Global InformationBommer Canyon information
| Bommer Canyon | |
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 View from the Bommer Pass Trail within Bommer Canyon toward Costa Mesa, California. On clear days, canyon paths offer views to downtown Los Angeles nearly 40 miles (64 km) away. | |
  Location of Bommer Canyon within California.  Bommer Canyon (the United States) | |
| Location | Irvine, California |
| Coordinates | 33°37′47″N 117°48′27″W / 33.629646°N 117.807566°W |
| Area | 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) |
| Established | 1981–1982 |
| Governing body | City of Irvine and Irvine Ranch Conservancy |
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Bommer Canyon is an open space preserve in southern Irvine, California featuring hiking and biking trails as well as private event areas. The canyon is part of the Irvine Ranch, which itself is a National Natural Landmark, the first California Natural Landmark,[1][2] and part of the City of Irvine Open Space Preserve.[3][4] The preserve is adjacent to the affluent Irvine villages of Shady Canyon and Turtle Ridge and features roughly 16,000 acres of preserved open space.[5] Approximately 15 of these acres are preserved as a "Cattle Camp" named for the area's previous cattle operations and are now rented for private events such as campouts, company picnics, and family reunions.[6] The trails in Bommer Canyon feature groves of oak and sycamore trees as well as rough rock outcrops and are popular with area residents who use them for nature walks, hiking and mountain biking.[3][7]
- ^ "History of the California Natural Landmarks Program" (PDF). California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Tony Barboza (April 23, 2008). "Orange County Land Designated As First California Natural Landmark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Bommer Canyon". The Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks. Irvine Ranch Conservancy. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Cathy Tran (April 23, 2008). "40,000 acres of old Irvine Ranch gain state landmark status". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Jeff Collins (March 12, 2006). "Shady Canyon: Villas of the Valley". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Bommer Canyon". Open Space & Nature Programs. City of Irvine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Bommer Canyon to Coastal Peak Park (Irvine)". Nobody Hikes in L.A. October 14, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.