Santa Ana Canyon, Yorba Linda

#5 among attractions in Yorba Linda

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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. It receives particularly strong Santa Ana winds in comparison to surrounding areas, hence the name. ()

Coordinates: 33°51'25"N, 117°49'6"W

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Santa Ana Canyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Honda Center, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Fullerton Arboretum.

4.8 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Honda Center, Anaheim
122 min walk • The Honda Center is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of US$123 million. Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993.
2.2 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda
57 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.
4.4 miN
Park
Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Brea
111 min walk • Carbon Canyon Regional Park is a regional park in Brea, California that was created after the Carbon Canyon Creek was dammed. It links up with Chino Hills State Park on the east side.
4.3 miNW
Garden, Museum, Park
Fullerton Arboretum, Anaheim
111 min walk • The Fullerton Arboretum is a 26-acre botanical garden with a collection of plants from around the world, located on the northeast corner of the California State University, Fullerton campus in Fullerton, California, in the United States.
2.4 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Village at Orange, Orange
62 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.
2.2 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Birthplace of Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda
58 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.
4.2 miSE
Dam
Villa Park Dam, Orange
107 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.
3.9 miE
Park, Hiking trail, Waterfall
Oak Canyon Nature Center, Anaheim
99 min walk • 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.
4.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Town Square, Anaheim
106 min walk • Anaheim Town Square, is a 372,185-square-foot community shopping center, the largest center in East Anaheim, California which was built at the intersection of Anaheim-Olive Road and Placentia Avenue.
2 miE
Reportedly haunted, Cemetery
Yorba Cemetery, Yorba Linda
52 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.
4.2 miNW
Universities and schools
California State University, Anaheim
109 min walk • California State University, Fullerton is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University system, and its graduate student body of more than 5,000 is one of the largest in the CSU and in all of California.