HOME    WHO WE ARE    EVENTS & PROGRAMS    PRIVATE PARTIES    NEWSROOM    LOCATIONS    PARK AMENITIES    LINKS    FEES

Whiting Ranch Activities History Location & Hours Events & Programs Park Amenities Park Rules Park Web Links Contact Us Hot Topics Aliso Beach Concession RFP 2007 Santiago Fire Archaeology & Paleontology Opportunity Design Projects Regional Trails Implementation OCParks Strategic Plan AWCWP RMP Facilities Harbors & Beaches Historical Parks Regional Parks Wilderness Parks O.C. Zoo Make A Reservation Special Programs Ranger Reserve Program Adopt-A-Park Upper Newport Bay Commissions OCParks Commission Historical Commission OCParks Improvements

11/18/2007: PARK CLOSED PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO THE RECENT FIRE. THE FIRE HAS LEFT THE PARK IN A FRAGILE STATE. PREMATURE ACCESS COULD DAMAGE PLANTS THAT ARE TRYING TO COME BACK AFTER THE FIRE, AS WELL AS FURTHER ... Limestone Canyon and Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park remains closed due to significant damage from the Santiago Fire, which started Oct. 21, 2007. Roughly 90% of the park burned in the massive arson blaze. Please note, however, that the Santiago Equestrian Center inside Limestone Canyon and Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park has reopened despite the rest of the park’s continued closure. OC Parks hopes to open the park in phases, beginning sometime this summer. But for now, the park needs time to heal so wildlife can return to its habitat. OC Parks needs time to make the park safe for the public. The rainy season brought major erosion damage to many of the trails. Park staff is working hard to reopen the park as soon as possible. Fire damage to the park includes: -4,000 acres of land burned -Hundreds of mature oak and sycamore trees burned -12 kiosks burned -Two bridges destroyed, three damaged -More 200 trail signs burned -11/2 Miles of barbed-wire fencing burned -100 linear feet of split-rail fencing burned Work that remains to be done: -Orange County Fire Authority grading of more than 10 miles of fire roads -Replacing trail signs -Replacing 75 water bars and trail steps -Installing 100 feet of split-rail fencing -Clearing and regarding 10 miles of single-track trails -Removing non-native vegetation Please continue to respect the park closure and give the land time to heal. Check back for further information and updates, including upcoming volunteer opportunities. For more information on volunteering at this or other County parks, contact Adopt A Park at (714) 973-6871. A One Time or General Volunteer Application process is needed. Limestone/Whiting Ranch Parks P.o. Box 156 Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 (949)923-2245 limestonewhiting@ocparks.com Related Articles: Most Recent: 3/24/2008 Limestone-Whiting Remains Closed Wildflowers Bloom Across OC Parks If there are any questions regarding details of a document, or to obtain a hard copy of other alternate formats of the original document, or to have a document read to you, please contact RDMD offices, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm PST, at 300 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, Ca. 92703, by email at ocparks@rdmd.ocgov.com, or by phone at (714) 973-6855. Santigo_Fire_Flyer_SinglePage(2).pdf File Size: 2950351 Bytes Please click here for additional information on the Santiago Fire and recovery.

ADA STATEMENT    COPYRIGHT    PRIVACY STATEMENT    CONTACT US