Oak Canyon Nature Center, Anaheim

#89 among attractions in Anaheim

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Oak Canyon Nature Center is a nature preserve located in Anaheim, Southern California. Owned by the city, the park spans an area of 58-acres, comprising three adjoining canyons of the Santa Ana foothills. It has an elevation range from 525 to 825 feet. and contains three major vegetation zones: coastal sage scrub, oak woodland and riparian. Open on weekends, the John J. Collier Interpretive Center features a museum with live animal and regional natural history exhibits. ()

Elevation: 755 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°50'14"N, 117°45'18"W

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6700 E Walnut Canyon RdAnaheim HillsAnaheim 92807-4948 United States

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+1 714-998-8380

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Oak Canyon Nature Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, The Village at Orange, Birthplace of Richard Nixon, Orange County Zoo.

5.1 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda
132 min walk • The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, and his wife Pat Nixon.
4.8 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Village at Orange, Orange
123 min walk • The Village at Orange is a shopping mall located in Orange, California, formerly called The Mall of Orange and at first, officially the Orange Mall. The mall is currently anchored by Walmart on the north side.
5.1 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Birthplace of Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda
131 min walk • The Richard Nixon Birthplace is the birthplace and early childhood home of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. It is located on the grounds of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California, and serves as a historic house museum.
2.8 miS
8 acres of native Southwestern animals
Orange County Zoo, Orange
72 min walk • The Orange County Zoo is a small 8-acre zoo located within the 477-acre Irvine Regional Park in the city of Orange, California, United States. The zoo is mainly home to animals and plants that are native to the Southwestern United States.
6.5 miSW
Universities and schools, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Lutheran Church, Orange
166 min walk • The St. John's Lutheran Church of Orange, California is a Lutheran church. The church was founded in 1882, and its sanctuary was built in 1913-14. The building was renovated and rededicated in 1990.
1.6 miS
Dam
Villa Park Dam, Orange
42 min walk • Villa Park Dam is an embankment dam on Santiago Creek in Orange County, California in the United States. Along with the upstream Santiago Dam, the dam serves primarily for flood control for the cities of Villa Park, Orange, Tustin and Santa Ana and also regulates the inflow of Santiago Creek into the Santa Ana River.
2.5 miNW
Reportedly haunted, Cemetery
Yorba Cemetery, Yorba Linda
65 min walk • Yorba Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Yorba Linda, California, originally part of Bernardo Yorba's Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana. It was deeded to the County of Orange in 1967. In 1858, the 40,000 square-foot plot of land was willed to the Catholic Church by Bernardo Yorba, as a burial ground to serve Yorba's family and friends.
6.5 miSW
Church
First Baptist Church of Orange, Orange
167 min walk • The First Baptist Church of Orange is a historic Baptist church building at 192 S. Orange Street in Orange, California. The building is currently owned by Avila's El Ranchito, a Mexican restaurant chain based in Orange County.
3.9 miW
Valley
Santa Ana Canyon, Yorba Linda
99 min walk • Santa Ana Canyon, or the Santa Ana Narrows, is the water gap where the Santa Ana River passes between the Santa Ana Mountains and the Chino Hills, near the intersection of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, California.
1.5 miW
Hill
Peralta Hills, Yorba Linda
38 min walk • The Peralta Hills are a ridge of hills in northeastern Orange County, California. The ridge technically begins with Burruel Point in the city of Orange, close to where Nohl Ranch Road meets the Costa Mesa Freeway, although there are hills to the west of Burruel Point, extending...
6.9 miSW
33°45'30"N • 117°49'44"W
Chemers Gallery, Santa Ana
176 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping