Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park...
Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel
Park Information: (949) 923-2200 or www.ocparks.com
The park is open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily, year round, for
hiking, bicycling and equestrian use. Parking $2. No dogs.
Special Activities: Join Ranger Carroll for a free 30-minute
informative nature walk on Saturday, Oct. 26. Meet at noon in front
of the Natural History Museum at the entrance to the Park. Special
hiking programs can be arranged by calling Ranger Carroll at (949)
923-2200.
The Orange County Natural History Museum is located at the Park
entrance and open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
For more information: (949) 831-3287 or www.ocnha.mus.ca.us.
Crystal Cove
State Park
8471 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach (949) 494-3539 Park
Conditions (949) 497-7647 Interpretive Programs
State Web site www.parks.ca.gov; local Web site
www.crystalcovestatepark.com
The park is open from 6 a.m. to sunset daily year round for
hiking, bicycling and equestrian use. The park includes areas of
beach, bluff top and backcountry, with access at a number of
different points. Parking $3.
Special Activities: Join docent-led hikes Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 26 and 27 and Nov. 2 and 3. Meet at El Moro Visitor Center
promptly at 9 a.m. Hikes are 3 to 5 miles and last about two hours.
Call for reservations for a special Halloween Hike on Thursday, Oct.
31.
El Moro Visitor Center is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and
Sundays and from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Crystal Cove Historic District Visitor Center is open from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
The Irvine Ranch
Land Reserve
The Nature Conservancy (714) 832-7478 or irvineranch@tnc.org
Participants meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park Headquarters on
Laguna Canyon Road just south of the El Toro Road intersection. All
tours are free, but require reservations!
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
20101 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach
(949) 923-2235 or www.ocparks.com
Call the rangers and ask about special group hikes for schools,
scouts and other organizations and clubs. Parking Fee $2. No dogs.
Laguna Coast Wilderness
Park Activities:
Drop-in mountain bike rides -- at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, and 9
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 and 9.
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Nov. 2, join docents
for a 10- to 12-mile mountain bike ride through Laguna Coast
Wilderness Park, Shady Canyon and Serrano Ridge. The three- to
four-hour guided bike ride is for cyclists with mountain bike,
helmet, gloves and camelback.
Special Activities: Explore sections of the park not usually open
on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Hike and Help, for more information
www.lagunacanyon.org.
Wilderness Access: Every Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at Willow Canyon Road staging area on Laguna Canyon Road just south
of El Toro Road intersection. Open for hiker, equestrian and mountain
bicyclist access on specified trails without guides.
Jim Dilley Greenbelt Preserve: Every Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Hikers only on specified trails without guides. Trails
include Barbara’s Lake, the largest of the Laguna Lakes and the only
natural lakes in Orange County.
Guided hikes in Laurel Canyon: Every Saturday at 8 a.m., a
3.5-mile guided hike by Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. volunteers. Call for
reservations. There is $2 donation per hiker.
Laguna Heights: Open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily year round.
Laguna Greenbelt Inc. welcomes volunteers, call (949) 497-8190 for
more information or online at www.lagunagreenbelt.org.
* Photo courtesy of Maya Decker Activities compiled by Mary
Fegraus from the LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION, a nonprofit corporation
dedicated to preserving, enhancing and protecting Laguna Coast
Wilderness Park and the adjacent coastal canyon parks. For more
information, check out www.lagunacanyon.org or (949) 855-7275(PARK).
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