Project Summary: OC Parks, in collaboration with OC Public Works, will enhance the park visitor experience by improving the entryway, providing an accessible path of travel into the park and fixing drainage issues. Work consists of: removing existing deteriorated asphalt pavement and replacing with a combination of regular and permeable...

What: This project is located at the northwest end of the lake at Ted Craig Regional Park. The current corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts have deteriorated beyond repair and the sidewalk is now undermined and, in some areas, has detached from the structure. This project is to demo the sidewalk...

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is adding a pollinator garden with native plants near the Nix Nature Center. The newly planted garden replaces invasive plants that had settled in the area. A group of student volunteers from Stanbridge University worked with park staff for more than a year to protect and...

*This project has been completed as of 9/29/2023. All areas are open to the public.* OC Parks in collaboration with OC Public Works will complete repairs of three Santa Ana River Trail bridges. Work consists of removal and replacement of bridge decks and handrailing. Bridge #1 in the City of...

Orange County, Calif. – Join OC Parks on Saturday, Oct. 1, to celebrate Irvine Regional Park’s 125th anniversary. This free, family-friendly event will showcase the park’s historical significance while highlighting its continued importance in the community. The Irvine family gifted the land that is now Irvine Regional Park to the...

(Lake Forest, Calif.) – Celebrate the fall season with OC Parks at the second annual Fall-O-Ween at Heritage Hill Historical Park Oct. 14-16 and 21-23. Tour the decorated historical grounds during special park hours and take your picture at a variety of fall and Halloween-themed photo opportunities. Try to find...

Come and visit The Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center at Upper Newport Bay where the 2022 California Coastal Commission Art & Poetry Contest winning work is being displayed. You will enjoy original art and poetry by grade school students. We are sure you will be amazed by their work...

OC Parks in collaboration with OC Public Works will complete a slurry seal for Phase 1B - Maintenance Road. Work will commence Oct. 17 and is scheduled for completion Oct. 27. During this time, the maintenance road will be closed to public access Oct. 17 through Oct 20. What: The...

Dates shown are week of stocking. Schedule is subject to change and will be updated as available. California Fishing License required age 16+ at all parks besides Irvine Lake. Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2022 Carbon Canyon Regional Park Laguna Niguel Regional Park Irvine Lake Week of Dec. 5-9, 2022...

The clocks fall back early Nov. 6, marking the end of daylight saving time and the beginning of OC Parks’ fall-winter operating schedule. Most regional parks close at 6 p.m. for the fall and winter, and wilderness parks close at sunset year-round. Fall-winter hours for the following regional parks are...