The 26-facility county parks system includes the Irvine Ranch Open Space, comprising Limestone Canyon, Weir Canyon and Fremont Canyon nature preserves, as well as Black Star Canyon Wilderness Park.
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Description
The 40-acre Tri-City Park is located in the City of Placentia, is bordered on two sides by the City of Fullerton, and is within a quarter-mile of the City of Brea’s border. It includes a lake and three reservable picnic shelters. A variety of recreational opportunities, including bicycling and walking, model sailboating, fishing and playgrounds are available.
An 8-acre lake is visited by many annual migratory waterfowl. Fishing for catfish and bluegill is allowed with a California Fish and Game License. Launching of model radio-controlled sailboats is also permitted.
The park is also a wildlife sanctuary and is very popular as a bird watching destination.
Three picnic shelters provide shade with tables and barbecues. In addition there are picnic tables and park benches scattered throughout the facility.
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History
Tri-City Regional Park is located on the site of the Tuffree Reservoir, built in the 1870s to provide irrigation water for local farms. Urban development in the 1950s and 1960s led to a reduction of agriculture in the area and a greatly diminished need for the reservoir. In the mid-1970s, the cities of Placentia, Brea and Fullerton established an Authority to develop the reservoir and adjacent land into a public park. Working in tandem with the County of Orange’s Harbors, Beaches and Parks District, the Authority acquired the property and built Tri-City Park. In October 2011, the Tri-City Park Authority requested that the County of Orange include the park in the County’s regional park system. On December 18, 2012, the County Board of Supervisors approved the request. On January 5, 2013, the County’s OC Parks Department began operating the park as “Tri-City Regional Park.”