Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

We have lived literally next to Quarry Lakes for about 10 years but it took a pandemic for us to explore it more fully. . .truthfully it's because neither my husband nor myself like being outside. . .let alone outdoors. We bought our house because I insisted to live near -a- body of water and Quarry Lakes definitely fits that description. It also helps that my little one is out of training wheels so we can all go and it doesn't take quite so long to get there. So nice walking/biking trails - they are gravel, dirt, or sand so just be aware. No major hills - my kids are kindergarten age and a 3rd grader and we can navigate pretty well and fast. We've found climbing trees, places to skip rocks, observed all types of birds & waterfowl, seen a bunny rabbit, several California condors, and found their on-site citrus grove that you can sample. My little one wants to volunteer here when she's older. There's swimming and a beach but those are closed for COVID-19 purposes. Also they used to charge for parking but currently waived meaning this place is much busier now than ever - we went more at the beginning of the pandemic than later but still a great place to explore. And people fish here. . .a lot.