Readers' Choice: Vote for Your Favorite Park

Editor's Note: Voting in the poll will close at 11:59 p.m. on August 17, 2012.

After a busy day of work, school, kids and responsibilities, it can be a great escape to head to your favorite nearby park.

The Rancho Santa Margarita area is built for parks that dot sloping hills and valleys. Some offer baseball diamonds, some have playgrounds, and some are meant for hiking—or skateboarding.

Whatever your favorite outdoor activity, there's a park to match it. So what's your favorite park?

Patch is accepting nominations until July 9, after which we'll put together a poll that will yield the Patch Readers Choice Awards for 2012. All you have to do to nominate your go-to place is mention it in the comments, but be sure to tell us why; with so many parks, there's a good chance that not all of them will make our final ballot.