Events

If you enjoy hiking, but are still new to the trails, join Crystal Cove State Park volunteer Dana Hunter for Hiking 101 and learn how to best enjoy your hiking […]

At Crystal Cove, we walk upon one of the rarest environments in North America and indeed the Earth. This is the coastal sage-scrub plant community, a precious, but dwindling environment […]

Come celebrate “California State Parks Week” at Crystal Cove State Park where a park naturalist will lead a guided tidepool walk to Rocky Bight and help identify animals and describe some awesome adaptations of the tidepool organisms. Meet at Los Trancos parking lot near the trailer. (PCH inland at Los Trancos). $15 day-use fee This […]

Come celebrate “California State Parks Week” and join a park naturalist for a 3-mile guided Sunset Bluff Walk and enjoy the days end along the coastal terrace. Bring a camera and binoculars as we scan the ocean for migrating gray whales, look for birds, and watch the sunset. Our walk will take us along the […]

Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot to look for resident dolphins, migrating 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. Bring […]

Come celebrate “California State Parks Week” and experience the darkest night of the month as we connect with nature on this new moon and take time to reflect on the natural, cultural and historical communities that have called this special place home. A park naturalist will lead hikers on this 2-hour, 3-mile moderate to difficult […]