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The coastal sage plant community has been nearly eliminated in San Diego County, replaced by housing developments, shopping centers, business centers, and golf courses. However, remnants remain in some of our coastal canyons and in …
Enjoy views to the ocean on a clear day, and visit Potato Chip Rock.
North Fortuna Mountain, at 1291 feet, is the third-tallest mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park after Cowles Mountain and Pyles Peak but the most challenging to climb because of the steep ascent and descent. The …
The top of 1094-foot South Fortuna Mountain has sweeping views of all of the major peaks found in the City of San Diego’s largest regional park. South Fortuna is part of a long arced mountain …
Walk at low tide to discover multiple tide pools. Get to know your anemones from Cardiff to Carlsbad.
Hike a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail parallel to Lake Morena’s southern shore for views and interesting vegetation among boulders.
Tour Borrego Valley’s spectacular southern Sky Art metal sculptures.
Take a bicycle ride to view Borrego Valley’s spectacular northern Sky Art metal sculptures.
Stalk bighorn sheep in the Anza-Borrego...but don’t drink their water.
Here is your chance to walk on trails the Cahuilla used to travel between their old Santa Rosa village in Rockhouse Canyon and villages in Coyote Canyon. Although the trail is a little hard to …
Hike part of the California Riding and Hiking Trail to an overview of Shelter Valley.
The Narrows Earth Trail, located at the “Narrows” where San Felipe Creek turns abruptly northeast just east of the junction with Pinyon Wash, is the perfect place to observe geology and earth movement in action. …
Visit a historic line shack made of rock on the vigorous Bow Willow-Rockhouse Canyon desert loop hike.
Make your way through a lush riparian area and loop back to an overview of a historic spring.
Visit Dog Beach, take a bicycle ride on the Ocean Beach Bike Path to Mission Valley and back, or check out the waves on the pier.
Cascading waterfalls, pools, and an historic three-hinge bridge built in 1913 make this an interesting canyon to explore.