Laguna Canyon, April 2011
Photo Kevin.Daniels · CC BY 3.0

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA

Parking$3 per day
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DogsNot allowed
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Laguna Canyon, April 2011
Photo Kevin.Daniels · CC BY 3.0
Size
5,916 acres Source
Managed by
OC Parks

About Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Coastal canyons with 40 miles of trails through oak and sycamore woodland up to scenic ridges. Source

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park lies within some of the last remaining coastal canyons in Southern California. Forty miles of trails lead the visitor through oak and sycamore woodlands and up onto ridges with expansive scenic vistas. Rocky bluffs tower above the canyon trails.
From the official park page · checked Oct 16, 2026

Facilities

  • Drinking Water
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms
  • Tennis Courts

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park at a glance

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  • PParking · 5: Poplar Street Public Access, Willow Staging Area, Big Bend Staging Area, Dartmoor Street Trail Access
  • WCRestrooms · 2
  • WDrinking water · 1
  • Named trails · 10

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

Trails

TrailMapped lengthElevationSurface & uses
Stagecoach South Trail3.4 mi419 ft up & down154–400 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Bommer Ridge3.3 mi732 ft up & down798–1,027 ftUnpavedBikesHorsesNo dogs
Emerald Canyon Road3 mi1,119 ft up & down37–864 ftUnpavedBikesHorsesNo dogs
Willow Canyon Road1.6 mi646 ft up & down223–876 ftUnpavedBikesHorsesNo dogs
Big Bend Trail1.6 mi909 ft up & down154–919 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Water Tank Trail1.5 mi619 ft up & down382–873 ftUnpavedBikesHorsesNo dogs
Laguna Bowl Trail1.5 mi808 ft up & down61–876 ftUnpavedBikesHorsesNo dogs
Laguna Ridge Trail1.4 mi916 ft up & down134–909 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Boat Trail1.3 mi510 ft up & down599–890 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Serrano Ridge Trail1.3 mi
Lizard Trail1.2 mi379 ft up & down586–917 ftUnpavedBikesNo horsesNo dogs
Canyon Trail1 mi

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.

Getting to Laguna Coast Wilderness Park by bus

Bus stops within about a quarter mile of Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, mapped in OpenStreetMap. Check the transit agency for schedules.

Rules & reservations

Official park page
  • Nix Nature Center

    Open Monday–Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., subject to holiday and staffing closures. Source

Map & directions

18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA

1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

33.577168, -117.776559Get directions

Nearby parks

Straight-line distance

Sources & verification

Last verified: Oct 16, 2026
  1. California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
  2. OC Parks park pageofficial_url, fees, dogs, address, description
  3. OpenStreetMap facilities and trailsfacilities.drinking-water, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.restrooms, facilities.tennis-court, trails
  4. U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries (nearest place)city
  5. OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
  6. Terrain Tiles elevation (USGS 3DEP), sampled every 20 m along OpenStreetMap trail linestrails.elevation
  7. Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro
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Laguna Coast Wilderness Park · Photo Kevin.Daniels · CC BY 3.0