Wakeham Park — Attraction in Costa Mesa

I played sand volleyball here a few times and have to say it's one of the poorest quality sand volleyball courts I've been to in the OC. The sand is very densely packed, shallow, and coarse. One person made the mistake of diving for the ball and really cut up his knees and hands.

Be careful before playing if you're playing barefoot because there are surrounding trees with those spikey seed pods that can fall onto the court.

The sand should really be turned over to loosen it up, more sand should be added and the sand should be changed to a finer sand type.

We ended up setting up a grass net to play. Plenty of open...

This park is lovely, and I have so many memories here! If you want to have a party or meeting, this is the place. There is minimal parking, so you may need to park a bit further. If you're carrying things this may be a problem. There are two playgrounds and a rock-sand pit. There are also two swing sets totaling to eight swings, two of which for very young children. There are three areas for parties, each come with tables and a concrete grill. There is also a basketball court and a big...

Great place to have a b-day party or anything like that. the kiddie play ground is kool, all the equiptment is to par and well maintained. The park over all is nice and clean, no vagrents and miscreants wondering around creeping the kids out, the bathrooms are clean and always stalked well with toiletries and soap. The grass is nice and green all the time, the b-ball hoops are in good shape and the asphault is well maintained. They also have a volley ball area with...