Pavion Park

Star taken off for lack of bathroom facility. Fantastic park with variety of equipment for multiple ages.

I had high hopes for this park based on other Unilocal reviews & the community bulletin, maybe I expected too much. The biggest disappointment was that the electronic game system was NOT WORKING. Maybe I just couldn’t figure it out (if that was the case then that is still a big problem)…but at least 6 other moms/​dads/​kids tried to get it working and nobody could get anything out of it either in the hour that we were at the park today (9 – 12). That was a big bummer! Another problem was the lack of bathrooms. Also, it felt as if there should be more stuff there; it was billed as the 2^nd largest park in Mission Viejo but it didn’t feel like that at all. Now, having said all that, it is still a nice park. The spongy surface is great & the «zip line» was fantastic. There are electronic animal kiosks on the playground that my 2 & 4.5 year old really enjoyed, but other than that it was just a regular park like so many others in O.C. So, 3 stars, somebody let me know if that electronic game works, & if it does work, how do you turn it on???

I would pay to take my son to Pavion Park. It’s quite peaceful and the features for a park are extraordinary.
There is a focus here for children of all abilities.
It has similarities to the Imagination Playground (in NYC and all over the world)
but it is more guided and some play areas require more parental involvement than others.
It’s a perfect mix of traditional, modern, and futuristic and we love it.
We are looking forward to spending another early evening of fun here.

This park has amazing, interactive playground equipment that is unique and highly entertaining for children of all ages. Everything is very clean and new-​looking. It is worth a visit if you are in the area, as it is yet another example of the awesome parks in Mission Viejo.
The entire surface of the playground is a soft, spongy material of different bright colors. There are many little «spinner» poles for kids to spin around on, as well as several different swing sets. One set of swings has a «chair» style which gives a little different feel, and can accommodate very small children as well.
There is also a «tire swing,» which is a two-​seat ring suspended between four poles that slides back and forth between them when pushed. The ride can accommodate several kids at once and was in constant use when I was there.
Another unique feature is an electronic game where kids have to push buttons on various poles for the red team or green team. WIth a large group, the game can be very fun and is almost an «arcade» like feature but costs nothing to use.
Finally, the play «jungle gym» areas with traditional slides and climbing rocks are available as well. There is a unique six-​seat bench on the side of one of them which rocks back and forth, reminiscent of a carnival ride.
Unlike most, these climbing and jungle gym areas are wide and large enough to accommodate helicopter parents that want follow their kids and never be more than one foot away from them, as seems common practice these days.
The only drawback as others have noted, is the lack of shade from canopies or large trees around the playground area. There are some trees which are getting bigger and offer some shade, but only a few seats at a time. I imagine in a few years when the trees are bigger, it will be outstanding.

Great park because it is new and my toddler loved the equipment.
However, as others mentioned there is NO shade and we could not stay long. Also, there were only 2 baby/​toddler swings and we had to wait for one to become available.

Best park ever! It was so amazing! It had various activities for the kids and very modern.

Be aware, this park has no shade and no bathrooms! , play equipment already hot and not even summer! Good for winter play. Benches for parents, they too were hot.

This is a huge and marvelous a refurbished park with tree house and rock formation and unusual swings and mazes and that is a lot of fun for my kids to play with. There are a lot of a nice and benches and chairs with coffee table for parents just said and watch the kids from. It is the nicest children’s playground in Orange County that I have seen. Only drawback is no restroom so I bring pee bottles in car.

So fun to bring my 6 year old here. Loved everything except one thing was not working.