The following sites are available for weddings, receptions and events: Please contact each directly for information on availability, rates and other special accommodations. Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest Maximum Capacity: 150 Contact Staff: 949-923-2230 Email Heritage Hill Historical Park Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana Maximum Capacity: 76...

OC Parks staff members help preserve Orange County's parks in perpetuity for the recreation, education and inspiration of all visitors. Any ongoing recruitments are posted on the County of Orange website. To apply or sign up for recruitment notifications, go to the County of Orange jobs website . How to...

In 1893 George B. Key and his wife Mary came to Placentia, where he was the superintendent of the 110-acre Southern California Semi-Tropical Fruit Company Ranch, owned by Richard Gilman. That year Mr. and Mrs. Key purchased twenty acres on the northwest corner of what is now Placentia Avenue and...

The OC Zoo is located inside beautiful Irvine Regional Park in the city of Orange. The Zoo is nestled among the majestic 477 acre wilderness park. The Zoo's focus is on animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. Many of our animals are injured, orphaned, confiscated, or not...

The Silverado Fire ignited Monday, Oct. 26 and burned more than 12,000 acres in Irvine, Lake Forest and Silverado, including portions of Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park and Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve in the Irvine Ranch Open Space. We will provide operational updates for the affected parks on this page as...

Interim Enhancement Plan (Short-Term) and Master Plan (Long-Term) *The next public meeting that was scheduled for late spring 2020 will be postponed due to COVID-19. We will continue to keep you posted on any project updates and when the next public meeting will be scheduled.* PROJECT SUMMARY OC Parks completed...

Irvine Park was part of Don Teodosio Yorba's original Mexican grant of Rancho Lomas de Santiago. The first recreational use of the oak grove was by the early German colonists who settled Anaheim in 1857, and the area became known as the "Picnic Grounds." In 1860, Don Teodosio sold his...

Peters Canyon Regional Park was part of the original Spanish land grant, Rancho Lomas de Santiago. During those Spanish days, Peters Canyon was called Canon de las Ranas or "Canyon of the Frogs." This was attributed to the canyon's drainage into the Cienega de las Ranas or "Marsh of the...

For inquiries or reservations, please contact the South County Historical Parks office at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest at 949-923-2230 or heritagehill@ocparks.com . Park Brochure Park Map Forest of Arden Documentary Video Helena Modjeska Theatrical Tour Map (1877-1907) Tucked away amidst a live oak grove on the banks...