Westminster : COUNTYWIDE : Parks Packed Despite the Mediocre Weather
The sunny weather on Mother’s Day brought heavy crowds to most Orange County recreation areas and almost forced rangers at Irvine Park in Orange to close the facility, authorities said.
Despite morning drizzles, thousands streamed into Irvine Park in the afternoon, filling most of the park’s 1,900 parking spaces, said Ranger Darrell Bennett.
“We got the rush right after church, about 1 p.m.,” Bennett said.
Other than parking, no major problems were reported.
Beaches, for the most part, remained cloudy and chilly with morning air temperatures about 58 at Huntington Beach. The high only reached 66 degrees, said lifeguards, who described the beaches as busy but not crowded.
Meanwhile, sheriff’s deputies reported that other parks were also busy. But no major incidents were reported, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
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