Best places: Tourist attractions in Costa Mesa, United States

Home to many bird species, this 135-acre park offers an interpretive center & hiking/biking trails.

This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.

208 acres with 5 distinct habitat zones, home to native plants & wildlife, scenic views & trails.

Spacious education center features estuary history exhibits & interactive displays, Tuesday-Sunday.

Paved paths along the water here offer sweeping views of the bay & the ocean, plus parking.

Small park featuring a playground, picnic tables, baseball field & community center.

Basic park set in a residential neighborhood, with a playground, picnic tables & open green space.

City sports park offering 2 baseball/softball diamonds, a basketball court & a playground.

Large, tree-bordered, neighborhood park with a playground, plus a volleyball & basketball court.

👍👍 Favorite park to watch the sunset at!

Compact, minimalist sculpture garden intended as a representation of the state of California.

👍 Enjoyed the park. Away from major traffic and well kept landscaping.

Free museum & education center with exhibits & programs celebrating Orange County veterans.

Park divided into 6 areas by plant groups to showcase diverse habitats along the Santa Ana River.

👍👍 A small beach that is perfect for families with toddlers since it’s part of the Bay and hence it’s flat and very shallow. Has lots of tiny fish and shells, rocks to climb and explore and a paddle boarding and kayak store with bathrooms, showers, a vending machine and a big parking lot. A wonderful s...

👍👍 Visiting from Salt Lake City for a quick weekend getaway. Found kayak tours online and decided, sure why not! Well, when my wife and I got there, we found out were there the only 2 signed up! I fully expected them to cancel the tour, but NO! There were 4 guides and us and it was an AMAZING and f...

👍👍 Nice park, decent amount of space, well maintained. Perfect to bring the dogs down to play. Playground for children also.

Playground with a dome simulating the lunar surface in commemoration of the 1969 moon landing.

10-acre community park featuring a multi-sport playing field & a playground with swings.

Museum of rotating exhibits dedicated to American Impressionist art depicting the CA landscape.