Explore Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in the Orange County region of Southern California on the Santa Ana River, 10 miles (16 km) away from the California coast. It is about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San Diego. Santa Ana has several wall paintings and murals depicting local history, community events and cultural diversity in Orange County.

Shop at MainPlace Mall and South Coast Plaza, go golfing, and visit the Santa Ana Zoo, the Discovery Science Center, the Firefighters Museum, the Bowers Museum, or the Heritage Museum of Orange County.

Amtrack provides service to Santa Ana several times on weekdays with less frequent service on weekends. It operates its Pacific Surfliner between San Diego to the south and either Los Angeles or Paso Robles to the north. Santa Ana is also served by Metrolink's Orange County Line (Oceanside to Union Station), and Inland Empire-Orange County Line (San Bernardino to San Juan Capistrano). The John Wayne Airport is located in Santa Ana.