What is unique about Chino Hills State Park?
More than 200 species of birds and mammals, numerous reptiles and amphibians, and thousands of types of insects and other invertebrates live in the park. Some of these animals, including least bell’s vireo, the California gnatcatcher and the coastal cactus wren, are considered rare, threatened or endangered. The local diversity of native plants and animals found here in the Southern California basin is greater than in any other area of comparable size in the United States. Chino Hills State Park is often described as an island of tranquility surrounded by a sea of urban sprawl. The Park is a place where people can escape the pressures of urban life and find peace and solitude in a natural setting. Visitors often comment when visiting the interior of the Park, “Am I still in Southern California?” and yet over 15 million people live within an hours drive. To preserve that peace and solitude found here, the Park’s design included many prominent ridgelines and complete water sheds to elimi
