Indoor & rainy-day activities

Rancho Santa Margarita · Indoor Play

A gymnastics and tumbling center at 22982 Avenida Empresa that offers drop-in open gym on top of its classes, and it's open to anyone, not just…

$8 weekend Open Gym; $6 weekday Quick Play

Mission Viejo · Museums & Learning

The city's community center hosts recreation classes, special events and room rentals. Next door are a park, bocce courts and a trailhead for the Oso…

Classes priced per session; check site

Mission Viejo · Museums & Learning

A small city history center in Melinda Park, in what was the Mission Viejo Company's new-home sales office. It covers how the planned city was built.…

Free

Rancho Santa Margarita · Arts & Culture

The city-run community center at 22232 El Paseo, beside City Hall and near Central Park, hosts the city's recreation classes, which are listed and…

Class fees vary; see RSMconnect.org

Rancho Santa Margarita · Museums & Learning

The branch at 30902 La Promesa has an AWE Station with educational games for ages 2–8 in English and Spanish, and posts storytimes and youth programs…

Free

Mission Viejo · Arts & Culture

A city art center, opened in 2018, with three classrooms and a gallery that offers art classes, workshops and art camps. Its free Fall Arts Festival…

Class fees vary; check site

Ladera Ranch · Indoor Play

A public 42-lane bowling center at 27502 Antonio Parkway with an arcade, blacklight bowling and string pins, plus kids' and teen birthday packages.…

Per-game pricing; Family Unlimited bowling Sat–Sun 11am–3pm, shoes included

Ladera Ranch · Indoor Play

An indoor swim school at 27592 Antonio Parkway, Building F, with a heated pool and lessons for ages 4 months to 12 years. It also runs Family Swim…

Lesson memberships; Family Swim sessions priced separately (see site)

Mission Viejo · Indoor Play

A trampoline park at 25222 El Paseo Rd with a Toddler Zone, a ninja warrior course, ziplines, trapeze, warped wall, a foam zone and dodgeball. Grip…

Varies by session; check site

Lake Forest · Indoor Play

An indoor climbing gym with a toddler program, youth teams and homeschool classes, along with open climbing. It is a good rainy-day or hot-day option…

Day passes and classes; check site

Ladera Ranch · Museums & Learning

A county library branch at 29551 Sienna Parkway that's open to everyone, since it isn't a LARMAC amenity. Storytimes and kids' programs are posted on…

Free

Lake Forest · Indoor Play

Wall-to-wall inflatable bounce houses, slides, and obstacle courses fill this indoor jump park, with public open-jump sessions running year-round…

Open-jump ~$12–$15