Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
I Coastal Hikes 21
1 San Gabriel River to Turtle Overlook 22
2 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve 26
3 Bayview Trail 31
4 Crystal Cove Tide Pools 35
5 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary 40
6 Bommer Canyon 44
7 Laurel Loop 47
8 Guna Peak and Emerald Canyon 51
9 Little Sycamore-El Moro Canyon Traverse 55
10 Mariposa Trail Loop 61
11 Wood Canyon to Dripping Cave 66
12 Pecten Reef Loop 71
13 Aliso Peak 75
14 Dana Point Headlands 79
15 San Onofre State Beach 83
II Foothills Hikes 91
16 Carbon Canyon Creek Nature Trail 92
17 Hills for Everyone-Telegraph Canyon Loop 96
18 Water Canyon 100
19 Oak Canyon Nature Center 105
20 Historic Dam-Santiago Creek Loop 110
21 Peters Canyon Loop 114
22 Horseshoe Loop 118
23 The Hanging Tree 122
24 Limestone Canyon 126
25 Coyote Canyon Loop 130
26 Arroyo Trabuco 134
27 Red Rock Canyon 138
28 Starr Ranch Sanctuary 143
29 Dick Loskorn-West Ridge Loop 147
30 Vernal Pool Loop 152
III Santa Ana Mountains Hikes 157
31 Big Mo Trail 158
32 Coal Canyon Trail 162
33 Black Star Canyon And Falls 167
34 Fremont Canyon 172
35 Maple Springs Road 176
36 Fisherman's Camp and San Mateo Canyon Trails 181
37 Tenaja Falls 186
38 El Cariso Nature Trail 190
39 Chiquito Trail 194
40 Old San Juan Trail 198
41 Upper Hot Spring Canyon 202
42 San Juan Loop Trail And Ortega Falls 206
43 San Juan Hot Springs 211
44 Trabuco Canyon-West Horsethief Loop 216
45 Santiago Peak Via Holy Jim Canyon 222
46 Holy Jim Falls 226
47 Falls Canyon 230
48 Modjeska Grade Road and Santiago Truck Trail 235
49 Harding Road 240
50 Harding Canyon 245
Appendix 1 A Guide to Guided Hikes 250
Appendix 2 A Guide to Field Guides 251
Appendix 3 Annual Parking Passes 252
Appendix 4 Resources for Children 253
Index 253
