Talbert Regional Park consists of a small active park that allows picnicking and informal recreation, while the trail system allows for observation of natural resources and linkage to other parks up and downstream along the Santa Ana River. Group use within the habitat areas is permitted by guided walks and individual use is facilitated by interpretive signage.

TeWinkle Park is a 49-acre park with a lake offering playground, baseball, tennis courts, basketball, barbecues, picnic shelters and amphitheater.

Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 United States Census.

Fairview Park is the City’s largest park, hosting 195 acres of open space – natural area, and 13 acres of manicured landscape for a total of 208 acres. Within the 195 acres of open space there are two Nationally Registered Cultural Resource Historic Sites and five distinct habitat ecosystems which are home to many rare and endangered plant and animal species.

The Noguchi Garden, also known as the California Scenario, is a renowned sculpture garden located in Costa Mesa, California. Designed by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, the garden is a beautiful and tranquil space that showcases his unique artistic vision.