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Harrison Serenity Ranch

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

0 Reviews

Santa Margarita River Trail

6 Reviews

abandoned mobile home (27)

Spot 18

1 Review

Visitor's Guide: Balboa Park

Golden Hill Park

4 Reviews

Visit the Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park

Old Mission Dam

6 Reviews

Daley Ranch

Daley Ranch

1 Review

Hiking to Lake Calavera will offer you many surprises! Visit an ancient volcano, labyrinths and even a cave!

Calavera Lake’s Cave, Volcano & Labyrinths

4 Reviews

poway stage coach stop

Poway Stage Coach Stop

1 Review

Presidio Park Historical Spots

6 Reviews

SS Monte Carlo

1 Review

One of Palomar Mountain's day hikes takes you to a mysterious, stone structure called the Weir

The Weir

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

5 Reviews

Crestridge Ecological Reserve

4 Reviews

Eagle & High Peak Mine

1 Review

Historic Flume Trail

1 Review

elfin forest

Elfin Forest

4 Reviews

High Desert Retreat

0 Reviews

Magic Mountain Airbnb

1 Review

Los Jilgueros Preserve

0 Reviews

Lopez House

5 Reviews

Explore one of San Diego's abandoned historic homesteads tucked away in an overgrown and forgotten field.

SPOT 11

3 Reviews

SPOT 9

1 Review

Black Mountain Mine is an abandoned arsenic mine used in the early 1900's. Now deemed unsafe for visit, the surrounding area is still cool to explore!

MINE 2

1 Review

Tucked away off a busy road lays the foundation of an abandoned masonic lodge. Beautiful details embedded into the foundation make this a neat place to explore!

SPOT 3

1 Review

SPOT 2

3 Reviews

MINE 3

2 Reviews

Secret Pyramids of Scripps Ranch

7 Reviews

San Diego Flume

1 Review

Rum Runners Cave is a historic smugglers cave on the coast of San Diego that was originally part of an elaborate park called Spalding Park

CAVE 8

15 Reviews

Rattlesnake Mountain is an historic canyon filled with wildflowers in the springtime, a dam overflowing with water after a good rain & an exlporatory mine!

MINE 1

6 Reviews

Murder House

10 Reviews

The MacVane House was built in the late 1800's & was burned down by an arsonist who also happened to be a volunteer firefighter on the scene!

SPOT 17

10 Reviews

Harmony Grove

Harmony Grove

ESCONDIDO MEMBERS

20 Reviews

Visit the ruins of hermit Marshal South's home on Ghost Mountain in the Anza Borrego Desert

Ghost Mountain & Marshal House

ANZA BORREGO DESERT

3 Reviews

Golden Gem Mine

8 Reviews

Explore old, abandoned train carts known as the Carrizo Gorge Railyard in the Jacumba. This is an historic area great for photoshoots.

SPOT 10

1 Review

Lake Hodges has one of San Diego's easiest waterfall hikes for all ages!

Lake Hodges Waterfall

RANCHO BERNARDO

3 Reviews

Explore one of San Diego's ghost town, Old Highway 80! There are a ton of abandoned spots to see!

Abandoned Highway 80

2 Reviews

Hike Copper Creek Falls to an old mining district and waterfall on the outskirts of Encinitas

Copper Creek Falls & Mine

2 Reviews

This historic lighthouse & Cabrillo national monument offers a storied history & views all the way to Mexico.

Cabrillo National Monument

4 Reviews

Barker Valley

8 Reviews

Visit the Sunny Jim Cave in La Jolla, one of San Diego's historic smuggler's cave!

Sunny Jim Cave

4 Reviews

Visit the Stonewall Mine Ruins and old cabin in Cuyamaca for a slice of San Diego's mountain history!

Stonewall Mine

2 Reviews

Felicita Park

Felicita Park

4 Reviews

Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association

6 Reviews

Hike to the historical plane crash memorial Jamacha Ridge . This is a nice hike in the hills of Green Valley, Cuyamaca

Airplane Crash Memorial on Japacha Ridge

2 Reviews

Visit the Dyar House ruins. This is one of San Diego's historical ruins in Cuyamaca.

Dyar House Ruins

1 Review

Explore some of the few remaining homesteads from the early 1900's as this field slowly gets destroyed by modern life along with a dam

SPOT 4

4 Reviews

Perched atop a San Diego hillside are the beginnings of what was to be an elaborate castle, constructed from rock that was quarried on-site

SPOT 8

9 Reviews

Herman's House is one of San Diego's historic farm houses in San Diego! Barely standing today, this ranch has had a lot of stories to share!

Herman’s Farm

1 Review

Hubbard Mine

4 Reviews

Visit the historic Gopher Mine and migrant camp in the backcountry of Julian. This is a beautiful, scenic hike with multiple mines to explore!

Mine 6

26 Reviews

The Ready Relief mine is one of San Diego's most successful mines during the Gold Rush days and comes complete with a murder mystery!

MINE 5

6 Reviews

Hidden in the thick of a forest lays the remains of a dozen judaic art installations. They are slowly decaying unfortunately and in a deep state of disrepair.

Judaic Architectural Graveyard

7 Reviews

The Longview Ruins and cemetery is a historic pioneer home and graveyard that was burned down by robbers in the early 1900's!

SPOT 15

0 Reviews

The Institute of Perception in Jacumba is dedicated to the Evolution of the human spirit through the Arts.

Institute of Perception

5 Reviews

Explore the McGinty Mansion, an abandoned compound high up in the hills of San Diego!

SPOT 14

29 Reviews

jacob's cave

Jacob’s Cave

6 Reviews

Explore one of San Diego's abandoned amusement parks, now sits like a decaying ghost town.

Abandoned Marshall Scotties

19 Reviews

Hike to the abandoned Electrical Vault known as the Graffiti Shack on the Mission Beach jetty!

Graffiti Shack

0 Reviews

Abandoned Pump House

1 Review