Harper Park is a small park located in Costa Mesa next to Harper Preschool. There is not much here…read moreother than a kids playground, grassy areas, and soccer fields. There are plenty of tall trees for shade and is quiet. Street parking only and no public restrooms.

Harper Park is a wonderful fully gated neighborhood park. Not dog friendly. Costa Mesa park rangers…read moreand Costa Mesa Police Departmartment stop by often and write $300+ tickets for dogs off leash. Dogs are welcome on leash and you must be responsible for picking up your dogs poop! People will call you out harshly if you don't. Green lush grass, great playground for the kiddos. No public restrooms. No tables- the one table there has seats that are 10 inches too short. LOL

Fairview Park is one of my favorite places to walk and run because there are endless route options…read more You can stay around the park on dirt or paved trails, climb the stairs for a workout, enjoy the grassy open areas, or connect to the Santa Ana River Trail and head all the way to the beach. The trails also connect by bridge into Costa Mesa, where you can grab coffee or food after your workout. The people on the trails are friendly, and the park workers are always courteous, stopping their trucks to let pedestrians pass. Wildlife is part of the experience, so be aware of coyotes, snakes, rabbits, and squirrels. I also recommend staying aware of your surroundings and avoiding walking alone in the early morning or late evening. Whether you're looking for a relaxing walk with a friend, a quick mile, or marathon training, Fairview Park is awesome!

Huge park with hiking trails. Plenty of parking spaces. Very nice neighborhood place to hang out…read more They have public restrooms and tennis/baseball courts there. People go here to have photoshoot sessions. I love going here.

Beautiful & clean kept park! My 10 month old enjoyed the playground the bathroom is clean as well…read more Though there is some construction going on, they didn't hinder our nice stroll around the pavement to enjoy some fresh air and nature after a big meal.

- Didja know there's a discrete spot in this park that you can reserve? We didn't. Polees kicked us…read moreoff this lil amphitheater circle (33°40'15.0"N 117°53'48.6"W) after we were already all set up. Had to relocate our tables, canopy, etc elsewhere. The park should post signs at all reservable spots, save unknowing guests the hassle. - Restroom sink has low water pressure. And no paper towels. . Restrooms located next to Angels Playground: M4C3+CWV Costa Mesa, CA. . Decent amount of parking near Angels Playground, but crowded on weekends: M4C4+75C Costa Mesa, CA. . Alternate parking: M492+MW7 Costa Mesa, CA. + Otherwise amicable ambience. - No pickleball courts. + Nicely located near OC Fair and OCC, and right by the 405-55-73 freeway triangle.

An awesome park. I just wished it had a soccer goal to play. I know it has a basketball court and a…read morebaseball field and 2 playgorunds, but if we could get 2 soccer goals or 1 it would be amazing!

I was surprised at how large the park was and had basketball and baseball field. The kids'…read moreplayground is well kept and maintained. The playground is one of the largest I've seen in the area--a hidden gem.

Not so much a park. More of a walking trail around a flood…read morecontrol basin The Good: a convenient hiking/walking trail for the residents of Huntington Beach. It's maintained twice a year, once before and once after bird nesting season. Lots of wildlife in this small natural space in the urban jungle. The Bad: This is a basin, which means it holds water, which means it's a breeding site for mosquitoes. Dress accordingly. Also, they only maintain the vegetation twice a year. It becomes quite overgrown, and it invites undesirable natural and urban predators, like coyotes or meth creatures, homethheads addictedus Also, the dog owners that don't leash their dog. It's very annoying but typical HB resident behaviors. Be alert of both dog and owner when suggesting they follow the rules. The Ugly: the filthy meth creatures (homethheads addictedus) that not only disturb the residents and park goers, but the wildlife. You gotta have some "situational awareness" at this park. Especially if you're alone or have kids. Keep them close.

When I moved here 13 years ago, I wanted to be part of the community, so I responded to an ad in…read morethe paper for a cleanup day at Bartlett Park. My kids now just call it the dirt park. When we arrived for cleanup day, we began to learn about this little bit of open space in the "walled city" of HB. Lots of homeless people live in the park. They were given time to clear out their personal belongings and the suckers brought in had the lovely chore of clearing out their garbage. The next day, the homeless were allowed back in. Just great. Hey, I realize the homeless need to be able to sleep somewhere, but I don't want to be the one to clean up their crap and welcome them back home with open arms. I started studying about the history of this park. Most know about the historic Newland House and Newland Barn in the rear of the Newland Center mall. But the lower portion, the undeveloped area is quite a mess. The area behind the main mall, the upper portion, is owned by the city and the lower portion, down near Adams Ave. is owned by the county. The city portion is a protected Indian burial ground, tree sanctuary and home to some kinds of protected insects, as well as home to a bunch of coyotes. The lower area is similar but is also a flood control channel, formerly operated by the county. Recent development has rendered the flood control useless but it still fills up with water and produces some lovely moss covered mosquito breeding grounds. Kids use the open space for various unsanctioned activities. There have been bmx bike jumps and ramps dug into the ground with shovels, paintball and pellet ball areas and there is a big nightlife in here for teenagers to do what teenagers do. The sound of helicopters in the area remind us about this activity and folks know cat burglars forage for goods in cars and open garages and stash them in the unpatroled park. Its actually a great area for folks to walk their dogs during daylight and people are generally cool about picking up after them. They have a few trash bins and a dog waste bag dispenser. There was a study conducted years ago about potential development. The most popular thing neighbors wanted was a golf course, to replace a closed down course on PCH 20 years ago. The least wanted thing neighbors wanted was also a golf course. Pretty funny. Ball field or soccer fields are sorely needed but the city has decided to create some walking trails, a tot-lot park, some picnic areas and leave it relatively undeveloped. Since this was voted on, 3 years ago, next to nothing has happened yet. We will see what the future holds.

I discovered this park during my stay at Newport Coast during the Memorial week holiday. I used my…read moreAI Grok in my Tesla guided me here for places to go on Memorial Day. I was pleased to get there just in time to enjoy the 250th anniversary celebration, music, a fith grade drawing competition and American flags lining the trailways of the entire hiking trail. It was a beautiful site to see and experience. The event also set up a temporary memorial area which honored California Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Beautiful views of the back bay, so I'll be returning in the future for a hike.

Castaways park is a special park. This is the epicenter for magnificent events in Newport Beach…read more Nothing good happens in Newport Beach until it happens at Castaways park! And the views of Backbay, the harbor, and the ocean are the best around. There is a story about how many years ago when Newport Beach was under water, sailors would dock at Castaways Park for that 360 degree view looking for pirates. And a ship carrying the affluent from another continent crashed and everyone onboard became a castaway at what is now called Castaways Park.

Pinkley Park is a small park located in Costa Mesa behind the Westport Square Shopping Center…read more There's not much here other than a kids playground, grassy areas, and some benches. It's a quiet park with street parking only.

Birdie the terrier loves, absolutely LOVES to smell everythaaaang! So instead of just walking her…read morearound the neighborhood I decided to take hherto Pinkley Park. I for one love parks! This was right before noon, perfect timing- no one else was there! She was able to smell the entire park! It's in a nice quiet neighborhood, with a shopping center right behind it. It's a nice size park. They have benches and picnic tables as well, so bring your sweetie and have lunch! A little playground for the kiddies. Large grassy area! Plenty of room for all to run around. Sad part though, a tree was down this CA drought hasn't been too kind to our trees. All in all if you're looking to take a nice brisk walk/jog or to walk your four legged pal- this is a sweet park to do so! At the hour I went, it was pretty safe as well. Well I am in Newport right? Lol. Or is this still Costa Mesa? (I am not a local, visiting a gal pal) for being winter though, it feels like a beautiful spring day oh and the squirrels were out and about as well. Birdie chased one up a tree! The squirrel wasn't too scared though, because it stopped and looked right at Birdie and wiggled its nose! They were both smelling one another! Ahhhh, park adventures!

The park is very well maintained with decades old plants and trees. The restrooms are unavailable…read moreunfortunately. I do have to wonder (as the signs are tattered) if that is a homeless preventive measure.

We were riding our bicycles along the Santa Ana river trail and I needed a place to park our truck…read more I chose this park because it looked clean and safe and there's no restriction on parking. I don't like to park on the residential streets as some home owners don't want you parked in front of their home all day. The restroom was clean but it smelled bad even with the long ceiling vents wide open.