ModerateParks & Hiking

Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Brea, CA

Parking $3 weekdays, $5 weekends (more on some holidays)

By Simir Shah

OC Parks' 124-acre park at 4442 Carbon Canyon Rd with Orange County's only redwood grove (3 acres, reached by a 1.1-mile nature trail), a 4-acre fishing lake with two piers and five playgrounds. Fall and winter closing is 6pm, so plan the redwood walk before the afternoon.