John Wayne Airport 55 min
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve (18 min)
9,000-acre nature conservation with varying terrain & habitats, open trails & a visitor center. Santa Rosa Plateau (26 min)
Outdoor recreation Southern California Railway Museum (24 min)
90-acre educational museum features 200+ historic railway cars & locomotives, plus weekend rides. San Juan Loop Trailhead (15 min) Tom's Farms (22 min)
Family-friendly park with restaurants & a farmer's market, plus a steam train, pony rides & more. Chiquito Trail (14 min) Santa Ana Mountains (1 hr 8)
Hiking trails through tree-lined river gorges with waterfalls, plus mountaintop views of the ocean. Holy Jim Trail (6W03) (1 hr 14)
Outdoor recreation Chiquito Falls (17 min) Ortega Falls (12 min) Lake Elsinore (7 min)
Natural freshwater lake offering boat launches, campgrounds, fishing & parks with swimming beaches. Walker Canyon (15 min) Tenaja Falls (44 min)
National forest waterfall accessed via a trailhead with spring cascades teeming with birdlife. Los Pinos Peak (29 min)
Hiking and mountain | 
