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Vista Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 349 Google reviews · Running trail in Costa Mesa, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Vista Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park featuring a playground and benches, plus picnic tables and grills.
What runners say about Vista Park
“Nice clean park with a great view of Huntington Beach, the ocean and the Santa Ana river.”
“There’s parking for a few vehicles, restrooms, picnic tables, a playground and beautiful tree covered green space!”
“Quiet off the beaten path, little park.”
“A great place to walk my dog.”
A great place to walk my dog. It always seems cool. Itis a nice place for kids.
This was a beautiful relatively small park. Nice little walking path with benches placed fairly evenly around. Not a lot of parking but it did have restrooms, picnic tables, a playground and a few barbecue grills.
A beautiful park, although very small. There are only about ten parking spaces. There is a small playground for children, very nice. A sidewalk loops around most of the park, but it is not long enough for running. On one end there's a very nice view of the river nearby that extends out towards the ocean state beach.
Vista park is awesome park with a great view of the Huntington beach. There's a gang of squirrels around all over the place. Pretty neat to see them running around getting close to you. This is a good place for a quick picnic better on the weekdays. Weekends are moderately full bit you should be good.
Trail conditions & character
“Great neighborhood park to take the kids to, or stop by for views of the Santa Ana River and trails, Huntington Beach and the sunsets from the Mesa!”
“There’s parking for a few vehicles, restrooms, picnic tables, a playground and beautiful tree covered green space!”
“There’s parking for a few vehicles, restrooms, picnic tables, a playground and beautiful tree covered green space!”
Plan your run at Vista Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitecostamesaca.gov
- Phone+1 714-754-5300
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–7 pm |
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