Carbon Canyon Regional Park
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| Carbon Canyon Park | |
The lake that is found in the center of the park.
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 Location of the park on a map of Southern California.
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| Location | Brea, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°55′12″N 117°50′13″W / 33.920°N 117.837°WCoordinates: 33°55′12″N 117°50′13″W / 33.920°N 117.837°W |
| Area | 124 acres |
| Opening | c. 1975 |
| Owned by | County of Orange, California |
| Open | Fall – Winter: 7AM – 6PM Spring — Summer: 7AM – 9PM |
| Terrain | Hilly |
| Water | 1 lake |
| Website | ocparks.com |
Carbon Canyon Regional Park (or simply Carbon Canyon Park) is a regional park in Brea, California that was created after the Carbon Canyon Creek was dammed. It links up with Chino Hills State Park on the East side. The park also is home to a small forest of Redwood trees, which have been struggling to survive since the start of the 2010 California drought.
The land that the park currently sits on used to be the town of Olinda just before the 1880s. It wasn't until a dam on Carbon Canyon Creek was built to prevent flooding that the area became a park.
Carbon Canyon Regional Park has the following facilities:
A small, three acre forest of Coastal Sequoia redwood trees reside within the park's boundaries and is host to various species of birds, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and fauna. The forest was threatened in 2008 by the Triangle Fire and by the California drought from 2010 to 2016.
The staff at Carbon Canyon Park have met with specialists from UC Irvine and Disneyland in order to put a new system in place that will sustain the forest through the current drought. Despite these efforts, one tree was cut down in 2015 due to it being sick and near death.
The park is used by people who want to have picnics or to celebrate holidays. The hiking trail to the Redwood forest also attracts hikers. It is also a frequent training and competitive area for various cross country teams.
The lake in the park is often used to fill fire fighting helicopters when responding to fires in the area.
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