Irvine Regional Coin Cache Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Hemlock: This cache has been brought to my attention via a "needs archived" log. This cache has been missing for over 9 months, which should be more than enough time to check on it and replace it if needed. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time I don't think we can do so any longer. Therefore, I have archived this cache.

When/if this cache is replaced, please email me at hemlock@geocachingadmin.com and I'll be more than happy to take a look at your cache again. If it is still within the guidelines for cache placement and posting, it will then be unarchived.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and am looking forward to seeing your cache up and running in the future.

Thanks for your understanding,
Hemlock
Volunteer Cache Reviewer

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Hidden : 1/26/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Small cache - located at the top of "Lookout Point" - There's a steep climb for 2 or 3 minutes, but it's a breathtaking view.

Never been to Irvine Regional Park? Well, pack up a lunch and grab the young 'uns and head on over.

The park is nestled among a grove of heritage Oak and Sycamore trees, with rolling foothills and a variety of wildlife. Trees and shaded turf areas provide a serene setting for many leisure activities.

The cache itself is located across the dry lake bed at the top of a high cliff face with a cave hollowed out of one side. I call this Lookout Point, but I don't know if this landmark really has a name. The cache is at the top of the trail leading to this lovely spot. Bring a lunch and enjoy the view! It's a pretty small cache, so we decided to make it a coin cache; but you can put in whatever you like as long as it's very small.

It's at the base of a bush right off the trail up from the valley floor. The cache is in a round metal container and has a large rock on top of it, so it's not easy to see. ZERO bushwhacking required. The photo shows exactly where the cache is hidden.

Additional information about the park:

A four mile equestrian trail skirts the perimeter of the central park providing scenic views of the park and its natural scenery; and the Irvine Park Railroad and snack shop, located across from the pony rides, is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A 10 minute train ride meanders past the two lakes and circles through an oak woodland.

Irvine Park was part of Don Teodosio Yorba's original Mexican grant of Rancho Lomas de Santiago. The first recreational use of the oak grove was by the early German colonists who settled Anaheim in 1857, and the area became known as the "Picnic Grounds". As the nearby communities grew, the "Picnic Grounds" became a mecca for valley dwellers, with organized festivities on May Day and the Fourth of July.

In 1876, the grove and the surrounding rancho became the sole property of James Irvine who had bought out his partners. Seven years after his father's death, James, Jr. decided to give the county its first park. Mr. Irvine stipulated that the area should always be kept as natural-looking as possible, and that the trees should have the fullest care. One dollar passed from the county treasury to James Irvine on October 5, 1897, and the area was named "Orange County Park".

A popular film location, some movies partially filmed at Irvine Regional Park include "Lassie Come Home," "Topper", "Goose Girl," "Picadilly Jim", "A Yank at Eaton", "Black Mail", "Summer Holiday", and "Thanks a Million."

The park underwent a major renovation and redevelopment in 1982- 83. This included restoring the old buildings; redevelopment of the three group picnic areas; addition of three playgrounds and horseshoe pits; new turf and landscape; and relocating the roadways. A new zoo facility was also constructed which includes a children's barnyard area and native animal exhibits. The year 1983 also brought the listing of the park on the National Registry of Historic Places.

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