TheSantaAnaRiverGuiderevealsboththewildandurbansidesoftheSouthland’smostimportantriver.Thebookrelatestheriver’snaturalandhumanhistory,geology,andcurrentconditionsandprovidesalltheinformationnecessarytoplananoutingonorneartheriver.Itisalsoacalltoactionforfurtherprotectingandrestoringtheriver.Organizedintosixgeographicalsectionscorrespondingtotheriver’s“reaches,“thebook’sindividualentriesincludeanextensivedescriptionofeachparkandpreserve,locationandaccessinformation,andhighlightsofwhattodothere.