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. Wilderness access on designated trails from Willow

Canyon staging area is open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. for hikers equestrians and mountain bikers on specified trails.

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 2,00 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: The newly renovated El Moro Visitor Center is

open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday. Meet for a guided tour of the historic district March 12

and every second Saturday of the month. 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. On

March 9, Rick Behl discusses the geology of Orange County.

Information: (800) 422-8886.

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

Irvine Ranch

Land Reserve

Participants interested in a tour meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness

Park, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road. Tours are free but require a

reservation. A mountain bike ride is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sunday,

and 9 a.m. March 13. Call to confirm due to recent rains. Equestrians

meet at 9 a.m. Sunday for a three to four hour ride. For information,

call (714) 832-7478.