Editing Laguna Niguel, California (section)

==Parks and open space==
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Laguna Niguel is known throughout Orange County for its extensive park and trail system. Over one-third of Laguna Niguel is public open space, a legacy of the original 1959 Gruen plan,<ref name="generalplan">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1882|title=Open Space/Parks/Conservation|work=General Plan for the City of Laguna Niguel|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|date=August 4, 1992|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> and is divided between 31 city parks and 4 county parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/268|title=City of Laguna Niguel Parks & Recreational Facilities Map|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> Laguna Niguel's major roads are designated as "scenic highways" within landscape corridors, which includes parks, decorative medians, and grade-separated recreational paths. The {{convert|227|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Laguna Niguel Regional Park]] is centrally located and includes an extensive trail network, ball courts and [[Laguna Niguel Lake]], a popular fishing and boating venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocparks.com/parks/lagunan/|title=Laguna Niguel Regional Park|publisher=OC Parks|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> Crown Valley Park, visited by about 240,000 people per year, has the city's main public sports facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=204|title=Crown Valley Community Park|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810174138/http://cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=204|archive-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park]], which borders Laguna Niguel on the west, consists of over {{convert|4000|acre|ha}} of canyons, grasslands and [[riparian zone|riparian forests]] along Aliso Creek.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocparks.com/parks/aliso/|title=Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park|publisher=OC Parks|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> Aliso and Wood Canyons is part of the larger South Coast Wilderness, {{convert|22000|acre|ha}} of preserved open space in the San Joaquin Hills that also includes the larger [[Laguna Coast Wilderness Park]] and [[Crystal Cove State Park]] outside the city limits. The interconnected city and regional park systems provide a significant refuge for wildlife in an area of Orange County otherwise filled with suburban sprawl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocparks.com/parks/lagunac/|title=Laguna Coast Wilderness Park|publisher=OC Parks|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>

There are about {{convert|80|mi|km}} of non-motorized trails in Laguna Niguel for hiking, biking and horseback riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=24|title=Trails-Hiking and Biking|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819231258/http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=24|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Major hiking trails include the Aliso Summit trail, which hugs the rim of Aliso Canyon on the western edge of Laguna Niguel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=119|title=Aliso Summit Trail|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> and the Colinas Bluff Trail on the eastern border, overlooking San Juan Capistrano.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=120|title=Colinas Bluff Trail|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The Laguna Ridge Trail passes through [[Badlands]] County Park, which exposes the namesake geological formations, and approaches the summit of Niguel Hill, the highest point in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/index.aspx?NID=121|title=Laguna Ridge Trail|publisher=City of Laguna Niguel|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The paved Salt Creek Trail, a popular Class I bikeway, follows Salt Creek and Niguel Road from Dana Point to Laguna Niguel Regional Park. The Aliso Creek and [[Oso Creek]] trails are mostly outside Laguna Niguel, but link the city via [[Green belt|greenbelt]]s to other parts of south Orange County. The Aliso Creek Trail is also known as the "Forest to the Sea Trail", as it is planned to connect the [[Santa Ana Mountains]] in the [[Cleveland National Forest]] to the Pacific Ocean at Laguna Beach.<ref name="generalplan"/>