Olinda Oil Museum & Trail

Decided to take the family here. My wife and I had never been. The park rangers were nice and very informative. Lot of cool history to be learned.

The trail is a nice quick hike into the hills in Brea nice hills and when its the winter or spring green and blooming but during the summer its like a dessert the museum is nice but small but its free I highly recommend it its only open on Wednesday and Sunday

Very friendly staff and detailed introduction! We all enjoying the wonderful time!

This trail is the perfect little hidden gem tucked right behind suburban Brea. I often take my dog on little hikes up the trail for a nice workout. There are plenty of trail options depending how far and how steep youd like your hike to be. After the episode of rain we had last year the entire trail BLOOMED with gorgeous flowers. Definitely worth a visit if you would like to get in a little walk/hike without traveling too far out of the city.

Easy trial, please people pick up after your dog.

Cool hike, easy/moderate. Did it with the kids and they had fun.

Nice place to get away from it all and have a nice hike. This is a hilly hike, not very much flat ground.

The trail is a little gem, its only two miles long but you get a great view. You need to be fit to climb up the trail. Just follow the sign.

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The trails are great and beautifully hidden in the hills in Brea. A great hiking destination. There n is not much at the museum but it is still a nice and cozy little museum. It n is nice that the stat parks is there and it is a great spot to do and take children. Its too bad it only available Sundays and Wednesdays. But the trails are always open.

La Brea Oil Museum is a hidden gem. For anybody who is interested in local history whether it is Brea, Olinda, Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, or even Yorba Linda, you should come and hear what the docents have to say. The Oil Museum represents the earliest civilization in this part of Orange County. It chronicles the Olinda oil boom town and really makes you appreciate how these cities have evolved since the early 1900s.

Amazing story of how the Brea and surrounding areas came to be what they are today. Chris is very knowledgeable and shares a lot of great history.

Our museum guide had grown up in the area and had lots of interesting information about Olinda. The museum is small, but the trail is very pretty, well worth the drive.

Snapshot history of oil industry in brea/olinda area in early 1900s. Free tours Wed and Sundays,but you can visit anytime during the week on self guided tour.

Beautiful for a nice walk. some hills but not that hard. May need to take a break take water . Very peaceful.

The museum is pretty interesting. The docent has a personal connection to the museum which makes for a very interesting tour. His stories were probably the best part! The hike was very pretty with all the mustard plant blooming.

Always a beautiful trail tu run

Went on the trail. Easy to navigate. Fun

A great little museum that shows the history of Olinda and Brea. Its great to get an idea of how it all started.

Great trail and museum hidden along the hills around Brea

Very interesting. Saw active oil pumps. Museum closed but still able to walk trail.

Fun but kinda small, super interesting.

Very educational. Local history. Staff either lives locally or has lived locally.

A self-guided tour on a 1mile loop up into the hills.

We had a wonderful experience here recently, a MUST see if you live in OC or if youre visiting the area and love learning about youre surroundings!The staff were very welcoming and so knowledgable of the old oil town of Olinda, its historical past and the significance it had to the oil industry and its residents!The docent Chris F who my friend and I spoke to in length, happen to be 4th generation of Olinda. His first hand family experiences of living on the Olinda lease as a child, attending the towns school house and an aray of other first hand conversations were priceless!Thank you Chris F, ...my 83 year friend (who raised her 3 children in Olinda Village in the 60-70s) and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit!This State Park ran museum has done a wonderful job with its museum displays on the inside as well as its outside Oil drilling equipment displays in the exhibit area above the Field Office Building. Next time we visit we will explore the oil museum trails as well.I had lived in Brea for 10 years in the 1980s and my friend in the 1960 & 1970s. It was awesome to visit this museum last week after being away for many years and learn first hand about Olindas history that we never knew much about till now!Thank you for the awesome experience we had!

Always a fun quick hike not too hard with facilities at the beginning

Good for air breeze

Great hiking trail and indoor/outdoor museum with tables for a picnic. The man volunteering that day actually grew up at the location and his family was heavily involved in the oil fields. He answered all my four year olds questions (and my husbands) and made it a very special day for my family.

Beautiful hike. If you want to watch a sunrise its the best possible place around Brea

A charming window on the OCs past.

Authentic oil well equipment from the early 1900s. I liked the cable powerhouse, the wells were operated by steel cables from the powerhouse. They have an old oil pump with hit or miss gas engine and huge wooden flywheel, hope they can get it running again.

Great place to learn about the petroleum industry in Brea. So much history, great short hiking trails and beautiful views.

A great little hike!

Small hidden out of the place Museum. You get personal attention when there is a Ranger there who has interesting History about the area and tips about hiking or dog walks near by. Clean rest rooms on site.

Fun hike historic place great views

Great little out-of-the-way museum and trail

Great muesum! Had a nice chat with Chris about the history of the area and life growing up in Olinda. Very knowledgable! Great place..

Interesting history of the oil industry in this area.

Happened upon this trail in the rolling hills of East Brea. This small town has big offerings and etymon. Trail entrance is off of East Santa Fe Road beginning at the museum (see photos). 100 years have passed in this great little city with its history rooted in Black Gold from the hills. The trail offers the curious views of Olinda Oil Well number one and on clear days the Long Beach Port and the Isthmus of Catalina Island.There is ample parking at the museum. On the right the trail begins. Left of the trail is a once used field office, a jack line pump, a records vault and public restrooms. This is a well-marked trail with quick rise to the top. Lizards, bunnies and ravens are seen often while ascending. Starting the trail there is a canyon then cross the bridge and climb up to the withered tree (full of birds) and some serious hiking begins.Signs guide you up the switchbacks to the heaven of best views. One trail I found to be challenging yet remote is The Bunny Trail. Resplendent vistas and if you are lucky sightings of mule dear in the meadow. Great for the weekend or weekday hike. East trail you can be to the top in 30 minutes or if formidable appeals to you try Westside Bunny trail for the multi hour torture in the steeply pleasant hills of Brea. Try this trail.

Great place to visit, good hiking trails

The trail is good for exercise and nice view

Great museum with a great trail. Not much else to say.

Slightly interesting, but pretty small.

Grat trail to do your running

Fun place in Brea history to visit.

Trail running meca for locals

Cute

Didnt go here

Nice small museum for a quick tour

Great family hike with toddlers

Great exhibits.

Very good

Very senic

This is cool!