Sunday - July 24, 2022
Ortega Highway Drive
Date and details subject to change
Join us for a drive along the scenic Ortega Highway. We will travel from West to East and include a stop for lunch at Hafey Farms. For a bit of history about the highway click here.
These plans are tentative. Keep checking this page for more details as they are finalized.
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Event Schedule
10:00 Meet up at San Juan Capistrano
10:45 Drive first leg
11:15 Stop at Ortega Oaks Candy Store
11:45 Drive to lunch stop
Noon Lunch at Hafey Farms
1:30 Drive to Lake Elsinore
1:45 Return home
Details
Meeting up
We will meet in the Camino Real Playhouse parking lot (31762 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA) starting at 10am. Here we can have a chance to mingle and meet other drivers/passengers. We will also try to self-identify the speed demons and slowpokes so we can send out the more agressive drivers first.
1st Drive leg
We will start our drive letting the faster cars go first heading east on the Ortega Highway to our first stop - the Ortega Oaks Candy Store. Along the way we will pass the Caspers Wilderness Park. Some adventurous souls might opt to spend the night at a campground and join us in the middle of the drive.
Candy Store & Bakery
Our first stop will be at the Ortega Oaks Candy Store. It recently came under new ownership by a couple that had been doing catering for the film industry. The smells from her baking will tickle your taste buds and get you salivating. Pick up something sweet to eat later.
2nd Drive leg
From there we will drive to our lunch stop. But along the way we will pass an overlook of the Ortega Falls. Feel free to use the turnout and have a look (you might be tempted to take a swim).
Lunch at Hafey Farms
We will have a group lunch at Hafey Farms. They have pizza and sandwiches, some straight from their smoker. We will take orders during the meet-n-greet at San Juan Capistrano so the food will be ready when we get there. Hafey's has a large parking lot and we will be eating at tables under trees.
3rd Drive leg
Once done with lunch, we will head toward Lake Elsinore. There are great views of the lake and valley as you wind your way down. Once there, take Interstate 15 home or maybe run the Ortega Highway in reverse and visit Mission San Juan Capistrano, across the street from the morning meeting place.