About Aliso Viejo

About the Community

Located 22 miles south of Disneyland and adjacent to the cities of Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo has emerged as one of the most popular master planned communities in south Orange County. Aliso Viejo is located 7 miles northeast of Laguna Beach`s main beach park.

The community covers 6,600 acres and includes a convenient mix of residential neighborhoods, parks, recreation, schools and community facilities as well as business, office and retail.

Parks

Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park is a 4000-acre regional wilderness park featuring scenic canyons, rock formations, oak and sycamore groves, fresh water marsh and 30 miles of some of the county`s finest hiking and biking trails.

Aliso Viejo currently features 21 parks including the 90-acre Aliso Canyon Community Park. Tewnty-four parks are planned for the community.

Aliso Viejo is also within a convenient drive of Laguna Niguel Regional Park which features a stocked lake for fishing and boating.

Transportation

Interstate 5 is located three miles from the community linking Aliso Viejo with San Diego to the south and Los Angeles to the north. the San Joaquin Hills Tollway (73) connects Aliso Viejo directly to the I-5 and San Juan Capistrano to the south and John Wayne Airport, South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island to the North.

Education

Aliso Viejo is located within the Capistrano Unified School District.

Aliso Niguel High School opened in 1993 with one of the most sophisticated high school learning centers on the West Coast. The school features: fiber optic technology, academic and performing arts classrooms, a media center, gymnasium, theatre center, swim and dive complex, stadium with football, track and field, baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, six tennis courts and seven outdoor basketball and volleyball courts. in 1996 ANHS was named a California Distinguished School - the youngest high school to ever earn the designation. In 2000, it was named a Blue Ribbon School. Phone: 949-831-5590

Aliso Viejo Middle School features science labs, drama class and two computer labs. Classrooms are equipped with a Dynacom fiber optics delivery system which networks the classrooms to the media center. The library has the latest technology including MacIntosh computers and CD-ROM capabilities. Numerous specialized programs are offered. Phone: 949-831-2622

Oak Grove Elementary School features writing and technology as the cornerstones of its academic programs. Phone: 949-360-9001

Medical Facilities

South County Health Care Center
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center Including St. Joseph Children`s Hospital

Local Activities

The Aliso Viejo Library is located at the corner of Pacific Park Drive and Journey. It features a children`s terrace, reading room with fireplace, community room, conference room and coffee house.

Aliso Viejo Arts on the Green is a summer community concert series held at Grand Park and Aliso Viejo Town Center Amphitheater.

Laguna Beach`s famous Pageant of the Masters, Festival of Arts and Sawdust Festival are four miles away. The Orange County Performing Arts Center and South Coast Repertory are just 12 miles north of Aliso Viejo.

Aliso Viejo Town Center

The focal point of the community is the Aliso Viejo Town Center, a dining, shopping and entertainment complex within walking distance. To name a few:

Barnes and Nobel with a Starbucks
Edwards Stadium Theater 20
Staples Office Supplies
Pier 1 Imports
TJ Maxx
Aaron Bros.
PetsMart
Lowe`s and Pep Boys

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