About us
Welcome! We are the Orange County Sierrans Section of the National Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Our schedule includes Hiking, Backpacking, hikes for Conservation, special Newcomer events, BBQ’s, State Parks camping/hiking, winter sports activities, ski trips, bus trips and Adventure Travel. We are open to people of all ages and marital, ethnic status. Our events are led by qualified leaders who have been through extensive leadership training before they receive their leadership rating. Orange County Sierrans may sponsor local events as well as international and out of state events, so we are a little more than a local organization. We are backed by the 40,000 member Angeles Chapter and the 650,000 member National Sierra Club. The Angeles Chapter boundaries are from Santa Clarita to San Clemente, from the ocean to the foothills. The Sierra Club is the oldest and largest environmental grassroots organization in the nation. The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by the famous naturalist, John Muir. Not only was this guy America’s best known voice from the wilderness and a most effective conservation leader but he was a fearless mountaineer taking enormous risks climbing in the High Sierra, solo travel on crevassed glaciers and exploring Alaska in a little canoe. We have a long tradition of outdoor activities, so come join us. You might even want to become a member of the Sierra Club and know you are helping to save our remaining wild places. “Explore, Enjoy and Protect.”
Keep it safe out there and visit our website: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/ocss
Angeles Chapter Website: http://angeles.sierraclub.org
Angeles Chapter list of Activities: http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/activities
Liability Waivers
In order to participate in a Sierra Club outing, you must sign a liability waiver.
Please RSVP on our website for the event of your choice, sign the waiver in advance: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/ocss
California Seller of Travel
CST #2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.
Upcoming events
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O: Carnival New Orleans: Parades, Music, Neighborhoods and Authentic Food
Location not specified yetJoin an insider-curated tour of New Orleans, created by a former 10-year resident and not offered by any other company. Tour will include walking parades, gumbo and po’boys, art and museum exhibits, historic neighborhoods and brass bands. A resident filmmaker, ethnographer, cook, and scholar are your guides. Enjoy three early Mardi Gras parades: Boheme, an unconventional walking art exhibit with brass bands; Krewe de Vieux, which features spectacular satirical floats of the year's current events and brass bands; and ‘tit Rex (https://titrexparade.com/), whose floats ride on skateboards pulled by members in black tie handing out tiny throws and backed up by brass bands.
Hear live music, learn to cook gumbo, and tour exhibits: the Historic New Orleans Collection featuring exhibits on civil rights and musicians; the Louisiana State Museum’s exhibits on jazz, Mardi Gras and Botanica Gardens; and City Park, which includes the world renown Bestoff Sculpture Garden (https://noma.org/besthoff-sculpture-garden/), Grow Dat Youth Farm (https://neworleanscitypark.org/visit-city-park/grow-dat/) and the Crescent City Farmers Market. Visit Treme’s Congo Square, which was a gathering place for enslaved and free people of color during the 19th century; then ferry to charming and historic Algiers Point, a ‘Site of Memory’ associated with the UNESCO Slave Route Project. Participants will walk 3-5 miles per day and enjoy an optional bike tour (pedicabs available for non-cyclists).
Cost includes 5 nights in a comfortable French Market area hotel (2 per room, own bed), with pool, gym, WIFI, and breakfast. Price also includes most transportation and lunches, museum and excursion fees, pre-trip New Orleans supper and screening of City of a Million Dreams documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44aV2Thx4eA&t=19s).
Sign-up early, we expect to fill up quickly, space limited. YOU CANNOT SIGN UP HERE YOU MUST SIGN UP AT:
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000w6blFIAQ&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=O:%20Carnival%20New%20Orleans:%20Parades,%20Music,%20Neighborhoods%20and%20Authentic%20Food@29.962797,-90.0557951 attendee
Mammoth Lakes Winter Getaway Combo - January
Location not specified yet🎵 Mammoth Lakes Winter Getaway Combo - Jan. 2026 🌺**
Join Sierra Clubs Angles Chapter Wilderness Adventure group and Co-sponsored with OCSS - Orange County for snow filled weekend adventure!
This trip 🎈 includes:
◾ Learn to cross-country ski in the back-country, instructor led
◾ Free lessons with our instructors on Saturday;
◾ Enjoy back-country ski touring and snowshoe touring with leaders;
◾ XC-ski or snowshoe on your own at Tamarack Nordic Ski Center;
◾ Downhill ski or snowboard on Mammoth Mtn;
◾ Saturday night group potluck Happy Hour; 😎
◾ Newcomers and Non skiers Welcome, tons of stuff to do in Mammoth!
✔ Activity Level: Moderate (Varies by Activity)
✔ Lodging:
Stay at Hotel in Mammoth Lakes; double occupancy, 2 beds, private bath, close to shopping, night life, free shuttles.
✔ Transportation:
◾ Comfortable bus leaves O.C. 2 PM with additional pickup in San Fernando Valley (Sylmar) later. Return O.C. Sunday 10 PM.
◾ Self Drive up (contact leaders)
✔ Cost:
◾ $482 with Sierra Club Membership (include SC Member #)
◾ $502 for non-members
◾ Lift tickets, trail passes, and equipment rentals are NOT included (backcountry ski rental $65/day)
◾ 1st: Register on-line
◾ 2nd: Once registered on-line, either Mail checks to reservationist: Carol Tucker, 3166 S Sepulveda Blvd Unit 14 Los Angeles, CA 90034-4223 hikergirl50@yahoo.com - OR - Zelle payment to
wastreasurer21@gmail.com
◾ Make checks payable “Wilderness Adventures”
◾ More info. Here: Angeles Chapter Sierra Club - Mammoth Jan. 2026 Trip
◾ Price includes bus transportation, lodging, hotel breakfast, happy hour, Sunday dinner, bus refreshments and driver gratuity.
🎈🎈🎈 IMPORTANT - -
RSVP here is not a guarantee spot on the trip!! For more information and how to register, go to:
Angeles Chapter Sierra Club - Mammoth Jan. 2026 Trip
🎵 Leaders:
Event Organizers: Mark Fleming, Carol Tucker, Eva Eilenberg, Homer Tom, Kent Schwitkis, Mark Alan Mitchel, Sherry Ross, Kaz Mohit.
🌺 Weather:
Mammoth Lakes Weather: Mammoth Lakes Weather5 attendees
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Hike
Bolsa Chica Street & Brightwater Drive, Huntington Beach, CA, USEasy paced, reasonably flat, 5 mile hike, approx 3 hrs.
Newcomers Welcome!
Enjoy the natural beauty of Bolsa Chica, land of the Acjachemen and Tongva, one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in Southern California.
No matter how many times you visit the Bolsa Chica, there is always something different to see or learn.
Meet 8:30 am. From Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach turn south on Bolsa Chica Street to the end of the street and trailhead (Brightwater Drive).Park on the street.
If Bolsa Chica street parking full, Park on Dos Patos.
Bring camera, water, sun protection, hat, light hiking boots, rain does not cancel.
Arrive early for parking,
Ecological reserve-no dogs
No restrooms.
These are Sierra Club sponsored hikes.
Signed Sierra Club waiver required. Please RSVP saves time at the trailhead
Sierra Club RSVP. Scroll down and select the event. Thank you so much!
https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/orange-county-sierrans
Visit our website, not all of our activities are posted on Meet up.
Level: Easy(O)8 attendees
Past events
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