Hike Chino Hills State Park to a Sunday Brunch Picnic
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ABOUT THE HIKE: From the Discovery Center trailhead, we take an advance beginner, moderate paced, seven mile loop hike with 956 feet of elevation gain/loss. Established in 1977, Chino Hills State Park has 14,100 acres of rolling, grassy hills and valleys dotted with stands of oaks and sycamores. The park is a critical link in the Puente-Chino Hill biological corridor that stretches over 30 miles from the Santa Ana Mountains to the Whittier Hills. The park's diversity of native plants supports over 200 species of birds and mammals. Our loop hike will incorporate the South Ridge, Easy Street, and Telegraph Trails providing sweeping vistas of the park's rich diversity. We will return to the newly completed, architecturally contemporary, Discovery Center for our post hike Sunday Brunch picnic. This is not a hike for fast hikers or slow pokes that are not willing or able to stay with the group. Total hike time will be approximately three hours, with stops at trail junctions to re-group. Dogs are not allowed on the trails within this state park.
Chino Hills SP (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=648)
ABOUT THE PICNIC: The picnic area at the Discovery Center is located adjacent to parking. (Picnic items will not be carried on the hike.) This is a potluck picnic so bring food items to share. BYOB (beverage) This may be an alcohol restricted location, so we will exercise adult discretion and Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. Restrooms and drinking fountains are available at our picnic area. The picnic time will be about one hour, with completion of hike/picnic around 1 PM.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS. From the 57 Freeway in Brea, take the Lambert Road exit heading east about eight miles... turn right into the Chino Hills State Park, Discovery Center parking lot. The parking fee is $5. We meetup in the entrance court to the Discovery Center.
DISCLAIMER: Group organizer and assistant organizers assume no liability; hike at your own risk. By being a member of this group you hereby agree to assume all risks and liability related to or resulting from any group functions. You agree that neither you nor any third party will hold any of the group's leaders, officers, or representatives liable for any injury, loss, or damage to your own person or any members of your family, friends, acquaintances, children, pets, or property, arising directly or as a consequence from a group activity. You also agree that your membership of this group is based on an "at will" basis.
Hike Chino Hills State Park to a Sunday Brunch Picnic