OC Parks June 2015 calendar of events
June 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 – Modjeska House Tour
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Docent-led tour of the historic draw of piece of employment solid together with grounds.
Location: Heritage Hill Historical Park. 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630-2534
Contact: (949) 923–2230
Cost: $5 per person
Special Instructions: Advance reservations required, telephone shout upwardly (949) 923-2230. Directions provided amongst reservations.
June 4 – Fitness Hike at Canyon View
8:30 – xi a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement together with your spirits on this strenuous, moderate paced, 6-mile hike over steep together with uneven terrain (400-ft. elevation gain) amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Aliso together with Wood Wilderness Park. 28373 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 497-8324
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen together with up. Reservations required, online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Canyon View Staging Area (from southbound Aliso Creek Road, plough correct on Glenwood [turns into Pacific Park] together with correct on Canyon Vistas, run across at the entrance to Canyon View Park). Hat, sunscreen, hiking shoes, ample H2O together with snack are recommended. For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 M-F or (949) 923-2200 Sat - Sun.
June 5 – Wild Tales
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Visit amongst Preserve staff for story-telling fun! After a story, larn to a greater extent than almost the natural history of the bay through crafts together with nature walks.
Location: Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: $5 per child
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Ages two to v years. Class infinite is express together with pre-registration is required. Please telephone shout upwardly (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register.
June vi – Sat Fitness Hike at Willow
8 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement together with your spirits on this strenuous together with fast-paced, 5.5-mile hike over steep together with uneven terrain (571-ft. elevation gain) amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen together with up. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, merely southward of El Toro Road intersection).
June 6, 27 – Beginning Archery Class
9 – 10 a.m.
Join Park Rangers together with Volunteers for an introductory archery degree at the build novel archery arrive at at Mile Square Regional Park. This 1 hr long degree volition innovate participants to the basics of the exciting sport or archery.
Location: Mile Square Regional Park. 13042 Old Myford Rd, Irvine, CA 92602
Cost: Free
Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-660
Special Instructions: Participants must live at to the lowest degree 12 years old. Pre-registration is required: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities.html. Meet at the amphitheater. For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 Monday – Friday or (949) 923-2235 Sat - Sun.
June 21 – Restoration Day
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Want to taste the outdoors together with assistance stimulate got aid of commons ecosystems? Join us for Restoration Days at Peters Canyon Regional Park every 3rd Lord's Day from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. It’s recommended to convey H2O together with snacks, stimulate got sunscreen, together with have on pants, long sleeve shirts together with boots.
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 telephone shout upwardly (714) 973-6611 or electronic mail us at peterscanyon@ocparks.com to register.
June 21 – Father’s Day Journey
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Bring dad along on the backcountry wilderness hike he's e'er wanted. Enjoy the oak-filled Wood Canyon together with Wood Creek Trails equally nosotros search for wild fauna together with their evidence. This is a 2-mile (150-ft. elevation gain) hike.
Location: Aliso together with Wood Canyons Wilderness Park. 28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 497-8324
Special Instructions: Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Canyon View Staging Area (from southbound Aliso Creek Road, plough correct on Glenwood [turns into Pacific Park] together with correct on Canyon Vistas, run across at the entrance to Canyon View Park). For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 Monday – Friday or (949) 923-2200 Sat - Sun.
June 21 – Morning Walk Around the Lake
9 – xi a.m.
Come taste a wonderful forenoon walk about the lake together with larn almost the native plants together with critters inwards the park. This is an tardily 2.5 mile walk (both paved together with dirt trail) amongst no elevation 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
Website: http://ocparks.com/lagunaniguelpark/
Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2240
Special Instructions: Ages 8 together with up. Meet at the Shelter iii parking lot. Reservations required, online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities.html. For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 Monday – Friday or (949) 923-2235 Sat - Sun.
June 24 – Beginning Fitness Hike
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Now is a smashing fourth dimension to start a novel fitness routine outset amongst an tardily 2.5-mile hike over moderate but uneven terrain to Barbara’s Lake together with dorsum (45-ft. elevation gain). Join Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer together with registered dietitian to larn almost fitness together with nutrition during this 1.5-hour hike.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages 12 together with up. Wear walking or hiking shoes, hat, sunscreen together with convey water. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. James Dilley Preserve (405 South to 133 South to stoplight at 73 turn-off; build a U-turn, acquire 1 block. Dilley is on the right).
June 24 – Under The Sea Preschool Program
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Learn all almost animals inwards the bounding main including fish, dolphins, sharks, together with more! Class includes hands-on learning, fun crafts, together with 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 (includes 1 adult)
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: Marcy Crede-Booth (714) 973-6846
Special Instructions: Phone registration is required! Call (714) 973-6846 to register. Ages iii to four years quondam only. Parent must accompany kid for duration of program.
June 25 – Fitness Hike at Ridge Park
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement together with your spirits on this difficult, moderate, fast-paced, 6.5-mile hike (700-ft. elevation gain) over real steep, uneven terrain amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen together with up. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Register here: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Ridge Park Staging Area (Newport Coast Drive to Ridge Park Rd. eastward to end; run across at the gate.)
June 25 – Upcycling Animal Craft Fun Art I
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Make fun crafts out of recyclable materials y'all stimulate got at home!
Location: Orange County Zoo. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/oczoo/
Cost: $5 per kid (includes 1 adult)
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: Marcy Crede-Booth(714) 973-6846
Special Instructions: Please convey a large bottle cap together with quart-sized plastic jug to class. Phone registration is required! Call 714-973-6846 to register. Ages v to 8 years quondam only. Parent must accompany kid for duration of program.
June 27 – Long Distance Hike inwards the Back Country
8 – 11:30 a.m.
Explore the beauty together with multifariousness of Willow Canyon, Bommer Ridge, together with Emerald Canyon inwards the backcountry of the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. This volition live a strenuous, 7.2-mile hike (650-ft. elevation gain) over rocky, steep, together with uneven terrain. We volition hike through sycamore together with oak woodlands, coastal sage scrub, together with along ridges amongst beautiful vistas. Participants should live jibe together with able to hike long distances.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages fifteen together with up. For y'all security together with comfort convey 2-3 liters of water, a hat, a hearty snack together with proper hiking shoes. Register here: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon Staging Area (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, merely southward of El Toro Road)
June 27 – Family Hike
3 – v p.m.
Come together with taste an easy, 2.5-mile household unit of measurement hike over moderate but uneven terrain (45-ft. elevation gain). Starting at the James Dilley Preserve nosotros volition hike 1 of the most various areas of the commons to Barbara’s Lake together with back. Hike is led yesteryear Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
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 (I-5 or 405 southward to 133 southward to stoplight at 73 cost road; build a U-turn, acquire 1 block. Dilley is on the right.) For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 M-F or (949) 923-2235 Sat - Sun.
June 28 – Birding Walk
8 – ix a.m.
Spot native birds, amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists on this moderate 2-mile, flat hike over uneven terrain through 1 of the most various constitute communities inwards the United States.
Location: Laguna Niguel Regional Park. 28241 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Website: http://ocparks.com/lagunaniguelpark/
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-22435
Special Instructions: Ages 12 together with up. Wear hiking or walking shoes together with convey your binoculars! Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Willow Canyon Staging Area (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, merely southward of El Toro Road).
June 28 – Family Bandito Bike Ride to Dripping Cave
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Join a band of bike wielding immature explorers on a ride to Aliso’s most intriguing attraction. We’ll larn the mysterious legends of this famed bandit hideout also equally its previous inhabitants- the native Acjachamen people. Earn a Ranger badge for beingness an accomplice on the journey.
Location: Aliso together with Wood Canyons Wilderness Park. 28373 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Cost: Free Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 497-8324
Special Instructions: Ages 8 together with upwardly (or peddled yesteryear adult) who tin comfortably ride v miles (150 ft. elevation gain) or dirt trails amongst some sandy sections. Bike, helmet, water, snack together with atmospheric condition appropriate clothing/shoes required. Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Aliso & Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Ranger Headquarters, 28373 Alicia Parkway (from southbound Aliso Creek Road, plough correct on Alicia Parkway, maiden off correct on Awma Road, left into parking lot). For questions, telephone shout upwardly (949) 497-8324 M-F or (949) 923-2200 Sat - Sun.
June 28 – Family Science Sunday
10 a.m. – four p.m.
Free Activities inwards the Muth Interpretive Center classroom 1 time a month, each amongst a dissimilar educational subject to explore. The activities are self guided together with may include hands on exhibits, exterior activities, crafts together with more. Short Hike/Activity at 11am together with 2pm.
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: No registration necessary. Email unbic@ocparks.com for to a greater extent than information.
June 28 – Meditating inwards Nature
5:30 – seven p.m.
Relax inwards nature. Enjoy a brusque walking meditation, breathing together with energization exercises, together with sitting meditation. Bring a blanket together with a pillow. No sense necessary.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Website: www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast/
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Ages xvi together with up. Online 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, merely about 3.5 miles southward of I-5/405).
June 30 – Our Zoo Mammals
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Come larn almost the mammals at the OC Zoo! Class includes hands-on learning, fun fine art projects, together with 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 (includes 1 adult)
Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: Marcy Crede-Booth at (714) 973-6846
Special Instructions: Phone registration is required! Call (714) 973-6846 to register. Ages v to 8 years quondam only. Parent must accompany kid for duration of program.