
1. Gypsum Canyon Nature Trail. This scenic trail will be the community's dominant
open space and recreational amenity. It will travel alongside a
riparian wildlife corridor that meanders from one end of Mountain Park's valley to the other. Residents and the public alike, public will be able to hike, bicycle,
jog, bird-watch and enjoy picnics along the approximately mile-long
trail. It will link with community trails and footpaths that will fan
out into neighborhoods. The trail also will provide access to Featherly
Park and the Santa Ana River trail system as well as future links to
trails leading into the Cleveland National Forest and wildlands on
The Irvine Ranch®.
2. Trail Staging Area. Located outside the community's
main entry on Santa Ana Canyon Road, the staging area will be
the starting point for visitors who wish to explore Mountain Park's trails and adjacent wildlands. The staging area will
include a small parking lot and a kiosk offering information
about trails, native wildlife and vegetation.
3. Fire Station. The community will be served by a
new city fire station to be located on Santa Ana Canyon Road,
just outside the main entrance.
4. Red Rock Outcrop. This scenic rock outcrop will be
one of the community's most dominant natural features.
5. Community Recreation Center. The center will serve
as a community gathering spot for residents, and will feature pool facilities,
among other amenities.
6. Sports Park. Soccer, anyone? How about baseball?
This 15-acre lighted sports park will feature a soccer field
and two baseball diamonds.
7. Elementary School. Located in the residential enclave
known as West Village, the school will serve students from the new
community.
8. Quarry Village. This residential enclave will replace
the highly visible sand-and-gravel quarry currently in operation,
and offer a balance of for-sale attached and detached homes. Several
neighborhood parks are planned for this village. Roads will feature
landscaped parkways that provide convenient access to parks and trails.
9. Lower Red Rock Village. The focal point of this village
will be an attractively landscaped neighborhood park. The village's
main road will wind its way through open space before entering the
village and terminating at the park. Homes will be screened from
the Eastern (241) Toll Road by a slope and landscaped berm.
10. Upper Red Rock Village. This village derives its name
from a nearby red rock outcrop. Many of the homes will feature views
of the outcrop as well as a major ridge system to the northeast.
A portion of the village will be near the Eastern (241) Toll Road but
will be screened by landscaped berms and other landforms. This village
will comprise single-family detached lots, and will provide direct access
to a trail system along Mountain Park Road.
11. Creek Side Village. Comprising single-family detached homes,
this village will be nestled into a hillside overlooking the broad interior
valley of Gypsum Creek. A meandering path located near the village's access
road will provide residents with direct access to the community's trail systems.
12. Canyon Village. The community's most remote enclave, Canyon Village
will be oriented toward the hillsides above the broad valley of Gypsum Canyon.
To take advantage of backcountry and valley views, home sites will be terraced
in curved forms that follow the site's natural landforms. Landscaped parkways
will be designed to encourage walking and other outdoor activities.
13. West Village. Located northeast of the Eastern (241) Toll Road,
this village will be home to a 15-acre lighted community sports park and an
adjacent school. The village's single-family detached home lots
will be similar in size to homes in nearby Anaheim Hills. Trails and walkways
will provide safe access to the park and school. The village will serve as the
main entry to the community from the west.
14. Weir Canyon Road Extension and 241 Interchange. Weir Canyon Road
will be extended to the Eastern Toll Road and will serve as the main access
road for West Village. A planned onramp and offramp at Weir will provide access
to and from the toll road. The new onramp will enable motorists to travel south
on the toll road toward the airport area and South Orange County, while the new offramp will enable northbound
traffic to exit at Weir for access to Anaheim Hills.
15. Open Space
Trails in the new community will connect with more than 50,000 acres of natural open
space, parks and trails on The Irvine Ranch. There currently are a variety of docent led
activities available throughout The Ranch. For more information, visit
www.irvineranchwildlands.org.
16. Gated Entrances.
There will be two main entrances into the new community that will have 24-hour manned gates.
The gates will help to assure that cut-through vehicular traffic does not occur. The gates will
accomodate public access to the on-street bike lanes, trails and open space accessible from
Mountain Park Drive and the new staging area outside of the Gypsum Canyon entrance.
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