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Craig Regional Park Restroom Replacement
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Project Summary OC Public Works, on behalf of OC Parks, will complete a restroom replacement project within Ted Craig Regional Park located in the City of Fullerton. Restroom building #8, the basketball courts and the adjacent parking lot will not be available during project construction. Park visitors may experience an...
Tri-City Regional Park Restroom Replacement
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Project Summary OC Public Works, on behalf of OC Parks, will complete Restroom #2 replacement project within Tri-City Regional Park located in the City of Placentia. The Rolling Hills parking lot will not be available during construction. Park visitors may experience an increase in construction-related noise and dust during regular...
Tri-City Regional Park New Fishing Platform
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Project Summary OC Public Works, on behalf of OC Parks, will construct a new fishing platform within Tri-City Regional Park located in the City of Placentia. The Rolling Hills parking lot will not be available during construction. Park visitors may experience an increase in construction-related noise and dust during regular...
Irvine Regional Park
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Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Parking fees: $3 per vehicle entry Monday - Friday; $5 Saturday - Sunday; Higher for some holidays and events ( Fee Information ) Please Note: Parking for your reserved areas is not guaranteed. Due to...
County of Orange Paleontology and Archaeology Collections
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The County of Orange Paleontology and Archaeology (COPA) collection contains more than six million artifacts and fossils collected since the 1970s from within the County and throughout our parks. As stewards of the collection, OC Parks is dedicated to preserving these artifacts and fossils in perpetuity for the benefit of...
Collections
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Paleontology The paleontology collection includes local Orange County fossils dating as far back as the Jurassic period 180 million years ago, including notable type specimens. Orange County has particularly excellent records of Eocene terrestrial mammals, late Oligocene-early Miocene terrestrial mammals, and Miocene-Pliocene marine mammals. The collection contains ancient mammals including...
Irvine Regional Park Easter Overflow Parking Information
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Irvine Regional Park is expecting an increase in visitation throughout March and April, especially on weekends. The park entrance may be impacted and the park could close to vehicle traffic if parking reaches capacity. Overflow parking will be available at Santiago Canyon College, 8045 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA on...
History
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The first recorded archaeological excavation in Orange County was conducted by the American Museum of Natural History in 1912 around Newport Bay. After a hiatus because of World War II, efforts picked up in 1961 when local citizens formed an advocacy group, the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society, with the goal...