The archery range at Mile Square Regional Park is available to the public, free of charge. The 6.7-acre range features 24 shooting lanes beneath a continuous shade structure, targets, bow racks, perimeter fencing, north orientation and a 20-foot safety berm. The range is the largest in Orange County. Open target...

Laguna Canyon Foundation : Laguna Canyon Foundation, volunteering and helping to preserve, protect and enhance the South Coast Wilderness. 949-497-8324 Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park Resource Management Plan (RMP) - 2009 Complete RMP (43,000 KB) RMP by Chapters Chapter 1 (354 KB) - Executive Summary Chapters 2-3 (2,400 KB)...

The 2018 OC Parks Strategic Plan was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 4, 2018. The plan compiles research, outreach and discussions with the public, stakeholders, the County Board of Supervisors (Board) and OC Community Resources/OC Parks (OC Parks) employees. The resulting document highlights OC Parks’...

Volunteers are an important part of the zoo, whether it’s preparing diets for the animals, helping to clean animal habitats, giving guided zoo tours, or many other activities. The OC Zoo has three main types of volunteers - animal keeper volunteers, docents, and petting zoo volunteers. All volunteers must be...

Important Notice: Permit applications MUST be received 30 days prior to your event date for processing. If you are contracting vendors on our list of vendors with verified insurance , applications MUST be received a minimum of 14 days prior to event date. * If you have submitted a permit...

On June 29, 2010, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to accept a donation of 20,000 acres from the Irvine Company to the County for preservation and guided recreation. Additional acreage was donated in late 2014. The historic Irvine Ranch’s origins date back to the 1830s as a Mexican...

Please review the Photography Rules below prior to submitting an application. For more information on how to apply, please contact OC Parks Permits at 866-627-2757 or permits@ocparks.com . Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portrait Photography Rules The use of fireworks, pyrotechnics or special effect devices...

The Orange County Historical Commission was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1973 in response to requests by interested County residents. The Commission is a citizen advisory group with fifteen members who advise the Board of Supervisors on items related to historic places, archeological and paleontological sites, archives/historic records...

Newport Harbor was created naturally. In 1825, heavy flooding changed the course of the Santa Ana River. It began emptying into the sea in the area now known as West Newport. Sand carried downcoast by the prevailing currents and by the river during the rainy season, began to build up...

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