Trip Date: 11/17/2013

Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Permit/Pass: Day use (weekday) - $3, (weekend) - $5, Annual Pass ($55 or $80)

Trails: New park map, Old park map

Directions: From Interstate 405 take CA Hwy 133 (aka Laguna Canyon Road) south 3.2 miles to the turnoff on the right for the park. Parking sometimes fills up on the weekends so get there early. If you do not have an Orange County parks pass, be sure to pay at the machine.

Trail sequence: Mary's Trail

Type: Loop

Distance: 0.2 miles

Elevation: Min. - 416', Max. - 439'

Rating: Easy

Synopsis: This is a short, well maintained interpretive trail with museum-quality displays, benches, and views of the hills and sycamores. Mary's Trail is great for kids, and for those with a bit more energy there's the option of picking up the trail to Barbara's Lake at the end of this one.

Mary's Trail - Laguna Coast WP

Turn by Turn:

  -- After parking (and paying if required) walk to the visitor's center (nice restrooms here) and pick up Mary's Trail at the end of the boardwalk. Follow the trail as it winds north, then east - crossing Little Sycamore trail - then back to the south and the parking lot.