Surfside, California Parks and Play

The small gated community of Surfside doesn't have a parks & recreation department of its community because it isn't really a city. It is a gated complex on the beach with services and other amenities provided by the City of Seal Beach.

However, the beach is as good a playground as it gets, and no one complains (especially kids) about the playground on the beach. The play unit contains swings, slides, and toddler swings. It has all sorts of colorful climbing things for kids.

In addition to the play equipment, there are volleyball posts though no nets were provided the last time we looked. The span of the beach approx. 1/2 mile in Surfside contains several volleyball posts for sand volleyball games. And right on the edge of Surfside there's another recreation in addition to ocean swimming and surfing.

Kite and wind surfers can mount their boards in the area, which explains why the parking near the water tower house is one of the most popular spots.