July 2009 Calendar
Wilderness
The backcountry and wilderness areas of Crystal Cove State
Park offer you 17 miles of hiking trails through 2,400 acres of native wilderness
mostly the endangered coastal sage scrub plant community. For energetic backpackers, there are three
environmental campgrounds, one in a canyon and two at the higher elevations. The higher trails offer beautiful
vistas of the mountainous backcountry, geological formations, and the blue
Pacific Ocean. Exploring the lower
trails offers hiking through riparian woodlands with oak and sycamore trees
along the seasonal Moro Creek. Whether
you explore the high trails or the low trails or both, you will find ample
evidence of native plants and animals, and a sense of escaping from civilization
into the beautiful solitude of natural history.
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There are three main hiking routes in Crystal Cove State Park. For your hiking convenience they are the Green Route (easiest), Red Route (moderate), and Blue Route (strenuous).
To see a map and read a description of the routes click on the following links ........
Green Route = map
Green Route Description
For distances on all the routes
Red Route = map
Red Route Description
Blue Route = map
Blue Route Description
Suggestion: Make a print of the map page and take it with you.
