Extended Spring-Summer Park Hours Begin March 14

 

The clocks spring forward early March 14, marking the beginning of daylight-saving time and OC Parks’ spring-summer operating schedule.

Spring-summer hours for the following regional parks are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.:

• Carbon Canyon Regional Park

• Clark Regional Park

• Craig Regional Park

• Laguna Niguel Regional Park

• Mason Regional Park

• Mile Square Regional Park

• Tri-City Regional Park

• Yorba Regional Park

• Irvine Regional Park (opens at 6 a.m.)

Wilderness parks and the following regional parks are open at 7 a.m. and close at sunset year round:

• O’Neill Regional Park

• Peters Canyon Regional Park  

• Santiago Oaks Regional Park

• Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

• Caspers Wilderness Park

• Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (parking lots open at 8 a.m.)

• Riley Wilderness Park

• Talbert Regional Park

• Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park

• Wieder Regional Park

• Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve

Irvine Lake will continue to operate Friday-Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hours for OC Parks’ beaches vary, but are generally between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Salt Creek Beach opens at 5 a.m. and will close at 12 a.m. Thousand Steps Beach opens at 6 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m.

OC Parks facilities will remain on these operating hours until daylight-saving time ends Nov. 7, 2021.