Unique Things to Do

Ice Blocking

1. Great park to do ice blocking. Has a great hill, corner of Carrillo and Manolete in Mission Viejo. The park is called Eldorado Park at 24335 Carillo Dr.

2. Duplicate in picnic & hiking categories.Park in Mission Viejo with a nice daytime view. From Crown Valley go north on O’Neill about a quarter mile or less and turn left onto the first street which is McGwire Rd., then an immediate right into the parking lot. Walk North (away from Crown Valley) on O'Neil. You'll pass the Heritage Garden (a community gardening area.) Next on the left is a bowl shaped incline that would be great for ice blocking can’t see it from the road but it’s right next to the road. Then the sidewalk forks (take the fork to the left) and there you will come across 5 picnic tables. One is right on the edge overlooking the canyon no houses, except in the far distance just nature. Perfect for a daytime picnic. Very quiet during the day nobody was around. Dirt path walking trail on rim overlooking the canyon. Park hours are 6 AM to sunset. You can see East, so it might be a good place to watch the sunrise over the Canyon. Parking from the picnic tables is about 100 yards west. There is a large sports complex with lots of parking. Go into the sports complex, trim, right and park next to the community garden, then take the sidewalk past the community garden along the main street until you get to the park.

3. ABC Ice House, Inc. 1317 West 5th Street Santa Ana, CA 92703, (714) 641-3840, abcicehouse@gmail.com Makes Ice sleds (seats with ice blocks underneath to slide down hills Has 24 hour delivery service.

Museums

1. Moulton Museum La Paz & Cabot next to Howard’s appliance Moultonmuseum.org Tuesday and Thursday 11-3 Not sure if you have to schedule a visit

2. House of Photographic Art (HOPA) http://hopa.org/ Gallery Information House of Photographic Art 27182 Ortega Highway San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 T: 949-496-5990 Hours: By Appointment Only Email: maryannelcharis@yahoo.com

3. Heritage Hill Historic Park 25151 Serrano Road
   Lake Forest, CA 92630 Heritage Hill Historical Park's 4.1 acres includes four fully restored and furnished historic buildings that span the early history of the Saddleback Valley and El Toro Three free "walk-in" tours are offered weekly for individuals and groups of seven or less on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m.  Volunteer docents meet visitors at the front porch of the Serrano Adobe and tour each building.The buildings are open to public access only during tours in order to protect the historic furnishings and artifacts on display. Visitors not attending a "walk in" tour or prearranged group tour may walk the park grounds but are not permitted inside the buildings. 

4. Torrey pines lodge in La Jolla is a mini museum

5. The Cloud Museum is located 10 miles North of Yuma, Arizona, at 1398 York Rd. Bard, CA, 92283. It's 180 miles East of San Diego, CA, 195 miles West of Pheonix, AZ, and 290 miles South of Las Vegas, NV. The items at the museum are the personal collection of Johnny Cloud. A long time Bard, California resident who began the collection in 1989. The collection includes cars, trucks, tractors, power tools, hand tools, household equipment, boat engines, wheels, and much more!

Farms

1. Strawberry farm open to the public on university drive in the 405 just a few feet west on the 405 in Irvine. I have to find out what dates we can go to get strawberries and stuff

2. Biosphere 2 tours Arizona https://biosphere2.org/ 32540 S Biosphere Road, Oracle, AZ 85623 Due to Biosphere 2's remote location it may be difficult to schedule a departing ride when using a ride sharing service. We recommend that you make return transportation arrangements prior to arriving at Biosphere 2.

3. Olive oil, farm tours by appointment only early summer until fall. 4 hours from here, 2+ hrs north of Santa Barbara. San Miguel Olive Farm 1960 Nygren Road, San Miguel, CA 93451 805-467-1950 info@smolivefarm.com

4. Duplicate in hiking & places to stay catgories Olive farm, hotel & hiking trails Puragrove 40376 Sandia Creek Drive Fallbrook, California 92028 https://puragrove.com (855) 787-2367 Welcome to the Historic Bear Creek Ranch, nestled within 130 acres of a pristine, certified organic olive farm and vineyard.

5. Was pitchouline

Fun & Yummy Ice Cream and Desserts

1. Rolls ice cream La Paz Road and Cabot

2. Jars Ice cream greenfield and crown valley

Animal and Plant Sanctuaries

1. Phelan (Just over the Cajon pass in San Bernardino County)

   1. Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary just over the Cajon pass in Phelan. Open 12 to 5 only a few days a week. 8545 Buttemere Road, Phelan, California 92371, 760-868-2755. See website for details https://foreverwildsanctuary.org/ Make sure you call first to find out what days they are open (also, some days they close early.) You can buy tickets online at there website Generally they are open Thursday through Sunday, but it does change a little. Use the online ticket ordering to see which days are available before you come. Open 12 to 5 and get there early as some events close early.

2. Modjeska Canyon

   1. Duplicate in picnic & hiking category. On the other side of the street from the parking area there’s a little sign that says Harding truck trail I don’t know how far it goes. Haven’t been on it but it looks like it would be fun too hike on it. Tooker wildlife sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon. Didn't see any animals, though ton's of hummingbirds in front of the gift shop. Take Santiago Canyon Road from tall Road to 41 up until you hit Modjeska Canyon Road. turn left on this road and go for about 2 miles. He can’t miss it. It’s on the right hand side absolutely beautiful tree covered area all the way up this 2 mile road. 39322 Modjeska Cyn rd. Encenter.org. Enc member hours m-f 2-5pm, public sat/sun 10-3 no pets. As you walk in to the park and go to the right to bridge that overlooks a stream after the rainy season, it flows with quite a bit of water very pretty you back out and go to the left. There’s another amphitheater and you can also see the river very pretty, as well as a trail that goes along the river. Small area, but beautiful stream and trees, and very nice place benches to sit down. There’s a little gift shop in museum directly across from the entrance on the other side of the parking area. There’s tons of hummingbirds everywhere I see hummingbird feeders in front of the gift shop and there’s lots of hummingbirds. On the other side of the street from the parking area there’s a little sign that says Harding truck trail I don’t know how far it goes. Haven’t been on it but it looks like it would be fun too hike on it.

3. La Jolla

   1. Point La Jolla to Boomer Beach 150 yards cordoned off to protect sea lion rookery.

4. Arizona

   1. Bearizona in Williams, AZ

   2. Arizona wildlife refuge we went to outside grand canyon

Horseback Riding

1. Take a ride around the hills of Hollywood. Sunset Ranch Hollywood https://www.sunsetranchhollywood.com/

Fun at the Beach

1. Lighted Frisbee at night at beach

2. Sunny Jim’s cave La Jolla the cave store has stair access, 145 steps, looks boring