In 1893 the newly created County of Orange purchased the land where the Old Courthouse sits from William Spurgeon, the founder of Santa Ana, for the express purpose of building a permanent courthouse. But the first building constructed on that parcel was not a courthouse but the county jail, which...

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Internships with the County of Orange offer students and recent graduates an opportunity to partner with one of the premier employers in the region as they explore career options and apply their academic skills and knowledge to the workplace. OC Parks offers internships in a variety of different areas including...

The OC Parks Commission meets the first Thursday of each month at the Mess Hall at Irvine Ranch Historic Park, 13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine, CA 92602 with periodic field trips to OC Parks facilities. Please see meeting agendas for details. The next OC Parks Commission meeting is a field...

The Coastal Greenbelt Authority (CGA) is the cooperative management authority for Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park. The CGA members represent the park’s landowners, local environmental organizations, Laguna Canyon homeowners and cities adjacent to the parkland. The guiding documents for the CGA oversight are the...

The OC Historical Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Mess Hall at Irvine Ranch Historic Park, 13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine, CA 92602 with periodic field trips to OC Parks facilities. Please see meeting agendas for details. The next OC Historical Commission meeting is a regular...

Project Information OC Public Libraries – Library of the Canyons Now Open Former Silverado Elementary School Site – Saddleback Gateway Interim Operations Plan On April 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved the Interim Operations Plan (IOP) for Saddleback Gateway. The IOP addresses how OC Parks intends to operate and...

The County of Orange, OC Public Works and OC Parks are planning a new neighborhood park and public walkway improvements along Crawford Canyon Road. The park site is located on a vacant 2.5-acre parcel near the intersection of Newport Avenue and Crawford Canyon Road. Project Updates Crawford Canyon Park opened...

Clark Regional Park includes a beautiful interpretive center with an extensive fossil collection. It displays marine fossils from up to 80 million years ago, to more recent terrestrial mammals that roamed the area tens of thousands of years ago. These specimens were recovered inside the boundaries of Clark Park and...