Cool Calm and Collected at Crystal Cove

Meet: USC Village 9am Saturday February 8th

Return: 4pm

Member: $21 Non member: $28

Participant Driver (2): $12

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Hiking, Tide Pooling, Sight Seeing

Difficulty: (3/10) Easy

Distance: 5.2 miles / 8.4km

Elevation (ft): 300ft

Recommended Prior Experience: None!

Location of Trip: Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach

Native Land: Tongva (Gabrieleno)

Trip Description: Come join Sedona and Joe on a chill stroll through Crystal Cove State Park via the Reef Point and Crystal Cove Trail! We will be departing from the USC Village on Saturday 2/8 at 9am for the beautiful coast just south of Newport Beach. Once in the park, the trail will take us along the shoreline with great views of the bluffs and plenty of spots to search for tidepool critters and 120,000 year old marine fossils! We will enjoy a seaside lunch in the park before looping back to the trailhead.

Contact the Guides:

Josiah Chakra: chakra@usc.edu

Sedona Silva: slsilva@usc.edu

What to Bring:

• 3L of water

• Comfortable hiking/walking shoes

• Comfortable hiking/walking clothes

• Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses

• Any medications or other personal necessities

Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):

• Snacks

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided when a trip occurs during meal-times

• Any technical gear required (ie. kayaks, snowshoes, snorkels, backpacking packs, sleeping bags, fishing rods, etc.)

• All group / shared gear (tents, stoves, bear cans, first aid kit, etc.)

• Any permits or campsite reservations needed

• Cost of gas reimbursed for participant drivers

• Amazing guides who love the outdoors and do this for free!
  

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitters trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!