![]() ![]() Signs will be posted at the legal entrances into the park, this webpage will be updated as well as the Chino Hills State Park Facebook page. Access into the park and park trails is prohibited when the park is closed. Trails will also close when the National Weather Service indicates Red Flag conditions for the region which includes Chino Hills State Park. The trails will close for approximately 48 hours after rain level amounts of 1/4 inch or more. To protect the natural resources in the park and keep visitors from harm, the trails can be closed temporarily when adverse conditions such a significant rain occurs. The portion of North Ridge Trail which is affected is closed due to severe erosion. Currently Gilman Peak is accessible only by using the Gilman Trail, Sycamore Trail, or McDermont Trail from the Telegraph Canyon Trail. North Ridge Trail is closed between where it intersects Telegraph Canyon Trail to Gilman Trail. When the park is open most trails are available with the exception of Hills for Everyone Trail, which is closed due to severe erosion and fallen trees onto the trail. At 14,102 acres the park is managed as an open space habitat where all plant and animal life are protected. There is no other location in the LA Basin were people can drive a short distance and be swept away with scenic vistas, hike, bike or ride a horse on over 90 miles of trails. Here is a Vlog I made visiting the wildflowers.Chino Hills State Park is unique in that it provides refuge for both biodiversity and solitude to the visitors who enjoy their outdoor experiences. Of course, do not go off trail here so that you do not trample the wildflowers. I spent a good 15 minutes just taking it all in and enjoying the colors. You can walk down the rough dirt path, and you are almost immediately in the middle of them. The entire hillside here was covered in orange and purple, and it was fantastic. There was a small spur off to the right here, and that was where the best bloom was when I went. It is beautiful to see so much of the orange in the sea of green. When you get over that hill, you will see the flowers on many of the hillsides in front of you. ![]() This was an excellent view as it looked down on the historic windmill and ranch as well.įrom here, you will want to continue onward as the best part was just over the next hill. There was a small patch off to the right, and then when you looked down into the canyon to the left, there was a bunch of orange and purple. ![]() When you make it to the top of the third hill, you will start to see the wildflowers. I saw people of all ages on the trail, so most people should be able to do it. The trail keeps climbing as you go over a few small hills. You will be walking along the path with knee-high plants on each side. This is a beautiful area, even without the wildflowers as the trails are green and lush. The trail heads out from the north part of the dirt parking area and immediately starts to climb. This is where you will turn, and I parked up here in the dirt lot to start the trail. This information is from my visit in 2017Īfter arriving at the east entrance to Chino Hills State Park, which is off Highway 71, you will proceed through the payment booth and then go about 2 miles to a small dirt road on your right for a horse camp.Location: 4721 Sapphire Rd, Chino Hills, CA 91709.This post is from 2017, but a lot of the info should still work for future blooms when they happen. Here is all the information so you can check it out as well. It was even better than I anticipated, only a short quarter mile from the start of the Bane Ridge Trail. I had heard that the blooms were pretty impressive in Chino Hills State Park, so I set out to check it out for myself. This year has been such a great year for rain that the waterfalls were flowing, and now the wildflowers are blooming. ![]()
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