Skip to content
Byway
Park · California

Del Mesa Park

Del Mesa Park from directly overhead

Del Mesa Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Land, a artwork 0.4 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Costa Mesa

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.68401, -117.87975
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Desert Land: 0.4 mi
  • Water Source: 0.4 mi
  • Water Use: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome Home: 0.4 mi
  • Land Use: 0.4 mi
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Bowling Green Park: 1.3 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 1.8 mi
  • Agricultural Workers Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 2.0 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 2.0 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.1 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 2.7 mi
  • Go Karts: 2.7 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 2.7 mi
  • Ye Rockin’ Tug: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 42
Nature reserves: 29
Beaches: 22
Springs: 22
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 3.6 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Del Mesa Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 85°1,734 m19.9 mi
Modjeska PeakE 83°1,675 m19.5 mi
Trabuco PeakE 87°1,401 m23.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 93°1,373 m23.5 mi
Horsethief PeakE 89°1,315 m24.2 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 64°1,211 m17.5 mi
Bald PeakENE 76°1,197 m20.4 mi
Bedford PeakENE 72°1,161 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard128 obs
  • Egyptian Goose95 obs
  • Hooded Oriole80 obs
  • Canada Goose68 obs
  • House Finch67 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird62 obs
  • Mandarin Duck62 obs
  • Black Phoebe61 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/127585895

More parks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore parks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Del Mesa Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens