Martin Luther King Promenade
Running through downtown San Diego, the Martin Luther King Promenade is a vibrant, palm-lined ribbon that parallels an active trolley line along Harbor Drive. The trail provides direct access to many of the city's highligh... traillink.com
San Diego Mission And Mission Trails Regional Park, Mission...
A two-stop trip, combining Spanish-era history and a sampling of some of the pleasures of 5800-acre Mission Trails Regional Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country. The Mission San Diego de Alcala??The Mother of t... trails.com
Sweetwater River, Spring Valley, California
This route tours the little-known, but ecologically significant San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. You will follow the Sweetwater River through a recently acquired section of the refuge, and then trace the shoreline of the S... trails.com
Florida Canyon, San Diego, California
Adjacent to downtown San Diego, Balboa Park?s 1400 acres offer a mix of tourist attractions (the zoo, museums, galleries), sports facilities, and the usual curving, tree-shaded paths you would expect in any big-city park. Som... trails.com
Cowles Mountain, San Diego, California
If you are looking for a quad-blasting experience on a short, steep climb, this is it. Cowles Mountain is the tallest mountain in the heart of San Diego. You will gain 950 feet in 1.5 miles on a challenging trail that is mark... trails.com
Lake San Vicente, Lakeside, California
A man-made mountain lake whose pleasant surroundings are still untouched by major development, San Vicente has only one drawback: it costs $5.00 per person to get in on summer weekends, when the lake is reserved for water-ski... trails.com
San Clemente Canyon, University City, California
Bounded by freeways, San Clemente Canyon has more than 400 wooded acres to explore. There are picnic tables, barbecues, and restrooms near the Clairemont Mesa entrance, restrooms near the Genesee entrance, and benches scatter... trails.com
Fortuna Mountain, La Mesa, California
Fortuna Mountain, the northernmost summit in San Diego?s Mission Trails Regional Park, presides over a great deal of undeveloped land on the periphery of urban San Diego. North from Fortuna?s 1291-foot summit and across Highw... trails.com
Lake Jennings
Jennings rests east of El Cajon at an elevation of 690 feet. Owned by the Helix Water District, which administer strict sanitation standards. The lake contains 180 surface acres of water with approximately 1/2 mile of shor... anglerweb.com
Sycamore Canyon And Goodan Ranch, Poway, California
These joined open-space preserves, totaling 2025 acres, offer long and short walks through chaparral-covered hills and canyons, impressive views, shady groves, and all sorts of wildflowers. The trail is the first part of a pl... trails.com
Lake Murray, La Mesa, California
Lake Murray is near-East County?s most pleasant and most popular place to gulp some fresh air before or after work, or on the weekends. This San Diego city reservoir anchors the southern end of Mission Trails Regional Park, o... trails.com
Stelzer Park, Lakeside, California
This 314-acre regional park has special attractions for children and the disabled, but is a delightful place for any nature-lover to visit. Family and group picnic areas, youth group campsites, hiking trails, restrooms, and p... trails.com
Lake Miramar
Lake Miramar is located 18 miles north of San Diego and is under the jurisdiction of the City of San Diego Reservoirs and Recreation Program. Miramar rests at an elevation of 715 feet in the rolling hills below Poway and h... anglerweb.com
Oak Oasis Open Space Preserve, Lakeside, California
With 397 acres of chaparral and woodlands, Oak Oasis is a fine place to walk. Part of the projected Pines-to-Spines transcounty trail system that will ultimately go all the way from the Torrey Pines State Reserve to Anza-Borr... trails.com
Sycamore Canyon Preserve, Lakeside, California
Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve covers more than 2000 acres of granite-ribbed mountains and oak-lined ravines between the cities of Poway and Lakeside. Sere and austere in summer and fall, the place comes alive with a ven... trails.com
Shepherd Canyon, Tierrasanta, California
This walking and jogging trail is a surprisingly pretty and peaceful place overlooked by recent development and the playing fields of Tierrasanta Municipal Park. Technically speaking, Shepherd Canyon lies somewhat to the nort... trails.com
Otay Sweetwater Refuge, Rancho San Diego, California
With 5600 acres of grasslands, chaparral-covered hills, and shady streamsides, this part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge complex is a welcome addition to our open spaces. Trails will eventually connect with hike-and... trails.com
Mount Helix, La Mesa, California
Narrow residential byways curling around the slopes of Mount Helix?many of them laid out in the days of horseless carriages? provide plenty of elevation gain on this route, plus incomparable views of San Diego County?s southw... trails.com