Southern California may not be known as a winter wonderland, but there’s still plenty of activities to keep you busy this winter, and snow-capped mountains are never far away. To help you decide how to spend your time this winter, we’ve put together a list of the best activities to do within two hours of Orange County.

Fall is a transitional time of the year. Sure, we don’t get the changing of the seasons you might find in other areas of the country, but you can feel the change in the air. For one thing, school is back in session, football season has kicked off, and baseball playoffs get into full swing as the holidays approach. Here in Orange County, we celebrate the season with parades, festivals, pumpkins, and haunted houses.

As the pandemic winds down, many communities in Orange County are planning brilliant celebrations this Fourth of July in order to celebrate the strength that America so vividly displayed in the last year. If you’re looking to celebrate Independence Day properly this year in the Orange County area, here are seven events you won’t want to miss!