Rancho Santa Margarita

The Santa Ana Mountains define the setting of Rancho Santa Margarita — their foothills form the city’s eastern edge, keeping open space and trail country close to its residential streets. This master-planned community occupies inland southern Orange County, with Lake Rancho Santa Margarita forming a focal point among its neighborhoods. Its name recalls Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, the historic 19th-century ranch that shaped much of this part of the county. Nearby O’Neill Regional Park follows Trabuco Creek through oak woodland and connects with the wider trail network of the Santa Ana foothills. See how Rancho Santa Margarita fits within inland Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains by browsing webcams nearby.

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