Wilderness parks backcountry can be closed for...

Wilderness parks backcountry can be closed for two or more days after

significant rainfall. Call to check accessibility.

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road is

6,400-acres. Trails from Willow Canyon open Saturdays and Sundays

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. .

Laguna Heightstrailhead is open 7 a.m. to sunset daily all year.

Special Activities: Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. docent volunteers lead

hikes at 8 a.m. each second and fourth Saturday of the month with one

Saturday. Meet at Willow Canyon Staging Area, $2 donation per hiker.

Reservations, (949) 923-2235

Help with restorations projects will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday and every third Saturday of the month. All volunteers receive a free

“Keep It Wild” t-shirt provided by Laguna Canyon Foundation.

Docent-led hikes, mountain bike rides and equestrian tours are

also available. Parking: $3. For information, call Laguna Canyon

Foundation (949) 855-7275. Call (949) 923-2235 to reach the park.

Crystal Cove

State Park

Crystal Cove State Park, 8471 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach

has 3.5 miles of beach and 2,000 acres of undeveloped woodland. The

park is open 6 a.m. to sunset daily. Due to recent rains the

backcountry is open for hiking only until further notice.

Docent-led backcountry hikes are scheduled for most Saturdays and

Sundays at 9 a.m. Hikes are three to five miles and last about two

hours.

Special Activities: Celebrate spring with a wildflower hike at 9

a.m. Saturday. The final Gray Whale Watch Sunday is from 9 a.m. to 1

p.m. Sunday. A plant identification hike will be at 9 a.m. March 26.

A three to five-mile backcountry hike is scheduled for March 27. Meet

at the El Moro Visitor Center. For information, call (949) 640-5220.

Dogs allowed on paved areas only. Wilderness campsites are

available. Parking: $8. For interpretive programs, call (949)

497-7647. For park conditions, call (949) 494-3539.

Aliso and

Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, 28373 Alicia Parkway,

Laguna Niguel. The 4,000-acre coastal canyon park is open from 7 a.m.

to sunset daily for hikers, horseback riding and mountain biking.

The ranger gives a free 30 to 45 minute Discovery Nature Talk

suitable for all ages the second and fourth Saturday. Meet at noon at

the park entrance.

Located at the park entrance, the Orange County Natural History

Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For

information call (949) 831-3287 or visit https://www.ocnhm.org.

Natural history lectures are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday

of the each month at Acorn Naturalists, 1255 El Camino Real, Tustin.

No dogs allowed. For information, call (949) 923-2200.

Irvine Ranch

Land Reserve

Participants interested in a free tour meet at Laguna Coast

Wilderness Park, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road. Tours require a

reservation.

A mountain bike ride is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park’s Willow Canyon Staging area.

A three-hour, three-mile wildflower hike will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. For reservations, call (714)

832-7478.