The Top 16 Natural Monuments around Irvine
Irvine’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 16
beautiful natural monuments around Irvine. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Irvine. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 20, 2025
Upper Newport Bay Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
The trail here is paved and designed specifically for foot traffic and bikes with two separate cycling lanes. You get great views across Newport Bay to the ecological reserve as you pass by a couple small parks and vista points.
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Red Rock Trail — Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument
Ideal for shorter, scenic hikes, Red Rock Trail in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park offers incredible red sandstone formations, moderate difficulty, and scenic views. Stunning, though trails can be hot and dusty.
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Least Tern Natural Preserve
Highlight • Beach
Least Tern Natural Preserve is a 13-acre patch of shoreline and beach within Huntington State Beach. This area is a documented nesting area for endangered California least terns. The area …
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Black Star Falls
Highlight • Waterfall
Black Star Canyon is home to the Black Star Falls, a natural waterfall thats in the Santa Ana Mountains of eastern Orange County. The water for the falls is from …
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Historic Dam
Highlight • Monument
Also known as Santiago Creek Dam! The dam stops up Santiago Creek in Orange County. The 136 foot dam was build for flood control.
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