Marshall Scotties
23 Reviews
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**We do not give directions to Marshall Scotties as this is private property that people live at**
Back in the 70’s-early 90’s, Marshall Scotties was at its prime and often filled with happy kids and their families. The park offered a mini Tilt-a-Whirl, a dipping “Bulgy the Whale” ride, ring-the-bell boat ride, roller coaster, 20-foot-high Ferris wheel, airplanes, bumper cars and even a waterslide!
The owner dreamed of turning it into a world-class water park and in 1989, invested $500,000 to add a go-cart track and install the longest water slide of its kind in Southern California.
By the late 90’s, the owner unfortunately filed for bankruptcy and the park has sat abandoned ever since. NOTE: Though the theme park has been abandoned, people DO still live on the property.
Personal Experience: I have many fond memories of visiting this theme park as a child, celebrating birthdays and being all too excited for the days my dad would tell us to get ready because we were going to be spending a day there! I will have to see if I can pull up some photos of us as children here.
My favorite part and what I feel was the most unique aspect of this park was the water slide built that was built into the mountain. I’d never seen a park do that before. It’s a shame to see what happened to a place that holds so many fond memories for me and I know many others.
Check out these vintage shots:
And what it looked like when we visited:
Anonymous
I was their a few weekends ago no owner no dogs the kids had fun exploring
September 29, 2018
Anonymous
Where is this?
October 1, 2018
Anonymous
Is this Marshall Scotties in East County?
October 11, 2018
Anonymous
where in san diego is this
January 8, 2019
Anonymous
The owner turned a part of the park into a haunted house walk through last year during Halloween time
January 9, 2019
Anonymous
I don’t understand why post these if we can’t visit?…even the area?
January 28, 2019
Anonymous
@Anonymous,
Then why even post this it’s pointless
February 7, 2019
Anonymous
Always wanted to go to Marshall Scotty’s but never made it. Used to see it from the highway.
March 29, 2019
Anonymous
My daughter and I went on a Sunday and parked at the church. No dogs no people. It was a blast! But I swear there was something weird in the haunted house!
June 19, 2019
Anonymous
My dad took us there as a kid for my birthday lol
July 9, 2019
Anonymous
Where is this?
July 20, 2019
Anonymous
@Anonymous,
It’s right of the 8E by flynn springs exit. If you go stop by the grand ol bbq it’s amazing.
August 10, 2019
Anonymous
There are cameras now. ( 4K) and alarm system. After being vandalized trespassers will be charged. Do not go into the park.
September 5, 2019
Anonymous
Was there today doing a photo shoot. Several hours later was asked to leave. Haunted trail is on this year again
September 12, 2019
Anonymous
Where is this? Is it still a thing.
October 22, 2019
Anonymous
Is there an address for this?
October 29, 2019
@a
Is it safe to check out now ?
November 25, 2019
Brittany Eleanor Smith
I have fun memories of going to Marchall Scotties when I was a kid.
July 26, 2021
James bennett
Yeah the guy Josh who turned it into a Haunted Trail ruined what was left of the place and never paid any of the people that work for him he was a rape of a piece of History thanks a lot Joshua idiot
December 19, 2021
Becky
this is private property and people LIVE ON IT. SHERIFF WILL BE CALLED IMMEDIATELY ON ANY TRESPASSERS.
July 7, 2023
Jessica Johnson
We were given a private tour with approval from the owner to get these photos.
July 7, 2023
Janet
I took the I8 east to exit 23, turned right, but had a really hard time finding any way into the park. All the gates were locked. I parked below the junior high at the church next door (after school hours), and went through a breach in the back gate. There is a trailer parked back there that you can tell is being lived in, but no one came out during the half hour or so I spent walking around the haunted amusement park. (I wish I had known to look for a water slide, but I didn’t know about it until after I got home. ) No sheriffs arrived. The only people there were about 6 goats and 2 friendly dogs. I walked the whole park, it isn’t very big, from ticket window up top to ticket window down on the bottom. I would be super scared to go there at night, even without all the actors that are on the haunted trail. The place is creepy. When I got to the entrance of a fence that had one word painted on it, “pray”, I only took two steps inside to figure out it was a maze then turned around and got the heck out of there. That’s when the big black dog brushed up against me and I nearly fainted. It and its buddy let me pet them and they walked with me the rest of the time. I was more afraid of the sinister goats than I was of the dogs; the goats came up on me fast and tried to surround me. Still no humans, though. I checked out the roller coaster, bumper car barn, and the rest of the dilapidated old relics before heading up the hill to the “exit this way” turnstile. Either I had the day wrong, or my job interview was held at a different location; I never saw another human at all. The trip wasn’t a total loss, however, because exploring around the old place was pretty cool. Nobody bothered me or called the sheriff, but of course, I was alone and quiet and the dogs liked me, so maybe I came and went undetected. The place is a trip, nothing like the pictures you can find online, because now it is overgrown with pumpkin vines, bushes, and trees, and fences were in the process of being erected for the haunted trail. I’d post some pictures here for you, but they are mysteriously absent from my phone.
September 21, 2023
James
I remember my parents taking me and my brother to this place called Marshal Scotties from around 1975 – 1980. I remember that ferris wheel, the bumper cars, roller coaster, tilt a whirl and the ponies that we could ride. It was a fun place back then. It was always busy in the Summer time. So many memories from this place. Now it is like a ghost town that is definitely slowly decaying with time.
February 15, 2024