2 days
A Weekend in Chino Hills
Two days is enough to get a real feel for Chino Hills — the state park and town center on Saturday, then a slower Sunday around Los Serranos and Carbon Canyon. This plan avoids backtracking across the city in a single day.
Saturday
State park and The Shoppes
- 8:00 AMFree
Telegraph Canyon hike
Chino Hills State Park
A longer morning hike through oak woodland and up onto open ridgeline. Good shade in the lower canyon, open and hot higher up.
Next: 15 min drive
- 12:00 PM$$
Lunch on Grand Avenue
Central Chino Hills
A family-run kitchen tucked into a strip center — the kind of place with regulars, not reviews.
Next: 10 min drive
- 2:00 PM$$
Afternoon at The Shoppes
The Shoppes at Chino Hills
Shopping, the fountain, and a coffee break — the closest thing the city has to a downtown afternoon.
Next: Stay
- 6:30 PM$$–$$$
Dinner and a movie
The Shoppes at Chino Hills
Dinner along Trevi Lane, then a film at Harkins if the evening calls for it.
Sunday
Golf, canyon and a slow finish
- 8:30 AM$$
Breakfast in Los Serranos
Los Serranos
The city's oldest neighborhood, with a quiet, established feel and easy access to the golf club.
Next: 5 min
- 10:00 AM$–$$$
Los Serranos Golf & Country Club
Los Serranos
Thirty-six holes across two courses dating to 1925 — even a walk through the clubhouse grounds is worth it for the history.
Next: 15 min drive
- 1:00 PMFree–$
Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Carbon Canyon
Lakeside picnic and a walk through the redwood grove — a calm way to close out the weekend.
Local tips
- •Book a Saturday-night table at The Shoppes ahead — it fills up before showtimes.
- •SR-71 gets heavy on weekend afternoons; time your drives around it.
- •Spring weekends bring wildflowers to the state park — check bloom reports before you go.