San Dieguito River Park
Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
Currently we are 21 miles short of realizing the 71-mile vision of the Coast to Crest Trail from Del Mar to Julian! Two major segments – East San Pasqual Valley to Boden Canyon and Lake Sutherland to Santa Ysabel – totaling 13 miles – are the missing pieces. We’ve raised $2 Million to help close …
The SDRP’s very own Senior Supervising Ranger David Hekel was honored this year by BWR California with their kUDOs Award. Given to those who go above and beyond to bring a positive spirit to the BWR event (12th year in the San Dieguito River Park!) and who venture forth not for themselves but in service …
The SDRP JPA recently launched the Osuna Trail Project, a one-mile long segment of the Coast to Crest Trail, a regional multi-use trail for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians. Approximately 49 miles of the planned 71-mile CTC Trail is complete. The Osuna trail project is located east of Del Mar and Interstate 5, between Via de …
2014 would provide some great learning opportunities within the San Dieguito River Valley. Our executive director at the time Dick Bobertz along with Poway City Councilman Jim Cunningham and San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy board member Bill Simmons were finishing the final segment of their more than 72-mile trek of the Coast to Crest Trail …
San Dieguito River Park (SDRP) has transformed and evolved tremendously over the past almost 12 years since the devastating Witch Creek Fire engulfed the San Pasqual Valley, Lake Hodges, and Santa Fe Valley trail systems. The fire burned 247,800 acres and devastated wildlife habitat. At the start of 2008, all the trails in the burn …
Besides breathing a collective sigh of relief that our computers turned from 1999 to 2000 without the world ending (and that the media would no longer be dominated by that story), what else was happening in 2000? Well for one, I was hired as the Park’s new Environmental Planner eager to take on new projects …
Earlier this year, the City of Poway completed installation of a new bridge over Sycamore Creek on the Old Coach Trail, which replaced a bridge that washed out during a winter storm about 6 years ago. This new bridge establishes an official crucial connection between the San Dieguito River Park’s Coast to Crest Trail with …
The California Natural Resources Agency awarded a $285,140 River Parkways Program grant to the San Dieguito River Park JPA to build the Pamo Valley segment of the Coast to Crest Trail. The funds will pay for materials, supplies, subcontractors, and other construction-related costs to build the 3-mile long segment of Coast to Crest Trail in …
A storm passes, and the next day is beautiful and sunny. Perfect time to get back out on the trails, right? Not exactly. When our trails get soaked after a rain, we encourage everyone to wait 48 hours before using them to let the trails dry out. This includes jogging and walking your dog (on …
The City of Del Mar, in partnership with the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, is constructing an extension of the River Path Del Mar on the south side of the San Dieguito Lagoon from Jimmy Durante Blvd. to the Lagoon Viewpoint at Old Grand Avenue Bridge. This extension will fill in part of a missing …
San Dieguito River Park Rangers began a Trail Management Project at the Bernardo Bay Natural Area (south side of Lake Hodges in Rancho Bernardo) in November 2014. Work is in progress. This includes new fencing, signage, and native plants to help define the officially designated and open to the public trails as shown on our …
Explore the rugged and wild Backcountry of San Diego River Park with Resources and Trails Manager Jason Lopez in this short video. The best places for visitors to go are the public trails at Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserves and Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve. The San Dieguito River Park is actively pursuing alignments, agreements, and …
