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san dieguito county park

1628 Lomas Santa Fe Dr.

Del Mar, CA 92014

32.997264, -117.236739

(858) 755-2386

Dog-Friendly: Yes    Kid-Friendly: Yes

Parking: $3 or park on road for free

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About San Dieguito County Park

San Dieguito County Park is a beautiful park located in Del Mar, just a stone’s throw from the ocean. The park offers a ton of recreational activities which include over 5 miles of unique hiking trails, 5 playgrounds, a wedding gazebo, butterfly park, 2 duck ponds picnic area, suspension bridges a basketball court and more!

Discover picturesque views from Activity Hill – complete with 10 fitness stations, three hillside ladders and lookout platforms, two suspension bridges, and two track trails for kids with nature-themed scavenger hunts to win prizes online.

This area has traditionally been Kumeyaay territory for at least 10,000 years. During the Spanish period of California, the park land was originally operated as a “Rancheria” by the padres of the San Diego Mission for the grazing of cattle. Ten years after Mexico gained its independence from Spain, a man named Librado Silva was given a provisional land grant for Rancho San Dieguito and constructed the first adobe in the area in 1831.

Juan Maria Osuna was later granted the land and raised horses and cattle. In the nearby community, his original adobe has been restored and is part of the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. In 1954, 100 acres of hilltop and canyon land covered in chaparral was donated to the County of San Diego from the Rancho Santa Fe Irrigation District. This land was developed into the park we have today. The upper park was opened in 1965, and the lower park was opened in 1977.

Personal Experience: I’m actually pretty floored I had never explored this park before! Before this, Felicita Park was always my go to park for many hours of exploration and picnics. This is not your average park in San Diego that’s for sure!  It’s HUGE and filled with so much variety and beauty!  You could definitely spend many hours exploring.  There’s suspension bridges and lookout points, a butterfly garden, vast open space for picnics and SO much more!

There are multiple suspension bridges here:

And also lookout points!

Lemonade berries grow in abundance here!

And a beautiful butterfly garden that was bursting with flowers even in late October!

 

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  • Anonymous
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    Looks amazing!

    Thanks for sharing ?

    November 24, 2018

  • Anonymous
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    Years ago there used to be a polished concrete slide, like a downhill berm track. You would ride pieces of carpet down it, it was rad!!! I’m sure too many people got hurt.

    December 7, 2018

  • David Herrera
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    @Anonymous,

    April 13, 2020

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