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Step Into Spring: Hiking Tips for Your Next Outdoor Adventure
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Spring is here and with it comes longer park hours, warmer temperatures and more people – and wildlife – out in the parks. Spring-summer hours: Many parks close at 9 p.m., while others close at sunset. View OC Parks' spring-summer operating hours. Wildlife sightings: The warmer spring months typically accompany...
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Santa Ana River Trail Remedial Repairs
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OC Public Works will perform maintenance repairs along the Santa Ana River Trail between Weir Canyon Road/La Palma Avenue and Lincoln Avenue to provide smoother surface for trail users. Santa Ana River Trail will remain open during maintenance. WHAT: Work will begin on the existing Santa Ana River Trail between...
Watch Your Step – It’s Snake Season
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Spring is here, and that means longer hours, warmer temperatures and more people – and wildlife – out in the parks. Parks open later: Spring-summer hours, during Daylight Saving Time, mean parks close at 9 p.m. or sunset. Wildlife sightings: Park rangers have reported increased sightings of snakes, including rattlesnakes...
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Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Closed Due to Recent Mountain Lion Activity
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025: Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park has reopened. The park initially closed out of an abundance of caution on Nov. 4 due to mountain lion activity and remained closed following heavy rains which caused wet and muddy trail conditions. Due to the confirmed mountain lion sightings at Whiting...
Yorba Regional Park
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Reservations are required for group shelters. Open: Fall - Winter Hours, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open: Spring - Summer Hours, 7 a.m to 9 p.m. Office Hours: Every other Monday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m., Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and...
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
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Borrego Parking Lot 26701 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 Glenn Ranch Road Parking Lot 27901 Glenn Ranch Rd., Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 (May not appear correctly on Google or other mapping applications) Park Map Mountain Lion Warning Dogs not permitted. Trails may be closed for up to three days...
William R. Mason Regional Park
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Fall - Winter Hours, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT Spring - Summer Hours, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. PST Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Park Map Park Brochure Parking fees: $3 per vehicle entry Monday - Friday; $5 Saturday - Sunday; Higher for some...
Thousand Steps Beach Stairs Now Open
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The public access staircase at Thousand Steps Beach in south Laguna Beach reopened at 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. The stairs closed Sept. 20 for extensive repairs to the concrete steps and railings. The 219 stairs were originally installed in 1978, and the stairway leading to Thousand Steps Beach had...
Extended Spring-Summer Park Hours Begin March 13
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The clocks spring forward early March 13, marking the beginning of daylight-saving time and OC Parks’ spring-summer operating schedule. Most regional parks close at 9 p.m. for the spring and summer, and wilderness parks close at sunset year-round. Spring-summer hours for the following regional parks are 7 a.m. to 9...