Body OC Parks is working to maintain an existing rock shore protection device in Niguel Shores. The Niguel Shores rock revetment protects approximately 1,250 feet of coastal frontage supporting residential bluff-top homes along Breakers Isle within the gated community of Niguel Shores. The project is located in the west-central portion of...

Body Consumption of intoxicants prohibited. Park only in designated areas. All fires are prohibited. Fire prevention must be the first concern of every visitor. No pets. (horses exempt) Park Subject to closure during rainy weather. A speed limit of 10 MPH enforced at all times. No Hunting allowed. No feeding the...

Body Fall - Winter Hours, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT Spring - Summer Hours, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. PST Office Hours: Every other Monday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please call ahead for staff availability. Park Brochure Park Map Parking fees...

Body 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...

Body 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...

Body 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...

Body 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...

Body (Huntington Beach, Calif.) – First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen of the Orange County Board of Supervisors along with OC Parks staff officially opened the newly installed, ADA accessible playground at Harriett M. Wieder Regional Park in Huntington Beach on Feb. 12. “We are thrilled to offer this revitalized playground to...

Body (Santa Ana, Calif.) – Discover the work of local artists inspired by life in Southern California at Omnivision: Art Across Boundaries art exhibit, now on display at the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana (211 W. Santa Ana Blvd.). The collection, made up of more than 180 original paintings...