The clocks fall back early Nov. 3, marking the end of daylight saving time and the beginning of OC Parks’ fall-winter operating schedule. Most regional parks close at 6 p.m. for the fall and winter, and wilderness parks close at sunset year-round.
Fall-winter hours for the following regional parks are 7 a.m. to 6 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 open at 7 a.m. and close at sunset year-round:
- Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
- Caspers Wilderness Park
- Laguna Coast Wilderness Park (parking lots open at 8 a.m.)
- O’Neill Regional Park
- Peters Canyon Regional Park
- Riley Wilderness Park
- Santiago Oaks Regional 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.
Salt Creek Beach and Strands Beach open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Capistrano Beach and Bayside Beach (in Newport Harbor next to the Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol facility) open at 6 a.m. and close at 10 p.m.
OC Parks facilities will remain on these operating hours until daylight saving time and spring-summer hours return March 9, 2025, through Nov. 2, 2025.