wilderness park

Not deep enough into the wild for me but an excellent choice to get First Time Campers acclimated. Camping is reserved for Groups Only but is also open for day visitors. The small 1/4 mile hike is surprisingly nice, as the terrain does change on this short easy hike. Including a very brief steep section. Traihead starts behind the museum (keep to the Left) and winds around behind the campgrounds and ends by the creek. The creek is over your left shoulder as you enter the parking lot. So having some water to explore is a plus for kids. Includes a meadow for group camping and a good sized cement amphitheater seating section around a large campfire area that could easily accommodate 100 people.There are a lot of picnic tables, Grills and they are building another restroom too.The small museum was surprisingly informative and full with a variety of stuffed animals.We saw a variety of snakes, including a Gopher Snake and 2 Rattle Snakes and most cool, was the BEAR that paid us a visit well before sundown. So be sure everyone knows the basic rules for encountering snakes and bears and keeping ALL food, candy, soaps, lotions, etc out of and far from the tents. They live there, we we just visiting.

We live close by and try to get the kids out into nature as often as possible, This place is perfect for us, safe hiking on well prepared trails that are great for a high energy 4yr old.

The whole place can be hiked in 45 minutes and seems land-locked. But serene. I was in town on business and wanted to get a little sample of theSan Gabriel Mountain/foothills. This park was the best I could do. I walked for an hour through city streets to get there. The place was almost empty and there were zero campers. The city website says, "Have you ever wanted a local place where you can relax and unwind after a stressful week?...." However, the sign at the entrance says closed after 7:00p.m. week days and not open on weekends, hmm isn't that when most families and others use facilities like this?? The wilderness center has a variety of stuffed animals representative of the fauna from the area. The displays are interesting but in poor repair with description pieces falling off and bugs decaying other parts. There was a brochure rack that was completely empty. There might be waterfalls to see, at least that is what the local barista reports? There was no one there to ask.

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