There is more than one Mission Viejo. Our neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado was built by the Mission Viejo Company, the developer that first created the planned community of Mission Viejo in Orange County, California in the 1960s. When the company expanded outside California it brought the name, the Spanish street names and the “Mission Bell” street lights with it, opening Mission Viejo in Aurora in 1972 and later building Highlands Ranch. The links below are grouped to keep the two Mission Viejos apart. For the full story see About the Neighborhood.

 

Our neighborhood: Mission Viejo in Aurora, Colorado

City of Aurora, Colorado

Mission Viejo Library - a branch of the Aurora Public Library

Mission Viejo Elementary School - Cherry Creek School District

 

The original Mission Viejo, California

Mission Viejo, California is a separate city in Orange County, roughly a thousand miles from Aurora. These organizations serve that city and are not connected to our homeowners’ association. They are listed here because our neighborhood shares its name, its developer and much of its design with the California original.

City of Mission Viejo, California

Mission Viejo, California Local History - from the Mission Viejo, California city library

Rancho Mission Viejo, California - the historic ranch the California community was carved from

Lake Mission Viejo Association, California

Mission Viejo Environmental Association, California

Mission Viejo Activities Committee, California

 

Other communities built by the Mission Viejo Company

The Mission Viejo Company also developed these communities outside California.

Highlands Ranch Community Association, Colorado

Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District, Colorado

The Lakes, Tempe, Arizona