Construction on new restrooms and an exercise course are underway at Tri-City Regional Park. Restroom #1 is currently closed and being replaced with a new restroom building. Once it is complete and open, currently estimated in April of 2021, Restroom #2 will close for replacement. Estimated completion date for Restroom...

The clocks spring forward early March 14, marking the beginning of daylight-saving time and OC Parks’ spring-summer operating schedule. Spring-summer hours for the following regional parks are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Carbon Canyon Regional Park Clark Regional Park Craig Regional Park Laguna Niguel Regional Park Mason Regional Park Mile...

Dates shown are week of stocking. Schedule will be updated as available. California Fishing License required age 16+ at all parks besides Irvine Lake. Week of July 26-30 Clark Regional Park Mile Square Regional Park Tri-City Regional Park Yorba Regional Park Week of August 2-6 Carbon Canyon Regional Park –...

Portions of the Aliso Creek Bikeway will be closed for approximately 18 months beginning April 21, 2021 due to the San Diego Freeway (I-5) Widening Project . The closure will affect both the Aliso Creek Riding and Hiking Trail and the Aliso Creek Bikeway at the I-5 from Paseo de...

For the past 20 years, Orange County Codified Ordinance OCCO 2-5-29(n) prohibited the use of all motorized conveyances, including electric bicycles (eBikes) on all County bikeways and trails. On July 17, 2018, the Board of Supervisors passed a revision to the ordinance, making the following exception: “Class 1 and Class...

(Orange County, Calif.) – In 2018 OC Parks received multiple achievement awards from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA), National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO), and the Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 3CMA honored OC Parks at the 2018 Savvy...

(Orange, Calif.) – Chairman Donald P. Wagner of the Orange County Board of Supervisors cut the ribbon on a new Habitat Adventure Trail at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on October 3. “This trail allows visitors of all ages to have fun learning about plants and animals that live in...

(Orange County, Calif.) – Out of an abundance of caution for public safety, all OC Parks facilities, trails, beaches and campgrounds are closed Sunday, August 20, 2023, due to potential impacts from Tropical Storm Hilary. The temporary closure includes all County operated beaches and regional, wilderness and historic parks. All...

(Orange County, Calif.) – As of Thursday, August 24, 2023, some trails and facilities throughout OC Parks remain closed following Tropical Storm Hilary. Park impacts include wet and muddy conditions, downed trees and debris. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2023, the following facilities remain closed: Ball fields at...

(Orange County, Calif.) – Congress through the National Park Service, Department of Interior, selected OC Parks as a grant recipient to “Save America’s Treasures.” The National Park Service, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the...