Overview
About Flora Vista
Flora Vista covers 89.3 acres and holds 388 addresses on 424 parcels, at a median parcel of 0.159 acres. Every one of its sixteen streets begins with Via and every one is named for a plant: Via Tulipan carries 85 addresses, then Via Sage, Via Vina, Via Solona and Via Pimpollo, with Via Calendula, Via Clavel, Via Iris, Via Narciso, Via Petunia, Via Violeta and Via Helecho among the rest. It is the twelfth largest of the fifty San Clemente communities mapped here by area and the ninth by address count.
Residential Low Density land accounts for 63.5 acres inside the boundary, public right of way for 18.3 and private open space for 7. The whole boundary lies inside the Forster Ranch Specific Plan area. All 89.3 acres sit in the state's Moderate fire hazard severity class, the mildest of the three classes used in San Clemente, and this is the larger of the only two boundaries in the city that fall wholly inside it. Capistrano Unified's own school locator returned San Clemente High, Bernice Ayer Middle and Truman Benedict Elementary at all five interior points tested.
View available homes in Flora VistaHistory
How Flora Vista was built
Flora Vista means what it says. Sixteen streets run through it and nearly every one is named for something that grows: Via Petunia, Via Tulipan, Via Violeta, Via Iris, Via Clavel for the carnation, Via Narciso for the narcissus, Via Calendula, Via Helecho for the fern, Via Sage, Via Durazno for the peach, Via Pecana and Via Vina for the vine. The houses went up between 1990 and 1995.
The modern Forster Ranch is 1,982 acres in the northwest of the city, bounded by San Juan Capistrano on the west and north and by the Prima Deshecha landfill, long earmarked to become a county regional park, above it. The plan for the area was adopted in 1998 and revised in 2022, but the building ran in phases from the 1980s into the early 2000s under a run of different builders, which is why home ages and lot types change from one street to the next across the hillside. Flora Vista is one of the earlier pieces of that build, and Truman Benedict Elementary is close enough to walk to.
By the Numbers
Flora Vista by the numbers
Lifestyle
The Flora Vista lifestyle
San Clemente keeps ten beaches of its own along the shore, from North Beach past the pier to Riviera, and the city's Marine Safety division staffs them. The pier itself carries restrooms, metered parking, fire rings and the Amtrak and Metrolink platform at its foot.
The city publishes five trail networks that run from the sand up into the canyons and along the ridgelines. Bikes are welcome on all of them, electric bikes are not allowed on the Beach Trail, dogs are welcome on a leash, and horses are permitted on the Forster Ridgeline, Prima Deshecha and Cristianitos trails. City parks are open from 6 am to 10 pm without a reservation unless a group needs a permit.
Schools
Schools serving Flora Vista
Capistrano Unified assigns Flora Vista to San Clemente High, Bernice Ayer Middle and Truman Benedict Elementary. The district's own school locator returned the same assignment at every point tested inside the boundary, and enrollment comes from the federal count for 2024-25.
9-12 · 2,740 students
6-8 · 919 students
K-5 · 602 students
FAQs
Common questions about Flora Vista
How big is Flora Vista?
The boundary the city publishes covers 89.3 acres, with 388 addresses on 424 parcels at a median of 0.159 acres. It is the twelfth largest of the fifty San Clemente communities mapped here by area and the ninth by address count.
Which schools serve Flora Vista?
Capistrano Unified's school locator returned San Clemente High, Bernice Ayer Middle and Truman Benedict Elementary at all five points tested inside the boundary. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district before you rely on it.
When was Flora Vista built?
Tract 13914 was recorded in 1989 and Tract 12895 in 1992. The county assessor carries a build year on 79 of the parcels here, all between 1990 and 1995.
How are the streets named?
All sixteen begin with Via and all sixteen are plants: Tulipan, Sage, Vina, Solona, Pimpollo, Durazno, Viejo, Calendula, Hombre, Clavel, Pecana, Helecho, Iris, Narciso, Petunia and Violeta. Via Tulipan alone carries 85 of the 388 addresses.
What is the fire hazard rating?
All 89.3 acres sit in the state's Moderate fire hazard severity class, the mildest of the three classes used in San Clemente.