Overview
About Coyote Hills Estates
Coyote Hills Estates is the largest of the four Coyote Hills associations at 90.9 acres, laid out as planned development across the hillside with 407 addresses on 426 parcels and 2.75 miles of private street. Eighteen street names serve it. Seven of them end in wood, Dalewood, Deerwood, Forestwood, Greenwood, Lawnwood, Summerwood and Winterwood, while Open Sky Drive, Seaview Drive and Summitview Drive sit on the higher ground.
The city zones 90.64 acres PRD Planned Residential Development and the general plan carries all of it as Greenbelt Concept. The state fire hazard layer places 33.1 acres in the High class and a further 31.1 in Very High. West Coyote Hills Tree Park is at 2349 Parks Road on 10.99 acres, open since 1979, with recreation trails. Sunset Lane Elementary is 0.23 miles out at 700 students, D. Russell Parks Junior High 0.36 miles at 854, and Sunny Hills High 0.85 miles at 2,337.
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How Coyote Hills Estates was built
Estates is the largest of the five associations that carry the Coyote Hills name, 407 addresses on about ninety acres, created in 1979 once oil work on the lower slopes had given way to housing. The street names read like a sales brochure for the site itself. Seaview, Summitview and Open Sky sit up on the high ground, Wildflower, Deerwood, Winterwood and Summerwood work through the softer interior, and Heritage Way runs the length of the middle. West Coyote Hills Tree Park, eleven acres of recreation trails at the Parks Road edge, has been open since 1979, the same year the houses were finished.
What did not get built is why people still walk up here. A 510 acre stretch along the ridge, owned by Pacific Coast Homes, the land arm of Chevron, is one of the last pieces of open ground left in north Orange County, and the argument over it has run since the 2000s. A plan for 760 homes on 179 acres, with 352 acres handed to the city as the Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve, was voted down by Fullerton residents in 2012. The city bought the eastern half in 2021 using mostly state money, and the campaign to buy the western half from Chevron is still going.
By the Numbers
Coyote Hills Estates by the numbers
Lifestyle
The Coyote Hills Estates lifestyle
Schools
Schools serving Coyote Hills Estates
Coyote Hills Estates sits in Fullerton Joint Union High and Fullerton Elementary. The campuses below are those districts' schools within two miles of the neighborhood, with enrollment from the federal count. Which campus a given address attends is set by each district's attendance boundaries, which the districts do not publish as a map, so confirm the assignment with the district before relying on it.
9-12 · 2,337 students
7-8 · 854 students
K-8 · 892 students
K-6 · 700 students
K-6 · 623 students
K-6 · 610 students
K-6 · 607 students
K-6 · 372 students
K-6 · 302 students
FAQs
Common questions about Coyote Hills Estates
How big is Coyote Hills Estates?
Coyote Hills Estates covers 90.9 acres, the largest of the four Coyote Hills associations. The city's address record holds 407 addresses inside it on 426 parcels.
When was Coyote Hills Estates subdivided?
Five tract maps cover it, recorded between January 4, 1978 and February 21, 1980. The largest, Tract 10064, was surveyed by James B. Sauer.
Is Coyote Hills Estates in a fire hazard zone?
The state fire hazard severity layer the city publishes places 33.1 acres of the boundary in the High class and 31.1 acres in the Very High class.
Is there a park in Coyote Hills Estates?
West Coyote Hills Tree Park is at 2349 Parks Road, 10.99 acres, open since 1979. The city's facility directory lists recreation trails there.
Which schools are near Coyote Hills Estates?
Sunset Lane Elementary is 0.23 miles out with 700 students, D. Russell Parks Junior High 0.36 miles with 854, and Sunny Hills High 0.85 miles with 2,337. Confirm the campus assignment with the district.