Chino Hills State Park - California
Chino Hills State Park is located in the Chino Hills, foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. It is a critical link in the Chino–Puente Hills wildlife corridor, and a major botanical habitat reserve for resident and migrating wildlife. Visitors can walk, horseback ride, or mountain bike on trails through valleys and along ridge tops through woodlands, sage scrub and grasslands. 60 miles (97 km) of trails and fire roads also offer opportunities for viewing wildlife and native plants. Facilities consist of a picnic area, camping sites, equestrian staging area and corrals, a historic barn, water and restrooms. Most of the trails are multiple mode use. A few trails are designated for hiking only for safety or habitat protection.
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Chino Hills State Park is located in the Chino Hills, foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. It is a critical link in the Chino–Puente Hills wildlife corridor, and a major botanical habitat reserve for resident and migrating wildlife. Visitors can walk, horseback ride, or mountain bike on trails through valleys and along ridge tops through woodlands, sage scrub and grasslands. 60 miles (97 km) of trails and fire roads also offer opportunities for viewing wildlife and native plants. Facilities consist of a picnic area, camping sites, equestrian staging area and corrals, a historic barn, water and restrooms. Most of the trails are multiple mode use. A few trails are designated for hiking only for safety or habitat protection.
Our Mission
Chino Hills
State Park
The mission of California State Parks is
to provide for the health, inspiration and
education of the people of California by helping
to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological
diversity, protecting its most valued natural and
cultural resources, and creating opportunities
for high-quality outdoor recreation.
Chino Hills State Park
is an island of tranquility
in a sea of urbanization.
California State Parks supports equal access.
Prior to arrival, visitors with disabilities who
need assistance should contact the park at
(951) 780-6222. If you need this publication in an
alternate format, contact interp@parks.ca.gov.
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
For information call: (800) 777-0369
(916) 653-6995, outside the U.S.
711, TTY relay service
www.parks.ca.gov
Chino Hills State Park
4721 Sapphire Road
Chino Hills, CA 91709
(951) 780-6222
www.parks.ca.gov/ChinoHillsSP
© 2002 California State Parks (Rev. 2018)
C
hino Hills State Park, a premier natural
open-space area in the hills around the
Santa Ana Canyon near Riverside, is a critical
link in the Puente-Chino Hills biological
corridor. This “bio-link” stretches nearly 31
miles from the Santa Ana Mountains to the
Whittier Hills. The park has more than 14,000
acres of rolling, grassy hills and valleys,
dotted with stands of oaks and sycamores.
The park is also a place where people can
escape everyday pressures to find peace and
solitude in a natural setting. Visitors can camp
for a few days or enjoy walking, horseback
riding, or bicycling over trails that meander
along ridge tops and through valleys,
woodlands, sage scrub, and grasslands.
More than 90 miles of trails offer excellent
opportunities for viewing
wildlife and native plants.
The park features a visitor
center, a campground, picnic
areas, and equestrian facilities.
PARK HISTORy
Over the centuries, many
people have made use of the
open spaces and plentiful
water, plant, and animal
resources of the Chino Hills.
Before European contact, the
Tongva (Gabrielino) Indians,
who lived along the Santa
Ana River basin, set up
temporary camps here for
gathering food.
After the Spanish founded Mission San
Gabriel in 1771, the Chino Hills were used
extensively for grazing by mission cattle.
During the Mexican Republic era, the hills
were used as spillover pasture from such
surrounding Mexican ranchos as Santa Ana
del Chino and La Sierra Yorba. After Mexico
ceded California to the United States in 1848,
the land continued to be used for cattle.
Private land acquisition here began in the
1870s and continued into the 1890s. Some
late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
oil exploration and mining activity also took
place in areas now within the park. In 1948 the
1,720-acre Rolling M Ranch was established,
and the land was leased to nearby landowners for cattle grazing. A ranch house,
historic barn, and several windmills and
watering troughs
serve as reminders
of the cattleranching days.
In 1977 the
California
Legislature passed
a resolution
directing California
State Parks to
conduct a study
on acquiring Chino
Hills land for park
purposes. A local
citizens group,
Hills for Everyone,
worked closely
with California
Windmill at Telegraph Canyon
State Parks and the legislature to create
the park with an initial acquisition of
2,237 acres. The California State Park
and Recreation Commission officially
declared the area a unit of the State Park
System in 1984. Since then, numerous
land acquisitions from various private
landowners have expanded the park to its
present acreage.
WILdLIFE
Because of its great
variety of habitats
and microclimates,
Chino Hills State
Park is an ideal
location for
observing many
wildlife species
Bobcat
native to Southern
California.
More than 200
species of birds
and mammals,
numerous reptiles
and amphibians, and
thousands of types
Coastal cactus wren
of insects and other
invertebrates live in the park. Some of
these animals — including the least Bell’s
vireo, the California gnatcatcher, and the
coastal cactus wren — are considered rare,
threatened, or endangered. The diversity
of native plants and animals found in this
region is ranked one of the highest in the
United States.
GEOLOGy
Ranging from 400 to 1,781 feet in
elevation, the park straddles the north
WHAT IS A BIOLOGICAL CORRIdOR?
Development has claimed large tracts
of wildlife habitat. Biological corridors
link the remaining habitats by acting
as passageways between designated
open spaces.
When small patches of wilderness
are cut off from other open-space
areas, many of the species present
at the time of isolation will inevitably
disappear. Biological corridors help to
maintain healthy populations of plants
and animals by allowing for genetic
exchange, species migration, and
repopulation after a catastrophe such
as fire.
end of the Santa Ana Mountains and the
southeast portion of the Puente-Chino Hills,
which together form the northern end of the
The P
Nuestra Misión
Parque Estatal
Chino Hills
La misión de California State Parks es proporcionar
apoyo para la salud, la inspiración y la educación
de los ciudadanos de California al ayudar a
preservar la extraordinaria diversidad biológica
del estado, proteger sus más valiosos recursos
naturales y culturales, y crear oportunidades para
la recreación al aire libre de alta calidad.
El Parque Estatal
Chino Hills es una isla de
tranquilidad en un mar
de urbanización.
California State Parks apoya la igualdad de
acceso. Antes de llegar, los visitantes con
discapacidades que necesiten asistencia
deben comunicarse con el parque llamando
al (951) 780-6222. Si necesita esta publicación
en un formato alternativo, comuníquese con
interp@parks.ca.gov.
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
Para obtener más información, llame al:
(800) 777-0369 o (916) 653-6995, fuera de los
EE. UU. o 711, servicio de teléfono de texto.
www.parks.ca.gov
Chino Hills State Park
4721 Sapphire Road
Chino Hills, CA 91709
(951) 780-6222
www.parks.ca.gov/ChinoHillsSP
© 2002 California State Parks (Rev. 2016)
E
l Parque Estatal Chino Hills (Chino Hills
State Park), un área principal natural abierta
en las colinas alrededor del Cañón de Santa
Ana cerca de Riverside, es un enlace crucial
en el corredor biológico Puente-Chino Hills.
Este “enlace biológico” se extiende cerca de
31 millas desde las Montañas de Santa Ana
hasta Whittier Hills. El parque tiene más de
14,000 acres de colinas onduladas y cubiertas
de hierba, y valles salpicados con robles
y sicomoros.
El parque también es un lugar donde las
personas pueden escapar de las presiones
diarias y encontrar paz y soledad en un
entorno natural. Los visitantes pueden
acampar algunos días o disfrutar al pasear,
montar a caballo o pedalear por los senderos
que serpentean a lo largo de crestas y a
través de valles, bosques, matorrales y
prados. Más de 90 millas de senderos
ofrecen excelentes oportunidades para
observar la vida salvaje y las plantas nativas.
El parque posee un centro para visitantes,
una zona para acampar, zonas de picnic e
instalaciones ecuestres.
HISTORIA DEL PARQUE
Durante siglos, muchas personas han usado
los espacios abiertos, el agua abundante,
las plantas y los recursos animales de
Chino Hills. Antes del contacto europeo, los
indígenas Tongva (Gabrielino) que vivían
junto a la cuenca del Río de Santa Ana
establecieron campamentos temporales aquí
para recolectar alimentos.
Después de que los españoles fundaron
la Misión San Gabriel en 1771, las colinas
Chino Hills se usaron ampliamente para que
el ganado de la misión pastara. Durante la
era de la República Mexicana, las colinas se
usaron como pasto secundario de los ranchos
mexicanos adyacentes como Santa Ana del
Chino y La Sierra Yorba. Después de que
México cedió California a los Estados Unidos
en 1848, el terreno se siguió usando para
el ganado.
La adquisición de terreno privado aquí
comenzó alrededor del año 1870 y continuó
hasta alrededor de la década de los noventa
del siglo XIX. Parte de la
exploración petrolera y actividad
minera a finales del siglo XIX y
comienzos del siglo XX también
se llevaron a cabo en áreas que
ahora pertenecen al parque. En
1948, se estableció el rancho
Rolling M Ranch de 1,720
acres, y el terreno se alquiló
a propietarios de terrenos
adyacentes para que pastara el
ganado. Una casa de hacienda,
un establo histórico y varios
molinos de viento y abrevaderos
sirven como recordatorios de los
días de la cría de ganado.
En 1977 la Legislatura de
California (California Legislature)
aprobó una resolución que
ordenaba a California State
Parks a realizar un estudio sobre
la adquisición de terreno de
Chino Hills para crear un parque.
Un grupo civil local, Hills for
Everyone, trabajó estrechamente
con California State Parks y la Legislatura
para crear el parque con una adquisición
inicial de 2,237 acres. La Comisión de
Parques Estatales y Recreación (State
Park and Recreation Commission)
declaró oficialmente la zona como una
unidad del Sistema de Parques Estatales
en 1984. Desde entonces, numerosas
adquisiciones de terrenos de diversos
propietarios privados han expandido el
parque a su superficie actual.
Molino en Telegraph Canyon
¿QUÉ ES UN CORREDOR BIOLÓGICO?
El desarrollo ha tomado grandes
extensiones del hábitat de la vida
silvestre. Los corredores biológicos
enlazan los hábitats restantes al
actuar como pasillos entre espacios
abiertos designados.
Cuando se cortan trozos pequeños
de área silvestre de otras zonas
abiertas, muchas de las especies
presentes al momento del aislamiento
desaparecerán inevitablemente. Los
corredores biológicos ayudan a mantener
poblaciones saludables de plantas y
animales al permitir el intercambio
genético, la migración de especies y la
repoblación después de una catástrofe
como un incendio.
El enlace biológico Chino Hills ofrece a
las personas un refugio de la vida urbana, a
la vez que conecta a las plantas y animales
del parque a otras