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LAGUNA COAST WILDERNESS PARK

The park is open to hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers from 7

a.m. to sunset, Saturday and Sunday. Parking is available for $3 at

the Willow Canyon Staging Area, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road. Mountain

bikers may ride on specified trails only.

The Dilley Preserve on Laguna Canyon Road, north of the 73 Toll

road, is closed for at least six months due to road construction.

Laguna Heights, the trailhead for West Ridge trail and other

routes into Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, is open daily

from 7 a.m. to sunset.

A free training session about how to become a Wilderness Access

Volunteer will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. June 18.

Docent-led tours by Laguna Greenbelt Inc. take place at 8 a.m.

every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Call for reservations

and meeting points. Weekday and special group tours are also

available. Information: (949) 923-2235 or www.ocparks.com.

SUMMER NATURE CAMP

IN ORANGE COUNTY WILD

Orange County Wild will host a weeklong summer program for

children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 27 to July 1. The camp will give

students hands-on exploration of natural surroundings.

Professional naturalists will lead campers on visits to parks,

harbors and wetlands throughout Orange County, including Upper

Newport Bay, Bommer Canyon, the Irvine Open Space Preserve, Crystal

Cove State Park and the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.

The camp is for 7- to 10-year-olds. The cost is $75 per child.

Space is limited, and reservations are requested by June 10. To

register, call (949) 497-7647 or e-mail [email protected].

Aliso and Wood

Wilderness hikes

The 4,000-acre Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, at 28373

Alicia Parkway, Laguna Niguel, is open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily

for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. Parking is $3.

The ranger gives a free 30- to 45-minute discovery nature hike

suitable for all ages on the second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Meet at noon at the park entrance.

Located at the entrance is the Orange County Natural History

Museum; call before visiting to confirm it’s open.

For information, call (949) 831-3287.

Natural history lectures are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday

of each month at Acorn Naturalists, 1255 El Camino Real, Tustin.

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

HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR MEETS AT LOS TRANCOS

A walk through the 12-acre Historic District at Crystal Cove State

Park will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The tour will meet at the Los Trancos parking lot, Pacific Coast

Highway at Los Trancos. Information: (949) 640-5220.

CRYSTAL COVE

Crystal Cove State Park, 8471 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach,

has 3.5 miles of beach and 2,000 acres of undeveloped woodland.

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.

A guided back county hike will leave at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday

and a geology walk will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Both hikes meet at the El Moro Visitor Center.

For more information, call the El Moro Visitor Center (949)

640-5220.

HIKE THROUGH IRVINE

RANCH LAND RESERVE

A three-hour, three-mile hike through Laurel Canyon will depart at

8 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. June 18. Join a guide for a bike ride at 9

a.m. June 16.

Tours are led by members of The Nature Conservancy and are also

available by special request.

For more information, call Nature Conservancy: (714) 832-7478.