Orange County has implicit 200 miles of hiking trails, with galore landscapes to bask aft a hearty meal.
Especially aft Thanksgiving.
This year, determination are events close aft Thanksgiving, similar the 1.5-mile locomotion and thankfulness meditation event astatine the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, with nary registration required.
You tin besides sojourn trails and parks that are unfastened year-long, similar Laguna Beach’s Heisler Park, oregon Orange’s Peters Canyon.
Peters Canyon Regional Park
Peters Canyon, a 340-acre unfastened space, is situated astir 2 reservoirs created successful the 1930s, and a 2nd reservoir was expanded successful the 1940’s. The Canyon is location to implicit 10 antithetic trails that scope from casual to difficult. Dogs are allowed connected the trail.
Address: 8548 Canyon View Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Hours: Open Daily, Sunday- Saturday, 7 a.m. to sunset.
Parking: $3. Accepts dollar bills, quarters and Visa/ Master recognition cards.
Carbon Regional Park
Visit Orange County’s lone grove of Coastal Redwoods connected a 1.1-mile locomotion suitable for all. Playgrounds and picnic areas are besides available.
Address: 4442 Carbon Canyon Road Brea, CA 92823
Hours: Open Daily, Sunday- Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.Parking: $3 per conveyance introduction Monday – Friday; $5 Saturday – Sunday; Higher for immoderate holidays and events.
Dana Point Headlands
Dana Point Headlands has a public way system that is implicit 3 miles long, interconnected with antithetic views, an interpretive center, and formation access. The non-profit Center for Land Management manages the land, who protects delicate habitats. No dogs allowed.
Address: Nature Preserve and Conservation Parks, 34558 Scenic Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629
Hours: Open Daily, 7 a.m. to Sunset
Parking: Limited thoroughfare parking oregon astatine the Nature Interpretive Center parking lot.
Heisler Park
Heisler Park, a Laguna Beach beachfront parkland is location to factual paved trails that loop to viewpoints of the coast. Picnic tables and benches are scattered passim the parkland for pedestrians wanting to instrumentality successful the views.
Address: 375 Cliff Dr, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Hours: Open Daily
Parking: Street Parking
Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve
Visit 1 of the largest coastal wetlands successful confederate California, wherever autochthonal plants and wildlife coexist to make a earthy ecosystem. Four bluffs enactment the bay: The California Gnatcatcher, San Diego Cactus Wren, and Burrowing Owl. Dogs are permitted connected the trail.
Address: 2301 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Hours: Open Daily, Sunday- Saturday, 7 a.m. to sunset.
Julie Leopo is the Voice of OC Director of Photography. You tin scope her astatine Jleopo@voiceofoc.org
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