A city sports complex (grand opening February 2012) with a 50-meter competition pool, 25-yard activity pool and water-play structure, synthetic-turf soccer/football fields, baseball diamonds, a 1-mile decomposed-granite loop, and Courtney's Sandcastle universally accessible playground with sensory garden.
Practical facts. Park hours 6 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Aquatics Center hours roughly Mon–Thu 5:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Fri to 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 12–4 p.m. Phone (949) 429-8797. Resident discounts; rec-swim reservations required online in summer. On-site parking, restrooms.
Seasonality and crowds. Summer rec swim and youth-sports seasons busiest.
Know before you go. It's inland (~4 mi up from I-5), across from Target; rec-swim hours change seasonally and often require advance online booking.