• Tidepool Walk

    Crystal Cove State Park, Pelican Point Lot

    Enjoy a -0.3 low tide at Crystal Cove State Park with a park naturalist who will lead a guided tidepool walk to Pelican Point and help identify animals and describe some awesome adaptations. Meet on the beach at the bottom of the stairs at Pelican Point parking lot #2. (PCH coastward at Newport Coast, right […]

  • Whale & Wildlife “Twalk”

    Crystal Cove State Park, Pelican Point Lot

    Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot to look for resident dolphins, migrating gray whales, and birds just passing by the coastline. Join a park naturalist for a Whale & Wildlife “Twalk” and learn some fun facts about the coastal creatures as we walk the bluff trail and scan the ocean at each overlook. […]

  • Guided Tidepool Walk

    Crystal Cove State Park, Pelican Point Lot

    Enjoy a guided tidepool walk to Little Treasure Cove when the tide will fall to -1.8, the lowest tide of the year. A park naturalist will help identify animals and describe some awesome adaptations. Meet at Pelican Point parking lot #1 at the restroom building, (PCH turn coastward at Newport Coast, right at the kiosk […]

  • Whale & Wildlife “Twalk”

    Crystal Cove State Park, Pelican Point Lot

    Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot to look for resident dolphins, migrating gray whales, and birds just passing by the coastline. Join a park naturalist for a Whale & Wildlife “Twalk” and learn some fun facts about the coastal creatures as we walk the bluff trail and scan the ocean at each overlook. […]

  • Bird Walk

    Berns Amphitheatre

    Winter is an exciting time to watch birds. With migrants on the move Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot to identify new species as well as seeing our […]

  • Nature Hike

    Berns Amphitheatre

     Winter is an exciting time to learn about our local nature. Join a park naturalist on this easy 1.5 hour nature hike along Moro Canyon at Crystal Cove State Park […]

  • Winter Solstice tidepool walk

    Crystal Cove State Park, Pelican Point Lot

     Join a park naturalist at Crystal Cove State Park on the shortest day of the year and watch as the sun and the tides collide on a Winter Solstice tidepool […]

  • First Day Hike

    Berns Amphitheatre

    In collaboration with the nationwide event “First Day Hike” and in celebration of New Year’s Day, State Park volunteer Tom Eastman will lead a guided interpretive hike in the backcountry […]

  • Tidepool Walk

    Crystal Cove State Park, Los Trancos Lot

     Enjoy a SUPER negative 0.7 low tide at Crystal Cove State Park where a park naturalist will lead a guided tidepool walk to Rocky Bight and help identify animals and […]