OUTDOOR CALENDAR

Note: This spring, visitors to wilderness parks are enjoying the most spectacular wildflower season in years. Weekdays are the least crowded times to visit.

Crystal Cove State Park, 8471 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, has 3.5 miles of beach and 2,000 acres of undeveloped woodland. $10 day-use parking fee.

The park is open 6 a.m. to sunset daily. 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.

Note:Hikes meet at one of these locations:

El Moro Visitor Center “” from Coast Highway, turn inland at the School/State Park light and follow park signs.

Los Trancos “” from Coast Highway, turn inland at Los Trancos. Meet near the trailer.

Pelican Point Lot No. 2 “” From Coast Highway, turn coastward at Newport Coast.

For more information, call (949) 497-7647 or e-mail wbonnin@parks.ca.gov.

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road; reservations and information, (949) 923-2235; www.ocparks.com.

Rangers staff the park daily. Open daily, 7 a.m. to sunset, including holidays. Parking lot hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Willow Canyon on Laguna Canyon Road, just south of the El Toro Road intersection. Open to hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers on specified trails; open 7 a.m. to sunset, but parking lot is only open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., $3.

“Make a Day of It” Hike 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Enjoy panoramic ocean views and blooming wildflowers on this 10-mile hike with naturalist, Brad Larkins. Pack a lunch and plenty of water. Willow Canyon staging area. Parking $3. Reservations suggested (949) 923-2235.

Fitness Hike, 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday. Raise your heart rate and your spirits on this strenuous, 3.5- to 5-mile hike with volunteer naturalist Helen Flanagan. Willow Canyon staging area. Reservations suggested, 949-923-2235. Parking: $3.