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The beautiful coastal community of Laguna Niguel is a 14.72 square mile planned community located almost exactly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Laguna Niguel was one of the first master planned communities in California. The name, Laguna Niguel, is derived from the Spanish word "laguna" which means lagoon and "nigueli" which was the name of an Indian village once located near Aliso Creek. On December 1, 1989, Laguna Niguel became the 29th city in Orange County and has boasted a strong retail and commercial environment ever since.

Existing and planned use of Laguna Niguel's 9,456 acres includes 3,549 acres for residential use, 276 commercial acres, 223 acres designated for mixed uses, 222 acres for public and institutional facilities and 3,650 acres designated to parks and open spaces.

Over one third of Laguna Niguel is designated open space. This provides for 2 community parks, 23 neighborhood parks, 3 mini parks, 1 dog park, 2 small county parks, 1 skate and soccer park and 2 county regional parks. The Laguna Niguel Regional Park consists of over 80 acres of land surrounding a 44 acre lake which is regularly stocked with catfish, bass, blue gill and trout during the winter months. The park also is proud to provide boating, picnic shelters, hiking, biking and equestrian trails, courts for volleyball and tennis as well as many more year-round activities to enjoy. The beautiful coastal community of Laguna Niguel is a 14.72 square mile planned community located almost exactly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Laguna Niguel was one of the first master planned communities in California. The name, Laguna Niguel, is derived from the Spanish word "laguna" which means lagoon and "nigueli" which was the name of an Indian village once located near Aliso Creek. On December 1, 1989, Laguna Niguel became the 29th city in Orange County and has boasted a strong retail and commercial environment ever since.

Existing and planned use of Laguna Niguel's 9,456 acres includes 3,549 acres for residential use, 276 commercial acres, 223 acres designated for mixed uses, 222 acres for public and institutional facilities and 3,650 acres designated to parks and open spaces.

Over one third of Laguna Niguel is designated open space. This provides for 2 community parks, 23 neighborhood parks, 3 mini parks, 1 dog park, 2 small county parks, 1 skate and soccer park and 2 county regional parks. The Laguna Niguel Regional Park consists of over 80 acres of land surrounding a 44 acre lake which is regularly stocked with catfish, bass, blue gill and trout during the winter months. The park also is proud to provide boating, picnic shelters, hiking, biking and equestrian trails, courts for volleyball and tennis as well as many more year-round activities to enjoy.