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 experience. As an experienced long-distance hiker, Dana will share tips about preparing for your journey, choosing proper gear and appropriate trails for your fitness level. […]

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 that supports countless coastal plants, animals, and birds as well as migrating creatures. Come join a park docent and enjoy a one hour nature walk […]

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 […]