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Aliso Woods 
28373 Alicia Parkway Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (949)923-2200
Tours: Contact Park Ranger for interpretive walks and talks in the park. Call: 949-923-2299
Parking lot fees: $3.00 per vehicle all day.
Hours: 7am to sunset year round
Park trails are closed during and after rain events. Call the park office for current trail conditions at (949) 923-2200

About Aliso Woods
Aliso And Wood Canyons Wilderness Park offers visitors a sense of what the County may have looked like over a hundred years ago. The park has a series of interconnecting trails suitable for hiking, equestrian and mountain bike use. The park trails also connect users to Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, and the Santa Ana Mountains. The park was opened to the public in 1990 and now provides a natural history museum with animal exhibits and programs on various natural history topics. Volunteer docent and park improvement projects are available for public participation


Bicycling/Bike Trails
A variety of trails exist within the park. Please use only marked or signed park trails. Some trails have an elevation gain/loss of over 600'. Please dress appropriately. Helmets required for visitors under 18 years of age and strongly recommended for every visitor. Speed limit of park trails is a maximum of 10 miles per hour. A favorite first time introductory bike ride would include a departure from the park entrance, traveling down Aliso Creek Trail for 1 1/2 miles then up Wood Canyon Trail to the bottom of the Cholla Trail and then back to the parking lot/entrance for a total trip distance of approximately 9.5 miles. 

Hiking Trails
The park has over 30 miles of trails for the trail hiker. Many park trails gain or lose over 600 ' of elevation. Dress accordingly. Maps available at the park entrance and at many of the park trail heads. Water is sold in the Natural History Museum located at the park entrance. Portable restrooms are located at the main park entrance, also at Wood Canyon Gate, at Alta Laguna Park entrance, at Moulton Meadows Park entrance, and at Canyon View Park entrance. 





Aliso & Wood Canyons Regional Park
28373 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 923-2200
www.ocparks.com/alisoandwoodcanyons


Carbon Canyon Regional Park
4442 Carbon Canyon Rd.
Brea, CA 92823
(714) 973-3160 or (714) 973-3162
www.ocparks.com/carboncanyon


Ralph B. Clark Regional Park
8800 Rosecrans Ave.
Buena Park, CA 90621
(714) 973-3170
www.ocparks.com/clarkpark


Ted Craig Regional Park
3300 State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92835
(714) 973-3180
www.ocparks.com/craigpark


Cypress Nature Park
4201 Ball Road (entrance is on Via Largo)
Cypress, CA 90630
(714) 229-6780
www.ci.cypress.ca.us/recreation/park_information/nature.html


Dana Point Harbor

34451 Ensenada Place
Dana Point, CA 92629
(949) 923-2255
www.danapointharbor.com


Fairview Park
2501 Placentia Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
www.cmfairviewpark.org


Featherly Regional Park Canyon RV
24001 Santa Ana Canyon Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 771-6731 or (714) 637-0210
www.ocparks.com/featherly


Heritage Hill Historical Park
25151 Serrano Rd.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 923-2230
www.ocparks.com/heritagehill


Irvine Regional Park

1 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92862
(714) 973-6835 or (714) 973-3173
www.ocparks.com/irvinepark


La Bonita Park
1440 Whittier Blvd.
La Habra,
CA 90631
La Bonita includes an unsupervised skate park and four softball fields, playgrounds, as well as a forest with plant life from all over the world.


Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
20101 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 923-2235
www.ocparks.com/lagunacoast


Laguna Niguel Regional Park
28241 La Paz Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 923-2240 or (949) 923-2243
www.ocparks.com/lagunaniguelpark


William R. Mason Regional Park
18712 University Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 923-2220 or (949) 923-2223
www.ocparks.com/masonpark


Mile Square Regional Park
16801 Euclid Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 973-6600
www.ocparks.com/milesquare


Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
2301 University Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 923-2290
www.ocparks.com/unbic


O'Neill Regional Park
30892 Trabuco Canyon
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
(949) 923-2260
www.ocparks.com/oneillpark


Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park
30952 Oso Pkwy
Coto de Caza, CA 92679
(949) 923-2265 or (949) 923-2266
www.ocparks.com/rileypark


Santiago Oaks Regional Park
2415 N. Windes
Orange, CA 92869
(714) 973-6620 or (714) 973-6622
www.ocparks.com/santiagooaks


Sunset-Huntington Harbor
(949) 923-2220 or (949) 923-2223
www.ocparks.com/sunsetharbor


Upper Newport Bay
600 Shellmaker
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 923-2290
www.ocparks.com/uppernewportbay


Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
P.O. Box 156
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
(949) 923-2245
www.ocparks.com/whitingranch


Yorba Regional Park
7600 E. La Palma
Anaheim, CA 92807
(714) 973-6615 or (714) 973-6838
www.ocparks.com/yorbapark