Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Brea, Orange County, CA

Parking$3 weekdays, $5 weekends

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DogsOn leash

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Hours7 a.m.; closes 6 or 9 p.m. by season

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Size: 243 acres Source
Managed by: OC Parks

About Carbon Canyon Regional Park

A 124-acre park upstream of Carbon Canyon Dam with a 4-acre fishing lake and Orange County's only redwood grove. Source

Upstream of the Carbon Canyon Dam lies 124-acre Carbon Canyon Regional Park. 60 acres are developed, offering large, grassy areas for picnicking, sports facilities and a 4-acre lake with two piers for fishing.

From the official park page · checked Oct 16, 2026

Facilities

BBQ Grills
Drinking Water
Picnic Area
Playground
Restrooms
Tennis Courts
Volleyball

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

Carbon Canyon Regional Park at a glance

PParking · 12: Parking D, Parking D, Parking D, Parking C
WCRestrooms · 7
WDrinking water · 2: Water Fountain, Water Fountain
TTrailheads · 1: Telegraph Canyon Trail
Named trails · 5

Outline: CPAD. Points and trail lines: OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Trails

Trail	Mapped length	Elevation	Surface & uses
Redwood Trail	0.9 mi	85 ft up & down421–470 ft	UnpavedBikesHorsesPaved
Carbon Canyon Creek Nature Trail	0.6 mi	39 ft up & down429–463 ft	UnpavedBikesHorses
Bell's Vireo Trail	0.3 mi	11 ft up & down422–430 ft	UnpavedBikesHorsesNo horses
Fire Road	0.3 mi	73 ft up & down422–501 ft	UnpavedBikesHorses
Telegraph Canyon Road	0.2 mi	2 ft up & down465–474 ft	UnpavedBikesHorsesPavedWheelchair

Trail names and mapped lengths come from OpenStreetMap; lengths count only the part inside the park boundary. Up-and-down totals (climbing plus descent, one way) and elevation ranges are estimates from USGS 3DEP elevation (about 15 m grid) sampled along the mapped line. Use the official guide map for the route and current closures.