Information About Irvine

Welcome to Irvine and the 2018 Partners in Community Forestry Conference! Outside of the conference, we encourage you to explore our host city and take advantage of all of the great attractions it has to offer.

Dining

• Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails

  Known throughout the area for award-winning cuisine, sophisticated décor, and a friendly staff. Patrons enjoy cultural diversity with the freshest ingredients, California cuisine, Mediterranean flavors and sustainable foods.

• Bistango

  Offers artful New American cuisine and a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list of over 400 varieties. Revolving, seasonal modern art exhibits further enrich the ambiance, while a full-service patio lets you enjoy nightly live entertainment and dancing.

• Eats Kitchen & Bar

  Features a vibrant, splashy décor and a circular bar. Renowned Chef Jeff Moore creates seasonal menus from local, farm-fresh ingredients for breakfast, lunch and dinner enjoyed by locals and Hotel Irvine guests –– with craft beers, interesting wines and handcrafted signature cocktails.

• Twenty Eight

  Executive Chef Jay Lacuesta, a Le Cordon Blue Institute graduate, focuses on creating flavor experiences that are familiar, approachable, and fun. He offers a whole new take on “surf and turf” with Uni & Bone Marrow Toast, as well as other standout dishes, from a 24-oz. Kurobuta pork shoulder to a 40-oz, dry-aged bone-in rib-eye.

Outdoors

• Bommer Canyon

  Dating back more than 180 years, rustic Bommer Canyon beckons hikers, mountain bikers, and all other outdoor enthusiasts. Specific trails in this area are open daily for self-guided hikes; other areas within Bommer are accessible through guided programs. The rustic, former Cattle Camp is a wonderful setting for group events.

• Quail Hill

  The 2.8-acre Quail Hill Trailhead, an easy two-mile natural surface trail, provides a great location to connect to southern Irvine’s extensive trail network. While visiting, bring along your cell phone and experience Irvine’s self-guided cell phone audio tour.

• San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary

  Calling all birders! You can see hundreds of species at this refuge, preserve, and sanctuary that’s nearly 2/3 the size of New York City’s Central Park. More than 300 acres of coastline freshwater wetlands and 12 miles of trails have been preserved by Irvine city planners. Today, this notable nature respite attracts great blue herons, snowy egrets, finches, falcons, brown pelicans, yellow warblers, and other feathered friends.

• Mountains To Sea Trail

  On this 22-mile trail, the only constant is change. Starting in the untamed, oak-filled Weir Canyon, you can walk, hike, bike or jog south to Upper Newport Bay and the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

Getting Around Irvine

• iShuttle

  Travel to business complexes, local restaurants & retail stores, the Tustin Metrolink Station, John Wayne Airport, OCTA bus stops & more. The buses run Monday to Friday.

• Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

  76 bus routes with 6,500 bus stops.

• Yellow Cab of Greater Orange County

• Uber/Lyft