Chaparral Park

Great park for afternoon or evening hike or even a jog, and taking your dog out for some playtime... lot of folks drive here to go up the stairs to the Suicide Hill which provides awesome views of the city of Irvine and Orange County, and even as far West as the Pacific Ocean and on a clear day, even views of downtown Los Angeles. The park has couple of play areas for the kids and remains a favorite spot for school children from Bonita Canyon Elementary. Just a nice park to hangout! There are no restrooms here though...closest public restrooms are at Turtle Rock Community Park which is three minutes drive.

This place is great for a hike! I recommend taking the stairs over the dirt path for safety. It is very clean and big. The virw is great for seeing the whole Irvine. Whenever I feel like I need exercise, I will definitely come back.

Excellent hike for kids, it has stairs and paved path 90% of the way to the peak. My kid enjoyed the hike to the peak. Will come back again!