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Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park is a major regional park in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County, California in the United States.Comprising 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) of rugged coastal canyons, open grassland, and riparian woodland, the park borders the suburban cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel and lies within a portion of the ancestral ...
Laguna Niguel Regional Park in 1975. The park was established for public use in 1973. Since then, it has had several developments. In 1976, a lake concession building and boat dock were constructed by the county. In 1981, local S&S Construction Company donated an additional 20 acres (8 ha) of land for county use. The donation included "Kite Hill".
Construction of Sulphur Creek Dam was completed in 1966 by the Moulton Niguel Water District. The lake was known as Sulphur Creek Reservoir and used to store treated reclaimed water for irrigation. In 1970 the Orange County Flood Control District purchased the dam and reservoir in conjunction with the city of Laguna Niguel for use as a park.
The earth-filled Sulphur Creek Dam forms 44-acre (18 ha) Laguna Niguel Lake (formerly known as Sulphur Creek Reservoir), slightly over a mile (1.6 km) long. [3] [10] [11] The creek exits the dam via a concrete spillway on the east side and flows through the middle of Laguna Niguel Regional Park. About a half-mile (0.8 km) below Sulphur Creek ...
More than 35 percent of Laguna Niguel was designated as parks and open space in its master plan, [102] as was 20 percent of Mission Viejo. The 236-acre (96 ha) Laguna Niguel Regional Park, which surrounds 44-acre (18 ha) Laguna Niguel Lake and part of Sulphur Creek, was created in 1973. [103]
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Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, a 4,200-acre (1,700 ha) park of coastal canyon wilderness in Laguna Niguel, California. Crystal Cove State Park, a 2,791-acre (1,129 ha) National Natural Landmark of backcountry, wilderness, coastal bluffs, beaches and tide pools. National Register Historic District.