1. Marina View Preschool And Kindergarten
City: Laguna Niguel, CA
Category: Education
Telephone: (949) 249-8687
Address: 25301 Sweet Meadow Dr.
Description: This year-round school accepts children as young as one year up through kindergarten and offers a complete education with phonics, pre-reading, and writing skills plus music, dance, and gymnastics. Foreign language is also a major part of the curriculum. Parents will feel secure in leaving their children in this state-of-the-art facility with security and monitoring cameras in every classroom.
2. Laguna Niguel Regional Park
City: Laguna Niguel, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (949) 923-2240
Address: 28241 La Paz Rd.
Description: Located in south Orange County on an 80-acre sprawl surrounded by a lake nearly half the park’s size, Laguna Niguel Regional Park was originally part of a Mexican land grant. Today it is one of the county’s most lush destinations, rich with sheltered picnic areas, barbecues, pedestrian bridges leading to remote areas, and equestrian trails for those who enjoy exploring on horseback. The lake is stocked with trout during the winter as well as bass, bluegill, and catfish year-round with bait and boat rentals located at the park’s boathouse. Sporty types can take to the jogging trails, sand volleyball courts, lighted tennis courts, or the horseshoe pits. The park’s Kite Hill is a favorite spot for remote-controlled airplanes and gliders. There are also a handful of tot lots, and leashed dogs are welcome to accompany their human companions to the park as well. Laguna Niguel Regional Park is open November through March from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and April through October until 9 p.m.
3. A Store For Cooks
City: Laguna Niguel, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (949) 495-0445
Address: 30100 Town Center Dr.
Description: Taking a soup to nuts approach, this specialty store carries a wide array of kitchen gadgets and tools, and it offers demonstration cooking classes that include wine and food pairings. Classes are often taught by local chefs and cookbook authors.
4. Aliso And Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
City: Laguna Niguel, CA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (949) 923-2200
Address: 28373 Alicia Pkwy.
Description: Not far from Laguna Beach are nearly 4,000 acres of wilderness and wide open space that were originally tribal land. Within this expanse are mature trees of mostly oak, sycamore, and elderberry; a pair of streams; 30 miles of designated trails; rare and endangered plants; and many wild animals that dwell here year round.