El Camino Real

The Village of El Camino Real was part of the first era of master-planned community development on The Irvine Ranch®. Located in North Irvine adjacent to the Santa Ana (I- 5) Freeway, the village’s building took place during the mid 1960s through the early 1970s and was based on conventional Southern California planning principles.

Fast Facts

• Size of village site – 1,183 acres
• Number of neighborhood and community and regional parks – 17
• Number of regional parks – One, Heritage Park
• Number of community parks – One, Deerfield Community Park
• Number of neighborhood parks – Five
• Number of private parks – 10
• Total size range of parks and community open space – 151 acres
• Total size range of community parks – 22 acres
• Total size range of neighborhood parks – 40 acres
• Total size range of private parks – 30 acres