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Bear Canyon Loop Wildflowers Hike

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Ashley as well as I had the run a peril to hike the Bear Canyon Loop the Sabbatum earlier Easter Lord's Day final weekend. We chose to produce this hike because this trail is known to conduct maintain peachy wildflowers inwards the leap time. The hike did non disappoint, nevertheless nosotros conduct maintain seen amend wildflowers along this trail during years amongst wetter rainy seasons. The Bear Canyon Loop is a peachy hike that too offers amazing views of the Santa Ana Mountains as well as is an all unopen to pleasant hike that nosotros would highly recommend to others. If you lot are looking for a peachy hike inwards the Cleveland National Forest as well as the chance to run into wildflowers afterward a rainy flavour this is the hike for you. The hike has an elevation make of 1,000 feet as well as is 6.8 miles round-trip.  This is a moderate hike that should accept somewhere between 2.5 hours to four hours to complete. Ashley as well as I packed a tiffin as well as enjoyed taking inwards the beautiful scenery on this hike every bit good every bit the wildflowers.  For a sum trail description of this hike brand certain to checkout our detailed trail write-up past times clicking Here. Here are some pictures from our hike for every ane to enjoy!

Oc Parks May 2014 Calendar Of Events

Here are some highlights from the OC Parks May Calendar of events, if you lot are looking for hiking ideas or other outdoor events inwards the calendar month of May, brand certain to banking concern check our some of these dandy events!

OC Parks MAY 2014 calendar of events

May 1 – Fitness Hike at Little Sycamore
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement as well as your spirits on this difficult, strenuous as well as fast-paced, 4.8-mile hike (400-ft. altitude gain) over real steep, uneven terrain alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.  
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Ages fifteen as well as up. Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Road/SR-133, about 3.5-miles southward of I-5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May two – Explore the Plants on the Trail to Barbara’s Lake
9 – 11:30 a.m.
Join us on a wonderful forenoon walk to Orange County’s alone natural lake spell learning almost our native California found life. Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists volition Pb this 2-mile leisurely hike.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Ages 8 as well as up. Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Road/SR-133, about 3.5-miles southward of I-5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 2, 9, 16, 23, thirty – Wild Tales
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Visit alongside Preserve staff for story-telling fun! After a story, larn to a greater extent than almost the natural history of the Bay through crafts, hands-on activities as well as nature walks. Come prepared for an exciting outdoor experience!
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: $5 per pupil Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Ages two to 8 years. Space is express as well as pre-registration is required. Please telephone telephone (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register.  

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Nature Walk 
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Join our Naturalists on a nature walk as well as larn almost Trabuco Canyon animals as well as nature. Light to moderate walk on by as well as large paved roads. Meet at the Nature Center merely within the principal entrance of the park.
Location: O’Neill Regional Park. 30982 Trabuco Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2260
Special Instructions: All ages welcome. Event is conditional on the weather.

May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 – Redwood Hike
9:30 – xi a.m.
Join OC Parks' trained staff on an tardily 1.1-mile hike to the park's Coastal Redwood grove. You will use your five senses to engage alongside nature every bit you lot stroll to the Redwoods. You volition also take away hold an chance to learn almost our native plants along the way. The hike begins each Sabbatum as well as Dominicus forenoon at 9:30 a.m. from the park's Nature Center. Don't forget to see our Nature Center when you lot are there, too!
Location: Carbon Canyon Regional Park. 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92823
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/carboncanyon/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-3160
Special Instructions: All ages. Participants should cry back water, sunscreen, hat, hiking shoes. Meet at Nature Center located at E terminate of the park. Reservations preferred, delight telephone telephone (714) 973-3160 or electronic mail carboncanyon@ocparks.com.

May three – Family Hike
3 – five p.m.
Join us on this real enjoyable, tardily 2-mile hike over moderate but uneven terrain (100-ft. altitude gain). Starting at Nix Nature Center nosotros volition hike i of the most various areas of the green nether a canopy of Oaks to Barbara’s Lake as well as back. Hike is led yesteryear Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.   
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (east side of Laguna Canyon Rd/Sr-133, merely due north of 73 Toll Road). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May three – Carbon Canyon Movie Night – Frozen  
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Come catch a costless screening of Disney’s Frozen at Carbon Canyon Regional Park. Bring a blanket or depression dorsum chair as well as sit down nether the black heaven spell enjoying this family-friendly movie! There volition locomote costless popcorn as well as Front Porch Pops volition locomote selling H2O ice cream. Please convey your ain refreshments, such every bit hot cocoa, to hold you lot warm. (No alcohol)
Location: Carbon Canyon Regional Park. 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92823
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/carboncanyon/
Cost: Free Parking: Free afterwards 6:30PM
Contact: (714) 973-3160
Special Instructions: All ages. Please register yesteryear calling (714) 973-3160 or emailing carboncanyon@ocparks.com.  

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Ranger-Led Campfire Program
8 – nine p.m.
Join us Sabbatum black at the amphitheater for this Ranger-led verbalise on local creature life, laid to the glow of burn light. This effect is alone opened upwardly to those camping ground at O’Neill Regional Park. No access for twenty-four hours piece of job afterwards sunset.
Location: O’Neill Regional Park. 30982 Trabuco Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
Cost: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2260 or (949) 923-2256
Special Instructions: All ages welcome. Event is outdoors as well as subject on atmospheric condition conditions. 

May 4 – First Dominicus Restoration Program at Talbert Nature Preserve 
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Come bring together us for some R&R at Talbert Regional Park inwards Costa Mesa every bit nosotros boot off the first community-based Talbert Restoration & Revitalization Project. Learn almost the native plants as well as wild fauna of our Coastal zone. We volition encounter the initiative of all Dominicus of each calendar month nine a.m. to 12 p.m. at the corner of 19th St. as well as Balboa Blvd. inwards Costa Mesa.
Location: Talbert Nature Preserve. 1298 Victoria Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Website: www.ocparks.com/talbert/
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (714) 376-7414
Special Instructions: This programme volition locomote cancelled if rainy/muddy conditions are introduce 24 hours prior or enrollment minimums are non met.

May 4 – Visit the Wild Side of Peters Canyon Regional Park    
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Have you lot e'er wondered, “where are all the wild animals inwards the park?” Visit a Show as well as Share Exhibit as well as abide by mysterious clues animals locomote out behind. Meet a existent alive serpent too! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 45 infinitesimal moderate nature hike volition follow the demo presentation.
Location: Peters Canyon Regional Park. 8548 E. Canyon View Ave., Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://ocparks.com/peterscanyon/
Cost: Free Parking: $3 per vehicle  
Contact: (714) 973-6611
Special Instructions: Space is limited, delight telephone telephone to register: (714) 973-6611 or electronic mail peterscanyon@ocparks.com.   

May five – Rancho Days Fiesta 
11 a.m. – 3p.m.
Early California ranching hands on activities. Butter churning, Candle dipping, as well as Pinata breking. Crafts for children. Mid-century music as well as dancing. Historic buildings open, courtesy of Amigos de la Colina Docents. Admission is $4 for adults as well as $3 for children (3-12).
Location: Heritage Hill Historical Park. 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Cost: $3 for children (3-12) as well as $4 for adults
Contact: (949) 923-2230

May 6, 13, 20, 27 – Scout Programs
9 a.m. – five p.m.
Tiger Club Discover Nature Program (1st Grade), Wolf Cub Outdoor Adventure (2nd grade), Bear Cub Wildlife Wander (3rdgrade), Webelos Forester Badge Program (4th & 5th grade), Webelos Geologist Badge Program (4th & 5th grade), Webelos Naturalist Badge Program (4th & 5th grade)
Location: Mason Regional Park. 18712 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
Cost: No fee, Scout Leader provides badges
Contact: (949) 923-2220
Special Instructions: For to a greater extent than information, telephone telephone Candi Hubert at (949) 923-2222.


May 6, 10, 20, 24 – Modjeska House Tour 
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Docent-led tour of the historic trouble solid as well as grounds.
Location: 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630-2534
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/modjeskahouse/
Contact: (949) 923–2230
Cost: $5 per person
Special Instructions: Advance reservations required, telephone telephone (949) 923-2230. Directions provided alongside reservations. 

May seven – Butterflies as well as Insect Pollinators
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join us on a forenoon walk inwards the beautiful native found butterfly garden observing colorful butterflies as well as insects. The habitat is a paradise for butterflies as well as insects.
Location: Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park. 30952 Oso Parkway, Coto de Caza, CA 92679
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/rileypark/
Contact: (949) 923–2265
Special Instructions: Bring your binoculars as well as cameras are welcome.

May 8 – Fitness Hike at Ridge Park   
8:30 – xi a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement as well as your spirits on this difficult, strenuous as well as fast-paced, 6.5-mile hike (700-ft. altitude gain) over steep as well as uneven terrain alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: Free  
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Ridge Park Staging Area (Newport Coast Drive to Ridge Park Rd. E to end; encounter at the gate).

May 8, 15, 22, 29 – Tideland Tykes
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Join our save staff for a fun-filled parent as well as kid experience that may include arts as well as crafts, story telling, hands-on activities or outdoor nature walks. Come prepared for an exciting outdoor experience!
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: $5 per pupil Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Ages two to 8 years recommended. Space is express as well as registration is required. Please telephone telephone (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register.

May nine – Animal Art I – Preschool Program  
10 – xi a.m.
Join us for an hr of inventiveness as well as fun alongside an creature theme! Come create to acquire a piddling messy! Class includes hands-on learning, fun crafts, as well as coming together zoo animals upwardly close!
Location: Orange County Zoo. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/oczoo/
Cost: $5 per kid (one parent included) Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-6846
Special Instructions: PHONE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Call Marcy Crede-Booth, Education Coordinator at (714) 973-6846. For ages three to 4 years old. Additional parents/siblings/family/friends must pay admission fee to locomote into zoo.

May 10 – Second Sabbatum Trail Work Day
8:30 – xi a.m.
Come bring together green staff as well as our trail leaders yesteryear volunteering to assistance alongside habitat restoration, non-native found removal as well as trail piece of job throughout Irvine Regional Park. Please vesture jeans as well as durable shoes or boots. Park provides tools as well as gloves. Bring sunscreen, hat, snacks as well as water.
Location: Irvine Regional Park. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869 Website: www.ocparks.com/irvinepark/
Cost: Free Parking: Free for volunteers 
Contact: (714) 973–6835
Special Instructions: Ideal for ages 12 as well as up. Minors must locomote accompanied yesteryear an adult. Large schoolhouse groups/companies welcome, telephone telephone (714) 973-6836 for grouping registration.

May 10 – California Native Plant & Wildflower Hike
9 a.m.  – 12 p.m.
Learn to seat native plants alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists on this moderate but fast-paced, steep as well as rocky, 3.5-mile hike (600-ft. altitude gain).
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages 12 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, about 3.5 miles southward of I-5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 10 – Bugs, Blooms & Butterflies
10 a.m. – two p.m.
Spring is inwards the air! Join us for a fun-filled twenty-four hours discovering life inwards the garden alongside Bugs, Blooms as well as Butterflies!  Explore educational stations, informative exhibits as well as alive arthropod friends. Butterfly, Plant as well as Insect experts volition locomote on-site to render educational data as well as response questions. Live butterfly publish at 2pm. Special Guests: physician Sue The Bug Lady, Mimi The Monarch Butterfly, Western Monarch Guardians.

Activities include:
Live Butterfly Enclosure
Native Plant Sales
Face Painting
Kids Crafts
Story Telling
Giant Coloring Mural

Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center. Contact Ellen Loftin, Park Ranger II at (949) 923-2294.  

May 10 – Global Sounds Festival
12 – vi p.m.
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen as well as OC Parks invite you lot to attend a fun-filled twenty-four hours alongside music from about the world! Three bands volition take away hold centerstage throughout the day, alongside each surgical procedure providing a unique as well as exciting musical experience!
12:30 p.m. – Flashback Heart Attack, a 1980s comprehend band
2:00 p.m. – Latin sensation Mariachi Sol de United Mexican States de Jose Hernandez
3:30 p.m. – BLEU Band featuring an assortment of hitting Vietnamese recording artists (Linda Trang Dai, Tommy Ngo, Lillian as well as many more).
Join us to experience a diversity of music at this free, family-friendly event! Food volition locomote available for purchase.
Location: Mile Square Regional Park. 16801 Euclid, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-6600
Special Instructions: The concert volition take away hold house close the Forest Shelter, unopen to the Euclid Street Entrance.

May xi – Second Dominicus Restoration Program
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Preserve staff as well as other volunteers inwards enhancing the Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. Activities may include non-native found removal, planting natives, watering, trash cleanup as well as Butterfly Garden maintenance. No experience is necessary; water, snacks as well as tools are provided. 
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Minors aged sixteen as well as younger must take away hold legal guardian introduce at all times. Space is express as well as pre-registration is required. Please telephone telephone (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register. Program volition locomote cancelled if inclement atmospheric condition is present.

May xi – Mother’s Day Walk   
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Resource Specialist Laura Cohen as well as play wild fauna bingo to win a Mother’s Day prize for your mom every bit you lot hike 2.0 miles (400-ft. altitude gain) over sometimes steep as well as uneven terrain to the transcend of Little Sycamore!
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: Free Parking: $3 per vehicle 
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Little Sycamore Staging Are/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, about 3.5 miles southward of I 5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324. 

May thirteen – Dilley Loop Nature Hike
9 – xi a.m.
Get unopen to nature on this leisurely 2-mile hike (370-ft. altitude gain) over steep as well as uneven terrain every bit you lot topographic point plants as well as animals or perchance their tracks as well as signs along the way.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Ages 12 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. James Dilley Preserve (405 South to 133 South to stoplight at 73 turn-off; brand a U-turn, acquire 1 block. Dilley is on the right). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May fifteen – Fitness Hike at Willow  
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement as well as your spirits on this difficult, strenuous as well as fast-paced, 5.5-mile hike (400-ft. altitude gain) over steep as well as uneven terrain alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: Free  
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, merely southward of El Toro Road intersection). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May sixteen – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Morning Stroll to Barbara’s Lake
9 – 11:30 a.m.
Enjoy an outdoor stroll to Barbara’s Lake (Orange County’s alone natural lake) on this leisurely paced, level, 2-mile hike alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: All ages welcome! Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, about 3.5 miles southward of I-5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 17 – Keep It Wild Volunteer Day
8 – xi a.m.
Come on out as well as aid restore the wild lands nosotros then enjoy! There’s no ameliorate means to start a Sabbatum forenoon than yesteryear joining Laguna Canyon Foundation as well as OC Parks staff inwards an invigorating projection of non-native found removal and/or planting native plants. Help us brand a healthier surround for the native wild fauna as well as for ourselves.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: Free Parking: Free for Keep It Wild Volunteers
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Little Sycamore Staging Are/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, about 3.5 miles southward of I 5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 17 - SHARE Mountain Bike Club Poker Ride
8 a.m- 12 p.m.
The SHARE Mountain Bike Poker Ride is a real fun effect that has been held annually for over fifteen years. The effect raises coin to sponsor trail piece of job as well as wilderness restoration projects throughout Orange County.
There volition locomote a dandy post ride raffle, dejeuner as well as beverages.
Location: Santiago Oaks Regional Park. 2145 N. Windes Drive, Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://sharemtb.com/2014/03/22/2014-shareimba-poker-ride-may-17th/
Cost: $25 Parking:$5
Contact: (714) 973-6620

May eighteen – Restoration Day    
8– xi a.m.
Want to relish the outdoors as well as aid take away hold tending of green ecosystems? Join us for “Restoration Day” at Peters Canyon Regional Park every 3rd Dominicus from 8AM-11AM.
Location: Peters Canyon Regional Park. 8548 E. Canyon View Ave., Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://ocparks.com/peterscanyon/
Contact: (714) 973-6611
Special Instructions: Please register to volunteer at http://www.ocparks.com inwards the “how produce I” card for this program. Recommended to convey H2O as well as snacks, take away hold sunscreen, vesture pants, long sleeve shirts as well as boots. Question: delight telephone telephone us at (714) 973-6611 or electronic mail peterscanyon@ocparks.com.  

May eighteen – Morning Walk Around the Lake   
8 – xi a.m.
Come relish a wonderful forenoon walk about the lake as well as larn almost the native plants as well as critters inwards the park. This is an tardily 2.5-mile walk (both paved as well as dirt trail) alongside no altitude gain. Led yesteryear Laguna Canyon Foundation Volunteer Naturalists. Dogs on leashes welcome.
Location: Laguna Niguel Regional Park. 28241 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $5 per vehicle 
Contact: (949) 497-8324
Special Instructions: Ages 8 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Meet at the shelter three parking lot.

May 24 – Let’s Go Hiking!   
8– 10:30 a.m.
Do you lot desire to take away hold a hike alongside other nature enthusiasts? Enjoy a 3.8-mile, moderate (600-ft. altitude gain) hike through Laurel as well as Willow Canyons alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers. You volition experience a diversity of found communities, from Coastal Sage Scrub to Oak Woodland as well as relish a stance of the sea at the top. Minimal interpretation, but questions welcome. The terrain tin john oft locomote rocky as well as uneven. Participants should convey water, a hat, a snack, as well as vesture proper hiking shoes.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle   
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, merely southward of El Toro Road intersection). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 25 – Birding Walk
8 – xi a.m.
Spot native as well as jump residents birds alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists on this 2-mile hike over uneven terrain (up to 400-ft. altitude gain) through i of the most various found communities inwards the United States. Wear hiking shoes as well as convey binoculars.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Ages 12 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. James Dilley Preserve (405 South to 133 South to stoplight at 73 turn-off; brand a U-turn, acquire 1 block. Dilley is on the right). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 25 – There’s More Than Meets The Eye At Clark Park  
1 – 3:30 p.m.    
Have you lot e'er wondered “Where are all the animals inwards the park?” but haven’t a clue?  See the green through the eyes of a Ranger as well as abide by the hidden clues. Find out what animals ruled the state inwards Clark Park 10,000 years agone as well as what animals dominion today.  Visit alongside Rangers at a Share as well as Show Exhibit located at Clark Park’s Fossil Museum forepart patio from 1 to three p.m. as well as abide by the secrets of Clark Park. A moderate, 30–minute, ¾-of-a-mile, Ranger-led nature walk volition follow. The walk volition start at the Share as well as Show Exhibit, locomote along yesteryear Elephant as well as Camel Hill as well as upwardly Camel Hill, the highest cry for of Clark Park earlier looping dorsum to the starting point. Fun activities volition locomote available for both children as well as adults.
Location: Clark Regional Park. 8800 Rosecrans Ave., Buena Park, CA 90621
Website: http://ocparks.com/parks/ralph/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973–3170 

May 27 – Beginners Fitness Hike
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Now is a dandy fourth dimension to start a novel fitness routine initiative of all alongside an tardily 2-mile hike over moderate but uneven terrain to Barbara’s Lake as well as dorsum (100-ft. altitude gain). Join a Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer as well as registered dietitian to larn almost fitness as well as nutrition during this 1.5-hour hike.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Ages 12 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Wear walking or hiking shoes, hat, sunscreen, as well as convey water. James Dilley Preserve (405 South to 133 South to stoplight at 73 turn-off; brand a U-turn, acquire 1 block. Dilley is on the right). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 29 – Fitness Hike at Dilley
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement as well as your spirits on this strenuous, fast-paced, 5.5-mile hike over steep as well as uneven terrain (900-ft. altitude gain) alongside Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen as well as up. Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Not for beginners. James Dilley Preserve (east side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, merely due north of 73 Toll Road). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324.

May 29 – Magnificent Mammals – Preschool Program 
10 – xi a.m.
Find out all almost animals covered alongside fur! Class includes hands-on learning, fun crafts, as well as coming together zoo animals upwardly close! 
Location: Orange County Zoo. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/oczoo/
Cost: $5 per kid (one parent included) Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-6846
Special Instructions: PHONE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Call Marcy Crede-Booth, Education Coordinator at (714) 973-6846. For ages three to 4 years old. Additional parents/siblings/family/friends must pay admission fee to locomote into zoo.

May thirty – Walking inwards Nature as well as Meditating inwards Stillness
6 – 7:30 a.m.
Learn to calm your heed as well as trunk spell walking inwards natural, peaceful surroundings alongside Resource Specialist Laura Cohen. Then, larn techniques for sitting meditation (indoors). It’s tardily as well as tin john aid trim back stress, lower blood pressure, as well as brand you lot experience better.
 Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: Free Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: For ages sixteen as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Little Sycamore Staging Are/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, about 3.5 miles southward of I 5/405). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324. 

May 31 – Dilley Geology as well as Natural History Hike
8:30 – xi a.m.
Step dorsum 25 1000000 years inwards Orange County’s history to a fourth dimension when the seas receded as well as the San Andreas Fault was merely starting to form. With a Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalist, abide by the geologic processes going on today as well as how they touching the natural landscape. This moderate 3-mile hike is over uneven, steep as well as sometimes rocky terrain alongside a 300-ft altitude gain.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per mortal Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages 10 as well as up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (east side of Laguna Canyon Rd/Sr-133, merely due north of 73 Toll Road). For questions, telephone telephone (949) 497-8324. 
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