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OC Parks manages nearly 40,000 acres of parks, historical and coastal facilities and open space for the County of Orange as part of OC Community Resources.

OC Parks includes roughly 32,000 acres in 25 urban and wilderness parks, 7 miles of beaches and other coastal facilities and 7,000 acres of open space lands. It also encompasses 150 miles of existing bike trails and nearly 350 miles of existing and proposed dirt trails, as well as significant historical landmarks.


OC Parks Featured Article...
OC Fire Watch Volunteer Training Scheduled
by Marisa O'Neil, Public Information Officer on 11/20/2009

Volunteers who want to help protect OC Parks from wildfire danger can now sign up for OC Fire Watch training. The OC Fire Watch program, officially announced at a Nov. 12 press conference, will train volunteers to spot wildfire ... More...
Four Park Rangers in uniform in front of a fire truck and red Fire Alert flag


Upcoming Events & Programs...
Sun15Nov American Indian Stories, Toys and Games

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Join the talented Acjachemen performer, Jacque Nunez, as she transports you into the traditional life of the Acjachemen people, and into the world of our shared past (performance begins at 2:00 ...

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Sun15Nov Special Weekends at the Nix Nature Center - American Indian Toys and Games

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Join the talented Acjachemen perfomer, Jacque Nunez, as she transports you into the traditions of the Acjachemen people - and into the world of our shared past. Make your own Achachemen toys and ...

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Thu19Nov Picturing Orange County, 1920-1945: Edward Cochems' Scenic Photographs from the UC Irvine Libraries

Old Orange County Courthouse

Michelle Light, Acting Head of the Collections and Archives at UC, Irvine, will showcase the work of Edward Cochems, a prolific commercial photographer who captured many landscapes of Southern ...

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