Redwood Grove — Attraction in Brea

A truly awesome grove of redwood trees, the likes I’ve hardly seen anywhere in Southern California! The ‘Grove is a nice place to take a nature walk, stop to meditate, read a book, take pictures and share time to remember! It’s kept natural, so there’s no visible distractions. There’s a periphery trail that surrounds the trees, dirt on one side and paved on the other. Trash cans are placed around the paths to keep liter to a minimum. Inside the ‘Grove there’s natural bark and dirt pathways, some natural places to sit and informational signage. The Redwood grove may be accessed off of Valley View Circle, Silver Dollar Way and Black Walnut Court residential streets of Yorba Linda. Also, on the Brea side, there’s the designated park paid parking at Carbon Canyon Regional Park or from the Olinda Ranch Park free parking lot, as it only takes about 20 - 30 minutes of walking on designated trails, accessible just south of the volleyball courts. The main park areas of Carbon Canyon and Olinda Ranch can also provide more information, signage and public restrooms. Rainy weather may be helpful with these thirsty trees, tho could result in access problems for visitors. If the trails appear too muddy or flooded, then short detour routes may be available. I’ll usually see hikers return using alternate trails with the dam as a point of reference. I’d urge caution on returning via the familiar chosen access trail, as there’s the Carbon Canyon Regional Park trails from the north, Yorba Linda trails from the south end and the Carbon Canyon Dam trails...

Parking: if you are a jerk like me you will park for free in the neighborhood adjacent (but it's a steep hill to get back). If you are decent you will pay $3 or $5 park at the county park and make the long but easy walk to the Grove. Either way there should be parking.

My family has lived in Orange county well before the 1970s and never knew there was a redwood grove here. No one knows, no one talks about, never advertised. Definitely worth a visit. They said some of the trees are almost 100 foot tall, they were planted in the mid 70s as a gimmick for opening a bank account.

The grove is very shady and makes you feel cooler. There's a trail you are asked to stay on to help the trees.

This looks to be popular for photography, but professional photography requires a permit here per the signs.

There's no bathrooms in the area--you have to walk to the actual park for that.

There's several types of uncommon birds to see including bluebirds and hawks.

Probably Orange County's...

Giant sequoias and California redwoods (also called coast redwoods) are nature's skyscrapers. These enormous trees exist primarily in Northern California, Oregon and Washington and though they have a number of common characteristics, including distinctive cinnamon-red bark, they are different

visit redwood grove park and enjoy the shade of the redwoods and the fresh green of their branches, as their height is spectacular.

It is a small but very cozy place, the only thing I do not like is that most people do not wear masks to protect themselves and to protect others. I feel that we still need to be taking care of ourselves, even if you are vaccinated you must protect yourself. If you want to visit it, take your mask for safety. Hermoso parque muy tranquilo y de muy fácil caminar con un sendero muy bien cuidado...