OUTDOOR CALENDAR

Note: Wildfire season is here. Be extra careful with fire in parks and wilderness areas. Sunscreen, sturdy shoes and water are wilderness essentials, along with any medications you require. Wilderness areas may be closed during periods of extreme fire danger.

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Crystal Cove State Park, 8471 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, has 3.5 miles of beach and 2,000 acres of undeveloped woodland. $10 day-use parking fee.

The park is open 6 a.m. to sunset daily. Docent-led backcountry hikes are scheduled for 9 a.m. most Saturdays and Sundays. Hikes are three to five miles, and last about two hours.

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

?Giant Kelp and the Coastal Ecosystem exhibit, 8 a.m. to sunset at the Historic District exhibit cottage. Free admission. Exhibit is sponsored by the Aquarium of the Pacific and will be on display through Labor Day.

?Full Moon Walk, 7 p.m. Saturday. Join park volunteers for a quiet, slow paced walk to enjoy the Full Grain Moon at Crystal Cove State Park. We’ll stroll through the backcountry listening for the song of tree frogs and nocturnal insects. As the sky fades to black, we’ll search for the darker silhouettes of bats and owls, as they soar across fields of stars. RSVP to [email protected] or (949) 509-4787.

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Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road; reservations and information, (949) 923-2235; www.ocparks.com.

Rangers staff the park daily. Open daily, 7 a.m. to sunset, including holidays. Parking lot hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To learn more about volunteering or helping Laguna Canyon Foundation to preserve, protect and enhance the South Coast Wilderness, visit www.lagunacanyon.org or call (949) 497-8324.

Willow Canyon on Laguna Canyon Road, just south of the El Toro Road intersection. Open to hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers on specified trails; open 7 a.m. to sunset, but parking lot is only open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., $3.

Dilley Preserve on Laguna Canyon Road, just north of the 73 Toll Road: Open daily 7 a.m. to sunset. Parking $3; lot open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Little Sycamore Canyon on Laguna Canyon Road, just south of the 405 Freeway interchange: The James and Rosemary Nix Nature Center hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; parking $3; lot open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Laguna Heights, the trail head for West Ridge trail and routes into Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, at Top of the World on Alta Laguna Boulevard, is open daily, 7 a.m. to sunset.

?August Plants and Animals, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday. Wander Mary’s Trail seeking out plants and animals from spiders to birds with Orange County Resource Specialist Laura Cohen.

Design your own plant or animal after you finish. For ages 5 and up. Meet at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Road/Highway 133, approximately 3.5 miles south of I-5/405). Reservations required, (949) 923-2235. Program: $3/person.

Parking: $3.