Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
87 Trails
358 POIs
2 Peaks
61 Picnic Sites
3 Viewpoints
Description
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park is a major regional park in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County, California in the United States. Comprising 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) of rugged coastal canyons, open grassland, and riparian woodland, the park borders the suburban cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel. Aliso and Wood Canyons is part of a larger park complex known as the South Coast Wilderness. Surrounded by heavy suburban development and the Pacific Ocean, it is an important regional wildlife preserve. The park includes trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding, a greenbelt and bikeway along Aliso Creek, and various geological features such as caves, springs, and exposed marine fossil beds. The park is administered by the County of Orange under the OC Parks Department. The park is open from 7 AM to sunset. The main entrance and parking are located off Alicia Parkway at AWMA Road in Laguna Niguel. There is no entrance fee, but a $3 fee applies for parking. About 30 miles (48 km) of recreational trails wind through the park. The most prominent include the paved Aliso Creek Trail, which travels the length of the park, and the unpaved Wood Canyon Trail which terminates at Canyon View Park in Aliso Viejo. The Aliso Creek Trail continues north along the creek towards Laguna Hills as a paved walking/biking path. The more enclosed and shaded Wood Canyon is a popular location for horseback riding, the hills bordering Wood Canyon include many mountain biking paths, such as the Mathis Canyon and Rock-It trails, ranging in difficulty from beginner to advanced. Dripping Cave is a popular beginner's hike and was once used as a hideout by local cattle and stagecoach thieves during the 1800s. The Aliso Summit and West Ridge trails hug the ridge lines on the park's eastern and western boundaries, respectively.
Trails in the Hikepack map
- 5 Oaks Trail
- AWMA
- Aliso Canyon Road
- Aliso Creek Riding and Hiking Trail
- Aliso Creek Trail
- Aliso Peak Trail
- Aliso Summit Trail
- Alwut Trail
- Aswut Trail
- Big Bend Trail
- Canyon Acres Trail
- Canyon Overlook Trail
- Car Wreck Trail
- Cave Rock
- Cholla Trail
- Coyote Run Trail
- Crown Valley Parkway
- Dripping Cave Trail
- Edison Trail
- Hunwut Trail
- Laguna Canyon Road
- Laurel Canyon Trail
- Lynx Trail
- Mathis Canyon Trail
- Mazatlan Drive
- Meadows Trail
- Mentally Sensitive
- Nature Loop Trail
- Oak Grove Trail
- Park Avenue Trail
- Playa Blanca
- Rock-It Trail
- San Felipe
- Stairstep Trail
- Toovet Trail
- Top of the World Trail
- Valido Trail
- Vallarta Drive
- West Ridge Trail
- Willow Trail
- Wood Canyon Trail
- Wood Creek Trail
Attractions in the Hikepack map
- Albertsons
- Aliso Coffee & Donut
- Aliso Creek Inn / Canyon Lodge
- Ampm
- Avila's El Ranchito
- Ballpark Pizza
- Bistro K
- Bowlology
- Cafe Neff
- Canyon Acres
- China Moon
- Circle K
- Coco's
- Daffy's Tropic Cafe
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit
- Fish Cleaning Station
- Fresh Brothers
- Heaven Market
- IHOP
- Jizake Sushi
- Laguna Niguel Post Office
- Mandarin Garden
- Mimi's Cafe
- Niguel Hill
- OCTA
- Peet's Coffee & Tea
- Pho the Bowl
- Pizza Hut
- Rubio's
- Shelter # 11
- Shelter #1
- Shelter #10
- Shelter #12
- Shelter #2
- Shelter #3
- Shelter #4
- Shelter #5
- Shelter #6
- Shelter #7
- Shelter #8
- Shelter #9
- Signature Sports Bar
- Souplantation
- Starbucks
- Starbucks Coffee
- Tastes Of Greece
- Ted's Place
- Temple Hill
- Top of the World
- Vons 2508
- Walmart
- Whole Foods
- Wood Creek Trail
- Yogurtland
Copyright
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Contains data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) under the Open Database License (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/). Topographic map based on elevation data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Aerial imagery available from the U.S. Geological Survey. Description text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License). Cover image ©Themaeeandhisfriend https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aliso_Canyon_mouth.JPG Public Domain.
