Great Park
The Great Park (formerly Orange County Great Park) is a public park in Irvine, California, with a focus on sports, agriculture and the arts.
A park & preserve inside Irvine
You can stay in Irvine
Great Park is inside Irvine, which has 21,855 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 69–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
John Wayne Orange County (SNA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Great Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Irvine. Green months are the mild ones.
Great Park
The Great Park (formerly Orange County Great Park) is a public park in Irvine, California, with a focus on sports, agriculture and the arts. It is a non-aviation reuse of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro. The Orange County park comprises 28.8% of the total area that once made up the air base. The project was approved by the voters of Orange County in 2002 at $1.1 billion.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Opened
- 2007
- Wikipedia readers
- 9.5K a year
Stay in Irvine, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Great Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine | in town | 21,855 | 311,690 | $1,192K | B |
| Lake Forest | 3 mi east | 4,155 | 86,281 | $937K | B |
| Laguna Woods | 4 mi south | 402 | 17,289 | $395K | A− |
| Laguna Hills | 6 mi south | 1,969 | 30,740 | $1,012K | B− |
| Mission Viejo | 6 mi southeast | 3,996 | 92,151 | $1,010K | B |
| Aliso Viejo | 6 mi south | 1,994 | 51,113 | $918K | B+ |
| Tustin | 6 mi northwest | 5,869 | 78,981 | $950K | C |
| Modjeska | 6 mi northeast | 19 | 714 | $1,155K | — |
| North Tustin | 8 mi northwest | 183 | 25,807 | $1,348K | — |
| Trabuco Canyon | 8 mi east | 258 | 1,326 | $1,304K | — |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 8 mi east | 2,137 | 46,990 | $971K | A− |
| Silverado | 8 mi northeast | 11 | 972 | $707K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Great Park
Other well-known places within 49 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
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Big draw46 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
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Big draw314 mi🎢 Theme parkDisney California Adventure10.1M visitors a year
Big draw45 mi🏛 MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw47 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Sign
415 mi🎢 Theme parkAvengers CampusPhoto credits
Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Disney California Adventure: CrispyCream27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Avengers Campus: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
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Visiting Great Park
Is Great Park in Irvine?
Yes. It’s inside Irvine, CA.
When is the best time to visit Great Park?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November and December, with highs of 69–83°.
How far is Great Park from Santa Ana and Anaheim?
About 10 miles northwest of Santa Ana and about 13 miles north of Anaheim, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Great Park?
John Wayne Orange County (SNA), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Great Park?
Irvine (in town, 21,855 hotel and restaurant jobs), Lake Forest (3 mi, 4,155 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Laguna Woods (4 mi, 402 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Irvine
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Irvine’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.