Olinda Museum and Trail
4025 Santa Fe Road
Brea, CA
(714) 671-4447
cityofbrea.net
Free admission
The park gates are open daily from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
To schedule a group visit or tour, call
Sean Matlock at (714) 671-4447.
Take a walking tour to see the original
Olinda Oil Well #1. Attractions at this
museum include a once used field office,
a jackline pump, a records vault, as
well as new public restrooms. In the
future, the park will also have a loop
trail open to the public.
Olinda Oil Museum and Trail has preserved a vital part of local history by protecting a 12 acre historical park to recapture the sights, sounds, smells and the vital role Olinda played in the development of the area.
Olinda Oil Well #1 drilled in 1897, and more than 100 years later it's still pumping.
Jackline pump and its surrounding building. This pump was once the power source for multiple active wells.
The field office, which was headquarters of the Olinda oil operation. Highlights include the vault, warehouse and historical photos.
A records vault that stored explosives and company documents.
Growing exhibits in the field office and outside near Olinda Well #1, take visitors back in time to explore what life was like as an Olinda wildcatter.
Informative
exhibits
explain the natural and geologic history
of
the area including how oil is created,
located
and drilled.
Embark on a Historic Walk at the Olinda Oil Trail, a two-mile moderate
loop hiking trail with spectacular panoramic
views of Orange County. The trail retraces
the footsteps of early oil pioneers who
settled in Olinda in search for black
gold. Signs located at certain points
along the trail take you back through
history comparing what you see today
with photos from the past.
The City of Brea and California State Parks
have formed a unique partnership to
make the oil museum and trail available to
the public. The historic park gives rangers
access to the west side of Chino Hills State
Park and, thus, rangers also patrol the
City's park and utilize the field office as a
base of operation for both parks.