One of my favorite parks is Arroyo Park which located on the ‘east side’ of Yorba Linda off of Yorba Linda Blvd. Next to the fire station, this little park is hidden with a quick turn-in driveway next to a small administration office for the Police Station. I never knew it was there until I went there to meet a Mother’s group one day over two years ago.
There are a few reasons why I love this park but the main one is that it is so secluded from the main road. A great fear of mine is my child running off and into a street filled with fast cars. Never mind the fact that, so far, my darling daughter is a pretty great kid and doesn’t go running far from me. 
But it is a worry of mine! From the parking lot, you walk down a long path to get to the park so it is quite the destination and hidden away from cars driving by.
As you can see from the picture above, the play structures are perfect for younger children and older children. The first area is great for toddlers with small slides and a little tunnel. The second one is good for older ones with monkey bars and three tall slides. It also has foam on the ground which is great for running around, as opposed to the wood chips that kids will get caught in their shoes and throw around at others.
In the summer, Yorba Linda puts up shaded areas over the benches and also the five or six lunch tables. It’s a great place to throw parties and you can reserve the areas at the Yorba Linda City Hall.
I usually go there in the mornings of weekdays but I have gone on the weekends to find the park completely packed with soccer games in the big fields. There are also three baseball diamonds so I assume during the season it is also equally crowded!
Have you been to Arroyo Park before? What do you think? What are other parks that you equally enjoy? I have a few other favorites that I will be posting about in the future.
