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University Community Center

4.2 (17 reviews)
Closed 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Tennis handball court

Enclosed tennis/handball courts are rarely full and amazing to work out (or in) any kinks in your swing/game. Rest of the park is a bucolic and clean respite.

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Katherine J L.

cute little grassy play area. Gave it a 4 because the flooring is beat up. Other than that, great area to entertain the kids, pets and family. Also, it's right across Adventure Playground.

Lizelle P.

2 thumbs up for this park! This is a fantastic park for toddlers. I happened to come here because the Adventure Playground next door was closed. The park has everything your toddler needs to occupy themselves for an hour! Play area for little ones and big ones, swings, sand area with a plastic mountain to be climbed, lots of monkey bars and climbing structures, a plastic house and shaded area with benches for mummys/caregivers. The floor is soft foam. The park is clean, green and beautiful.

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Public park. Very big and clean. There are a lot of different areas to explore. Some courts and fields to play. The playground is big and safe. The green areas is also very nice.

Evan C.

This is hands down one of my favorite parks in the city of Irvine. It has the perfect combination of activities to keep children entertained, and also me, a 20 year old male. I came here with my friend Tiffany to help review this park at night so that the community could know more about the nighttime park experience. As we first set foot in the park, the park lights gave us a warm welcome by suddenly turning off and covering the entire playground in darkness. Turns out that this park "closes" at 10PM, but you can still manage to walk into the park even later than that. My favorite part of the park was the spinning structures. This was something that I have never seen in any park before. You jump onto these structures and spin around with your momentum. I was pretty dizzy afterwards if you know what I mean! There are also vending machines at the basketball courts so make sure to keep some spare change on you! All things considered, this is one of my favorite playgrounds to play on at night.

Holly H.

This is a great park. It's right next to adventure playground and the library. It has tons of stuff - tennis courts/concrete wall to hit balls on (squash/smashball?), volleyball, big grassy area, kids play structures. The kids play area has two bits - one for littles, one for bigs. It has infant swings and regular. There is a cool (plastic) rock for climbing. There are tables under a shade for parents to keep an eye on the kids. The play area itself doesn't have much shade. Dog and pushchair friendly as it has concrete path round the park.

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This is a fantastic park. Esp attractive bc it is next to library, community center and an adventure park which is great for toddlers.

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It's located next to the University Park Library and also the Adventure Playground with more space for kids to play and roam.

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So here are the pros & cons. Beautiful park with 2 little lakes. There is a playground on 1 side…read moreas well. You do have to pay for parking and there really is no free parking. However if you go on a holiday, be prepared for long lines to enter and then no parking available. They have overflow parking in the grass which is not my favorite at all. I would probably have left if I hadn't paid for parking. Our party was clear on the other side so they will also stop traffic from entering to that side. Pain in the butt. What can you do. So great park but enter at your own risk! I'm not usually a fan of paid parking parks either. But when there's a group you are going with, what can you do. SYOY!

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