Checking out all the sights and destinations along Santiago Creek Trail in Orange, California. 00:00 - 2 mile marker SART 00:34 - 9 mile marker SART 01:41 - Santa Clara St. Jacaranda trees 02:35 - Beginning Santiago Creek Trail 03:48 - Lawn Bowling Center 04:36 - Archery range 05:30 - WPA Obelisk 05:54 - Band Shell 06:43 - Santiago Creek Trail

February 2023, Orange CA Santiago Creek is the main tributary of the Santa Ana River in Orange County. This video soars over the Orange portion of the Santiago Creek Corridor connecting neighborhoods of West Orange and Old Towne to Orange Parks Acres and East Orange. It runs from Hart Park to Irvine Regional Park. Santiago Creek rises in the Cleveland National Forest, between Santiago Peak and Modjeska Peak, which together form the prominent Saddleback of the Santa Ana Mountains. It is one of the longest watercourses entirely within the county, about 34 miles. The creek was named by the expedition of Gaspar de Portola in 1769 in honor of St. James (San Iago). This invaluable resource is home to native flora and fauna, endangered and threatened species. It's a treasure that citizens have protected for decades. Credits: David Hillman & Jim Philipp

Santiago Oaks Regional Park is home to an early citrus orchard in Orange County California. Now a county park, it has picnic areas, a year-round creek, a volunteer-staffed nature center, hiking and biking trails, and early Orange county irrigation works.

This is Santiago Creek flowing over the historic dam in Santiago Oaks Regional Park. The creek is unusually high at this time due to unusual rains during the winter and spring of 2023.

Santiago Creek flowing from the Villa Park Dam. Irvine Regional Park is on the other side of this dam.

Looking for the Santiago Creek Trail connection to the Santa Ana River Trail. 0:00 Searching for connections 0:38 Leaving SART 1:08 Santa Clara Ave 2:38 Exploring 4:09 Mind The Gap 4:35 Home Tour 5:55 Unnamed path 6:34 Green parrot flock 6:55 Hurry home

The Santa Ana Watershed catches stormwater from a 2,650 square mile region and channels it into the Pacific Ocean at the City of Huntington Beach. It stretches from the peaks of the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains, through the coastal plains in Orange County all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Santa Ana River (River), flowing over 100 miles, drains the largest coastal stream system in Southern California including parts of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, as well as a sliver of Los Angeles County. The total length of the River and its major tributaries is about 700 miles, one of the largest River systems in California. This is The Story of The Santa Ana Watershed. Funding for the project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The Contents of this docuement do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Resources Control Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. (Gov. Code, 7750, 40 CFR 31.20)

Have you ever wondered what the differences is between a river, a stream, a creek and a brook? Find out as we explore Santiago Creek, and learn a little history about the region in the process. This area is a great place for hiking, biking, jogging, and viewing nature. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. ~ Psalm 24:1 Map: ▶︎ https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7877409,-117.8292749,415m/data=!3m1!1e3 , travel, parks and recreation, adventure, Orange County California, hiking Social Media ▶︎ Discord: https://discord.gg/fC6bJ7xjzq (Our online community) ▶︎ Facebook: http://Facebook.com/1ufobob

It goes up to Santiago Canyon, who knew?

We venture through Santa Ana to the Santiago Creek Trail.

We've had some wild weather here in Orange over the past few weeks. When big storms hit, it's sometimes fun to watch what happens in the Hart Park parking lot as all that water travels down Santiago Creek.

This is the small dam near the ranger station at Santiago Oaks Regional Park. The left side is the Mabury Ranch trail where it enters Santiago Oaks. The ranger station is across the creek to the right.