OC Junior Guards

OC Junior Guards is an ocean safety program run by OC Lifeguards that focuses on lifeguard based activities. The program teaches students ocean safety fundamentals, lifesaving skills, and respect for the ocean environment through a fun and experiential curriculum. It offers a traditional junior lifeguard experience that incorporates a variety of activities to build students’ ocean knowledge and skills and introduce them to the ocean lifeguard profession.

• Ages: 7–15 years old
• Schedule: Mon–Fri 9am–3pm
• Price: Cost: $325 per week

OC Junior Guards is a division of OC Lifeguards. OC Lifeguards has provided lifeguard service for Orange County since 1990. Its mission is to preserve and protect life, safety, and the environment through vigilant observation, prevention, and response. As an Advanced Lifeguard Agency certified by the United States Lifesaving Association, OC Lifeguards maintains standards for training, equipment, and statistical data and reporting related to marine safety services. In an effort to better represent the County of Orange as OC Parks’ official Marine Safety Agency, U.S. Ocean Safety now performs its services under the name of OC Lifeguards.

Last updated March 14, 2026.