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Ready for a S.A.F.E. Adventure? Our outdoor science programs emphasize Safe practices, Adventure, and Fun, while being Educational. Located in Oak Glen nestled within the San Bernardino Mountains. Our free program takes place on a two-mile nature trail at Los Rios Rancho. This trail meanders through an evergreen forest, past ponds that have migrating ducks in winter, and under a canopy of a deciduous black oak forest that opens onto a south-facing chaparral hillside. The return trail follows a willow shaded stream onto a boardwalk that has many butterflies when the wetlands are in bloom. Children visiting here will experience many ecosystems located within a small area that normally would be unknown to them.


  Our Trails

Many of the children who visit Oak Glen will get their first experience in nature using this trail as an outdoor classroom.


  Our View

There's a wild place where you can walk aimlessly among the bird songs and wildflowers and balsam-scented air as you behold the beauty that is all around you at Oak Glen Preserve.


Meet Some of Our Native Trail Animals

  Mountain Lion
  Black Bear
  Bobcat
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Long-tailed Weasel
  Common Tree Frog
  Red-tailed Hawk
  Mule Deer
  Steller's Jay
  Raccoon


Enjoy, Discover, Participate, Achieve!
We offer quality outdoor education experiences with hands-on group activities for schools within Riverside and San Bernardino counties for grades 3 - 6. Shown below are a few of our activities used to achieve a range of learning outcomes closely related to the California Science Standards. Click below for program descriptions.
Third grade students exploring life around our pond. What a view!
Fourth grade students experiencing the grandeur of what nature can produce looking up at the giant sequoias.
Fifth grade students using scientific equipment to make pond assessments to learn about the importance of healthy water.
What Teachers and Students Have to Say About Us
Since our program's inception in 2002, our visiting schools have had great things to say about the program, activities, our staff, and the beauty they have experienced here.
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