2026-July: SoCal Mountains and the Sierra Nevada-Hiking Information-Series ⛰️

Meet Time and Location: 5 PM by Ted Parking (contact in advance to locate each other)

OC Parks Summer Concert Series
Thursday nights, 5 p.m. (Event starts at 5 p.m., live music begins at 6 p.m.)

We will gather here to meet for a concert later and talk about hiking travel in OC, out of town on the SoCal mountains, deserts, out of state, etc. and as well as overseas!
Bring your destinations on the bucket list and questions you have to meet with like minded friends!

It’s Summertime, we will have the popular SoCal Peaks and the Sierra Nevada travel are on our topic this morning. Particularly mountains at high elevations over 5K feet or gain from 3-5K ft on a hike as San Jacinto, San Bernardino, Mt Baldy, San Gorgonio, etc. Summer is longer daylight, the trails are free of snow, Springtime on the mountains and sometimes with the view snow cap mountains, it’s best to have a long hike!

DURATION/DISTANCE/ELEVATION: Plan on about 30 minutes to an hour for chatting and meeting with friends.

General Rating/Difficulty: All Levels for elevation, distance and pace. CLICK RATING TABLE **to read more about skill levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating**

DRIVING DIRECTION and parking
Parking: Free starting at 5 p.m.
Location: The concert will take place at the northwest end of the park near Ted Craig Shelter. Parking attendants and event signage will direct patrons to the closest available parking.

REMINDER: By joining the meetup, you agree to Meetup Terms of Service releases the Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any liability related to incidents that occur at Meetup
Hiking is a rewarding and pleasant activity in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, bee stings, poison oak exposure, ticks, mountain lions, coyotes, snake bites or wildlife. By signing up for this event, you agree to hold harmless the hike organizer, assistant organizers and other participants for any injuries sustained during this hike
>>YOU acknowledge THAT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.******************
>>YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR SAFETY.******************