Aliso/Wood Canyons Regional Park

Aliso/Wood Canyons Regional Park

The Aliso/Wood Canyons Regional Park is a regional park located in Orange County, California. It borders the cities of Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, and Dana Point. Through it runs the perennial streams Aliso Creek, Wood Canyon Creek, which is a side canyon of Aliso, and Sulphur Creek, which joins upstream of the canyons but technically its confluence with Aliso is within the boundaries of the park. Also, there are many ephemeral and seasonal tributaries that have cut countless side canyons [ [http://www.ocparks.com/alisoandwoodcanyons/default.asp?Show=Introduction OCParks.com: Aliso And Wood Canyons Wilderness Park ] ] .

The park consists of about convert|4000|acre|km2 of open space and wilderness. It contains oaks, elderberries, and California sycamores. This park is also a wildlife sanctuary, because it contains many rare and endangered animal species [ [http://www.mountainbikebill.com/AlisoCreek.htm Aliso Creek Park in Orange County ] ] .

The park has over convert|30|mi|km of hiking trails, as well as many equestrian and biking trails [ [http://www.biketrails.com/alisowood.html Aliso & Wood Canyons Regional Park ] ] .

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