wedding was beautiful and the sunset over the water was perfect. The facilities here are worth a visit if you're looking for an outdoor venue. read more

Marina Park - We set up the chairs for the wedding on the grass area. This can only be rented if you rent the event room. - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California

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Serene...thats what came to mind when I visited the The Marina Park Community and Sailing Center located in the beautiful City of Newport Beach,California!They feature a beautiful beach side marina and offer programs,classes,community workshops events rental space for private events and a visitor center with full amenities. There is a nautical-themed playground and a bay front beach for sun seekers or swimmers. Lots to do for everyone that visits Marina Park. Nearby is the Newport Beach Village,pavillion and a classic car ferry to cross the harbor-a really great experience at Marina Park Community Center. . . . . #marinaparkcommunitycenter #newportbeach #balboapenninsula #waynesalvatti #godisgood #beachlife #balboablvd #socal #californiadreaming #californiadreamin #lighthousecafe #beachcafe #ilovenewport #ilovesocal #surfing #bodysurfing #thewedge #surfinusa #newportbeachcalifornia #lidoisle #lighthouses #iloveligthouses #serene #peaceful #kids #family #fun #beachfun read more

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What an amazing park! Awesome equipment, harbor access/view, public restrooms and big grassy fields. What more could you ask for. At peak times (late am and late pm & weekends) it can get a little busy, but plenty of parking and space. Expect to pay, but super reasonable for ocean parking ($2.50 ish per hour). The kids loved the slides, jungle equipment and sand! Only down side is no swings :(. Highly recommend checking this park out. read more

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Such a gorgeous park right on the beach. Very clean and so many different areas for kids to play. Different sized slides and activietes for kids of all ages. The views are amazing, making this a great place for parents as well. The park is free and there is a large parking lot which is pretty affordable, a nice way to spend the day as a family. Plenty of benches and places to sit in the grass and sand, we really enjoyed our afternoon here and will be back again soon. read more

This park is one of the best parks I have ever taken My kids to I love that it's located right in the sand and the ocean right next to it if your also looking to workout very close to the park while your kids play they have outdoor workout equipment pretty cool It has an area for toddlers and an area for big kids to play I always drive by but it's always so packed so i never take my kids yesterday I finally got to take them they loved it the bathroom smelled a little funky but other than that it was fun and my kids enjoyed themselves. read more

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We usually avoid going to Newport beach/ balboa area due to traffic and tourist crowd. But Marina park wowed me with its features. The park has its own pay parking lot. And there are plenty of spots. And free after 6pm =) We came here around 7 on a Friday evening and couple of open spaces were available. The park itself is small and no shades are available if you are here around in the afternoon. Good to visit here after 5 pm. Grass area is well groomed and great for picnic/ games. You can see the boats sailing and sending mini waves to the shore. My little ones loved the sand area. Restroom is not well maintained. Overall it is a fun place for families. read more

Marina Park - View of the park from water - Parks Near Me - Newport Beach, California