Talbert Regional Park

"Pretty nice and quiet place to visit and have a good walk along side of water canal and ponds. Plenty of beautiful birds and animals all around."

"I used the walking path near sunset by myself and had an amazing time! GREAT PARK!"

"I enjoy the natural landscape with the cool ocean breeze, about a mile from the beachfront. This large, open space park borders the Banning Bike Trail and is within close access to Canyon Park, where public parking may be found. I like to park there and bike in thru to the Balboa Street entrance, off 19th Street. The naturalness of the park is a coastal asset, with dirt sand paths meandering thru past a seemingly endless variety of local shrubs. I’d recommend a dirt bike or scooter with knobby tires, to easily ride thru the sandy soil and on thru the BMX Dirt Trails! The downside with some of the trails is hiking and riding without appropriate footwear, bike or scooter wheels, when using that which is intended for pavement. My favorite time to ride or hike here is on overcast days, as it is a largely open area without much sun cover. Restrooms are off the beaten path, as the adjacent Vista Park by the Victoria Street Bridge is close for comfort! Access to Santa Ana River trails may be at Victoria Street or off the Balboa Street entrance, although the latter may turn out to be haphazard thru multiple paths and a slippery dirt slope up to the paved river trail. Unless familiar with the more westerly pathways, I’d suggest a study of Google Maps Satellite View before going this way."

"Beautiful trails! Lots of wildflowers these days (end of May) and lizards doing their crawling left and right."

"At this time of year, many flowers are blooming and it is perfect for a walk."