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Lilly Shapell Park (glider field)
Laguna Niguel, CA
Free to visit (glider pilots need a city permit)
By Simir Shah
This hilltop park in the gated Hillcrest Estates community (28737 Drakes Bay) is home to the Laguna Niguel Slope Soaring Guild. Kids can watch radio-controlled gliders ride the thermals, and the park has wide views. Visitors enter through the visitor gate during daylight, flying gliders requires a city permit and a flying test, and powered model planes are banned.
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