Cut left to continue down on Willow Canyon Trail.
Keep going straight just over another half mile, and you'll come to a junction. You'll pass the Stage Coach trail on the right about a half mile into this hike. Trees provide great shade and a sense of solitude that is rare in Orange County. Keep your eyes up and around as the caves and rocks are all quite interesting along the first portion of this trail.Īfter a short distance walking through meadows, you enter a covered woodland. You'll pass by some big sandstone rocks laying about, and then wander through some open fields with interesting cave formations on the sides. This trail offers a good deal of shade as it winds it's way around the canyon. The trail starts right out of the parking lot, and you head up to the right onto Laurel Canyon Trail. We didn't make it back by 5, but the closed gate was unlocked and we had a friendly warning to leave on time next time. They close the lots at 5:00pm, so be prepared to get back to your car. It's a small lot, but it was mostly empty at 3:30 on a Sunday afternoon. We parked at the Willow Canyon Staging Area, which has a $3 (weekday) or $5 (weekend) price tag. We hiked the Laurel Canyon Loop to Willow Canyon. It's a lovely little retreat from the noise and traffic - though sometimes you can still hear some traffic noise.
It's strange to be so close to home, so close to crowded Orange County, yet to be seemingly lost in the wilderness.
ORANGE WANDERING WILLOWS FULL
The Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is full of trails of varying difficulties. We wanted to take a hike, but needed something a bit more on the easy to moderate scale. We chose this short loop trail on a warm weekend in October when Kim's parents were in town.
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