Harper Park — Attraction in Costa Mesa

Place feels like your visiting a prison yard with a kids playground and soccer field next to/in it. Run down old school and chain link fence all around. When I say run down I mean really run down!!! Paint peeling off building. Lights missing around the school. Tipped over old dirty tables. Rusty wheel barrel in it's side in what might have been a garden at one time. Trash all around. Maybe the school is closed down... Or majorly under funded. It was hard to tell. I'm guessing it's not used as a school anymore based on the condition it was in. There are better parks. This is a skip in my book. A bit surprised since the neighborhood...

Huge gated, grassy area for kids and dogs to play with lots of huge, beautiful trees for shade. A play structure for kids. Water fountain. Poop bags for dog owners to clean up their dog's poop. And if you're lucky, you can see dragonflies...

I was looking for Dog Parks and this is not a dog park, dogs have to be on leash and can not run and play with other dogs. Very disappointed because it should not be listed underr dog parks when it is NOT...