Luelf Pond County Preserve
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Hello everyone! This is a friendly reminder that any of these fun places we may visit, we are a guest at. Please treat both businesses and trails with the utmost respect. We here at Hidden San Diego follow the 'Leave no Trace' mantra, meaning whatever you bring with you comes back with you. If you see trash on a trail, please do your part to help remove it. Remember, we are not picking up trash from another person but instead cleaning up for Mother Nature. Happy adventures!
3000 Duck Pond Ln.
Ramona, CA 92065
Phone: (760) 788-3326
32.994151, -116.897916
Hike: 2 miles back & out  Level: Easy
Dog-Friendly: Yes  Kid-Friendly: Yes
About Leulf Pond
Luelf Preserve has such little information about it on the internet that I felt I had to explore it on my own to see if it was worth it for others to visit or not. It appears that the preserve was named after Oscar Luelf of Ramona, who was a member of the county’s Farm Bureau.
Luelf Pond Preserve sits on nearly 90 acres and has 2 miles of scenic trails. It is mostly shaded from beautiful oak trees. There are connecting trails you can take, some with epic viewpoints.
For horse lovers, adjoining Holly Oaks County Park hosts a 2-acre staging area that features the only public equestrian arena and round pen in Ramona. 
There is A LOT of poison oak out here, which is totally normal for an oak forest. This is definitely a trail you do not want to stray from as you are almost guaranteed to run into this vicious plant.
The pond is off-limits so please just appreciate its beauty from above. It was bone dry the first time we did this hike in 2014 so I am happy to see it filled back up! 
There are lots of educational plaques along the way:
If you walk up the hill from where you parked there is another short trail extension that goes no more than a quarter mile. It’s lush and pretty though!
There’s also a cute farm stand next to the preserve that you can pay via Venmo: 
