Written by C. A. Fliedner on March 15, 2002
- Not far from downtown San Juan Capistrano, up the Ortega Highway (Hwy 74)and into the surrounding hills is an 8,000 acre wilderness nature preserve. The landscape changes from scrub brush to enormous, ancient oaks...
Written by C. A. Fliedner on May 5, 2001
- Although the purpose of this article is to provide you with other options besides spending all your time at the beautiful old mission, no article about San Juan Capistrano would be complete without at least...
Written by C. A. Fliedner on April 29, 2001
- While you're visiting San Juan Capistrano, don't miss the small historic district on Los Rios Street. Los Rios is a narrow, shady road, which is lined with 31 historic structures, including several original adobe...
Written by Peregrine on January 26, 2001
- There are lots of legends about the swallows, and even a song. In fact, I doubt anyone can think of San Juan Capistrano without thinking of these little birds. No one really knows...
San Juan Capistrano
Tourism and Travel Guide