Park In Orange County Where Cougars Were Sighted Reopens

County park officials chose to close the park until they had a plan to protect visitors.

Now, children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and may not stay overnight. Adults must be in parties of at least two for overnight stays. Also, one person in each party entering the park must sign a use permit acknowleding the danger from cougars, rattlesnakes and other wild creatures and must assume responsibility for the group's safety.

"We're losing 30 of our 182 camp sites," Dyer said said. "What really hurts is that we'll have no place for many of those homeless families who won't be allowed to camp overnight because of their children."

Caspers Wilderness Park reopened recently with similar restrictions.