Enjoy our open spaces in and around Laguna

Mary Fegraus

Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel

Phone: 831-2790, park information: www.ocparks.com

The park is open daily, year round, 7 a.m. to sunset for hiking,

bicycling and equestrian use. Parking $2.

The Orange County Natural History Museum is at the park entrance, open

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Information: 831-3287 or www.ocnha.mus.ca.us.

Crystal Cove State Park

8471 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach

Park Conditions: 494-3539; Interpretive Program: 497-7647

www.crystalcovestatepark.com or www.parks.ca.gov

The park is open daily, year round, 6 a.m. to sunset for hiking,

bicycling and equestrian use. Parking $3.

Special Activities: meet Saturday, June 29 at 8 a.m. at the El Moro

Visitor Center flagpole for a guided 10.5-mile Park Perimeter Hike. Bring

plenty of water, lunch, sunscreen and a hat for the 3- to 4-hour hike.

Reservations are required for the popular Bat Walk on Saturday, June 29

(maximum 35 people). Join bat expert Stephanie Remington for a stroll

through El Moro Canyon in search of bats. The Bat Walk will be offered

again on July 27.

Crystal Cove Historic District Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. Tuesday and Sunday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Volunteer training

for the center will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Call for more

information.

The Irvine Ranch Land Reserve

The Nature Conservancy (714) 832-7478

All activities’ participants meet at the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

headquarters on Laguna Canyon Road just south of the El Toro Road

intersection. All tours are free, but require reservations.

Saturday, June 22: A moderately strenuous 8 mile, 5-hour hike in

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Sundays, June 23 and 30: An introductory mountain bike ride begins at

9 a.m.

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

20101 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach

Phone: 494-9352, info: www.ocparks.com

Wilderness Access: Every Sunday at Willow Road staging area on Laguna

Canyon Road just south of El Toro Road intersection. There is hiker,

equestrian and mountain biking access on specified trails without guides.

The gate is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors must exit by 3 p.m.

Jim Dilley Greenbelt Preserve: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. Hiking

is only on specified trails without guides. Trails include Barbara’s

Lake, the largest of the Laguna Lakes, the only natural lakes in Orange

County.

Guided hikes in Laurel Canyon: 8 a.m. every Saturday, 3.5-mile hike by

Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. volunteers. Reservations required, $2 donation

requested. Weekday and special group tours available.

Laguna Heights: Open 7 a.m. to sunset daily, year round. Trailhead for

West ridge Trail and trails into Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park.

The new Laguna Coast Wilderness Park access schedule is coming on the

first weekend in July.

Volunteer opportunities are available at each park, call for more

information.

Activities compiled by Mary Fegraus from the Laguna Canyon Foundation,

nonprofit corporation dedicated to preserving, enhancing and protecting

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and the adjacent coastal canyon parks. For

more information online check out www.lagunacanyon.org

Mary Fegraus

Executive Director

Laguna Canyon Foundation

e-mail: lagunacf@lagunacanyon.org

Phone: 949-497-8324, fax: 949-376-5590