The Great Park is Orange County's answer to Central Park: 1,347 acres on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, now being finished after years of partial use under a framework plan led by SWA Group, at 8000 Great Park Blvd, under way since 2024 and targeting 2030.
The plan organizes the park into five districts. The Heart of the Park holds two new lakes totaling 22 acres, a great meadow and a permanent 10,000-seat amphitheater that will replace the temporary Great Park Live stage. The Cultural Terrace gathers museums around a renovated event center, including the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and Pretend City Children's Museum, while the Northern Sector brings a new central library, a Veterans Memorial and the restored control tower. A botanical garden, The Canopy retail and dining hub under the eucalyptus bosque, a 20-court pickleball complex and the existing sports complex with nearly 70 fields round it out. Funded mostly by Mello-Roos taxes from the surrounding Great Park Neighborhoods, the build-out runs in phases into the mid-2030s.
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Frequently asked
Where is Great Park located?
Great Park is located in Irvine.
When will Great Park be completed?
Great Park is under construction, with completion expected in 2030 (a TMW estimate).
Who is developing Great Park?
City of Irvine, FivePoint is the developer behind Great Park.