Rancho Santa Margarita

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Rancho Santa Margarita is a city in Orange County, California, United States. One of Orange County's youngest cities, Rancho Santa Margarita is a master-planned community. The population was 47,853 at the 2010 census, up from 47,214 at the 2000 census. Although it is named for Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, which was in San Diego County, the city limits fall within the borders of Rancho Mission Viejo. At 20 characters long, it is the longest city name in California. ()

Alternative names: Population: 49.3 thous.Area: 12.99 mi²Coordinates: 33°38'32"N, 117°35'38"W

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Rancho Santa Margarita – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santiago Peak, Saddleback Church, Saddleback Valley, Lake Forest Golf & Practice Center.

5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santiago Peak, Cleveland National Forest
150 min walk • Santiago Peak is the southern mountain of the Saddleback landform in Orange County, California. It is the highest and most prominent peak of both the Santa Ana Mountains and Orange County, and also marks a border point with Riverside County.
3.4 miNW
Church
Saddleback Church, Lake Forest
88 min walk • Saddleback Church is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located in Lake Forest, California. It is the largest church in California, and one of the largest in the United States of America. The church has several campuses in California and around the world.
5.1 miW
Valley
Saddleback Valley, Mission Viejo
131 min walk • Saddleback Valley refers to the flat and foothill areas west-southwest of the Saddleback mountain peak of the Santa Ana Mountains and east-northeast of the hilly Crystal Cove State Park in South Orange County, California.
5.6 miW
33°37'19"N • 117°41'20"W
Lake Forest Golf & Practice Center, Lake Forest
144 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Modjeska Peak, Cleveland National Forest
155 min walk • Modjeska Peak is the northern mountain of the Saddleback landform in Orange County California. It is the second-highest peak of the Santa Ana Mountains, after Santiago Peak, whose summit is less than 0.6 mi to the northwest.
4.3 miNW
Skate park, Park
Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, Lake Forest
109 min walk • Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest is a public skatepark located in Lake Forest, California, United States. It is the largest free skatepark in the state, with an area of over 62,000 square feet. The skatepark is owned and operated by the City of Lake Forest.
5.2 miW
History museum, Museum
Jose Serrano Adobe, Lake Forest
134 min walk • The José Serrano Adobe is a historic 1863 adobe house in Lake Forest, Orange County, California. The property is one of four historic buildings in the Heritage Hill Historic Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1976.
3.4 miSW
33°37'14"N • 117°38'49"W
Casta Del Sol Golf Course, Mission Viejo
87 min walk • Golf
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Santa Ana Mountains, Cleveland National Forest
150 min walk • The Santa Ana Mountains are a short peninsular mountain range along the coast of Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 61 miles southeast of the Los Angeles Basin largely along the border between Orange and Riverside counties.
4.9 miN
Park
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Cleveland National Forest
126 min walk • Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is a non-profit nature reserve on the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, California, in the United States.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo
84 min walk • Lake Mission Viejo is a reservoir created for recreation in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. The reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam across the canyon of Oso Creek, which is part of the Trabuco Creek and San Juan Creek drainage basin.