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Summary: Chino Hills State park offers a wide variety of hiking, Biking and camping opportunities within Orange county. The park has many trails and many options for hiking different distances and locations. The entrance at Rim Crest Dr. offers free parking on the street. West and east ends of the park offer parking for a nominal fee. The Chino hills entrance also offers family camping sites. The Little Canyon loop starts at the south ridge trail and proceeds east, up the hill for just over a mile. at the first trail to the left, a sign marks the Little Canyon trail. Little Canyon trail is a narrow trail that has a steep slope down to the Telegraph Canyon trail (about .3 mile). At the Telegraph trail, head back west and locate the easy street trail also about a mile from Little Canyon. Easy street ends at Rim crest dr. Trailhead: From the 91 Freeway, exit at Imperial Highway proceed north to Kellogg Drive. Exit at Kellogg and head north to the last intersection. Make a right turn on Yorba Linda blvd, followed by a left on Fairmont. Head North past the Yorba Linda education center and make a left at Rim Crest. The trail head is located at the northeast end of Rim Crest Drive just next to the last house. (Lat:33.91761 Lon:-117.78957) Trail Guides for Little Canyon loop Chino Hills State park: Best Easy Day Hikes Orange County by Randy Vogel (Falcon Publishing) Afoot and Afield in Orange County by Jerry Schad (Wilderness Press) Best Seasons: Spring, Winter, User Groups: Hikers, Bikes, Horses, Ranger Contact: Chino Hills State Park 909 780-6222 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by David Muro, who has posted 7 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Submit your own review 
Reviewed by Emily on 4/1/2007 last time i did this, i did easy street and then telegraph east and then hiked UP little canyon, which SUCKED. Today, i chose to do it up the south ridge, which was sorta sucky, but not as bad as going up little canyon. down little canyon was nice, and across telegraph and up easy street was beautiful as always. it was already too hot and sunny for my taste at 10:00 am. It took me about 50 minutes. Fun stuff. 
Reviewed by lonewolfcry on 1/8/2007 Hiked on 1/8/07 around noon. The hike itself was nice not much to see though. Kinda windy. started on Easy Street to Telegraph Canyon to Little Canyon to South Ridge. I was expecting to see more wildlife but none to find. good exercise.
Reviewed by Steve on 3/31/2006 Hiked on 3/26 Sun....cut across to Gilman Peak via Easy Street, Telegraph Canyon, Gilman Trail, etc. From there went east on North Ridge to Sycamore Trail, Telegraph to Little Canyon to South Ridge, back to trail head at Rimcrest Drive. Good first visit. Around 6.5 miles. Overcast day great for hiking but not for pictures. Shoulder high Mustard everywhere. Lupine and Wild Artichoke also. Turkey vultures buzzed us on North Ridge trail. Saw Redtail hawk. Frogs were croaking up a storm in Telegraph creek. Will return with the family. An all around pleasant day.
Reviewed by Min on 3/29/2006 It was my first time hiking! I went a couple days after the rain. Hike was beautiful although going UP Little Canyon wasn't too easy or little. Will not recommend this hike on a hot summer's day. Ended up going up to Sycamore Canyon and saw some mountain lion prints in the mud. Definitely needed the map, or we would have gotten lost. After the rain, the wild plants took over the trail halfway. Quite adventurous!
Reviewed by Nathan on 2/24/2006 Very nice hike. Have hiked it twice. First time went Easy Street to Telegraph Canyon East to McDermont North to the North Ridge Trail(Steep at times)went back down Sycamore to Telegraph and then back to Easy Street. Second time went Easy st. to Telegraph canyon west to Carbon Canyon and back. Second was quite pretty. Had a run in with coyotes. A coyote was on a hill near by, it saw me and began to howl within a minute there were about 3 more around that were also howling. Nothing happened but was a new experience.
Reviewed by JerBear on 6/9/2005 Went later in the afternoon; beautiful, but dry. More bikers than hikers, but bumped into less than 10 people total. Little streams to cross that will dry up when summer rolls around full blast. Last leg of hike, Easy Street trail, is difficult to find. It is not marked with a sign and it is overgrown, but it is hikable. If you're heading West on Telegraph trail, it's before the phone line poles.
Reviewed by Bahamut on 2/2/2005 Chino hills SP is easily acsessable and there are very few if any people.This place has nice scenery if you like green hills (In the spring)I have seen Deer there and many birds. 
Reviewed by Da Hui Hikers on 3/27/2004 This hike has overgrowth on the fireroad after all that rain and it's spring. The area is covered in green growth with yellow flower hillsides. I would rather go on Easy Street to get to Telegraph Canyon Rd. trail. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: California Hiking, California Trails, California Hikes, Orange County Hiking, Orange County Trails, Orange County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||