*Please note advance registration is REQUIRED for Wild Tales.*Spending time outside is one of the best ways to nurture curiosity and instill a love of the natural world. Bring your young ones and…

Inspired by the Japanese practice of “shinrin-yoku,” or “forest bathing,” this walk invites you to take a break and immerse yourself in the nature around you. Throughout the program you will be…

Join OC Parks for an interpretive bike ride around Upper Newport Bay! Participants will have the opportunity to raise their heart rate and pedal around the bay while learning about local ecology and…

Join OC Parks staff and volunteers for a nature scavenger hunt that's fun for all ages!Participants will find a series of interpretive tables and posts that are "hidden" along the trails near the…

Bring your little ones and join OC Parks to learn more about bobcats. This fun and engaging program includes story time, an age-appropriate hike and themed craft.The program begins at the Peter and…

Join us for a fast-paced, introduction to cardio hiking in the Saddleback Wilderness, part of OC Parks’ Irvine Ranch Open Space. Along the way, we’ll be rewarded with panoramic views of Orange County…

Join us every Wednesday night in OC Parks’ Irvine Ranch Open Space for a fitness-focused hike on the paved Hicks Haul Road. During the spring, summer and fall, hikers will enjoy wonderful sunset…

Spend the morning in a beautiful oak woodland watering Coast Live Oak seedlings and native plants in Weir Canyon. To get to the planting site we will travel for 15 minutes in a safari style truck…

* This program has been canceled due to wet and muddy conditions.Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth and make up 80% of all known species. There are more varieties of bugs…

LOCATION CHANGE! This program is being moved to the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center in Newport Beach due to potential wet and muddy conditionsJoin OC Parks naturalists as we explore one of…