Orange County Great Park

Great Park
View of the airfield in 1993
Part of the Great Park as seen from the Great Park Balloon in 2018
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TypeRegional park
LocationIrvine, California
Coordinates33°40′N 117°44′W / 33.67°N 117.73°W / 33.67; -117.73
Area500 acres (200 ha) (eventually 1,347 acres (545 ha))
CreatedJuly 14, 2007 (July 14, 2007)
Operated byGreat Park Corporation, city of Irvine
StatusOpen, under development and delays
Public transit accessIrvine Transportation Center
Websiteocgp.org
The balloon ride was the first attraction to open at the Great Park

The 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Great Park's Time Has Come". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2002.