• Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Field Trip

    Santa Rosa Plateau 39400 Clinton Keith Rd, Murrieta, CA, United States

    GPS: 33° 32.603′, -117° 16.228′) Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails, paved walkways)   Rating: Easy to Moderate (dirt trail, some hills). There is an option to stay at the Nature Center and skip the hike.  There are nice places Continue reading →

  • Wilderness Gardens Field Trip

    wilderness gardens 14209 CA-76, Pala, CA, United States

    (GPS: 33.346322,-117.023846) Rating: Moderate (Mostly dirt trails, parts rocky) Directions: This small wilderness area represents a fine example of oak woodland habitat. Meet in the Wilderness Gardens parking lot, which is about 10 miles east of I-15 on Hwy. 76, Continue reading →

  • El Monte County Park Field Trip (New Location!)

    El Monte Park 15805 El Monte Road, Lakeside, CA, United States

    32.89157526666596, -116.84774080674691 Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails, paved walkways) El Monte Park is located at 15805 El Monte Road, Lakeside, CA 92040 From San Diego, travel 21 miles east on I-8 to the Lake Jennings Park Road exit. Then Continue reading →

  • Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Field Trip

    Big Morongo Canyon Preserve 11055 East Dr, Morongo Valley, CA, United States

    34.050398, -116.570646 Rating: Easy (Flat boardwalk) (NOTE: Later Start Time due to travel distance) NOTE:  Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is always a spring hotspot and a favorite PAS field trip.  Several hummingbird and seed feeders attract many bird species for your Continue reading →

  • La Jolla Coastline Field Trip

    La Jolla Bridge CLub 1160 Coast Boulevard, La Jolla, CA, United States

    From I-5 take the La Jolla Parkway exit west. Continue on this road, which will merge with Torrey Pines Rd at about ¾ mile, then turn right on Prospect. Continue on Prospect to Coast Blvd.  Meet on the ocean-side in Continue reading →

  • Dairy Mart Ponds and Bird & Butterfly Garden

    Dairymart Pond 2564 Dairy Mart Rd, San Diego, CA, United States

    Rating: Easy to Moderate (Mostly flat dirt trails and some paved walkways) GPS: 32.554229,-117.062579 Directions:  From North County, take the I-15 south and merge with the I-5 south to the Dairy Mart Road Exit.  Turn right on Dairy Mart Rd. Continue reading →

  • San Pasqual Agricultural Trail

    San Pasqual Agricultural Trail/Ysabel Creek Staging Area 16414 Ysabel Creek Rd, Escondido, CA, United States

    33.07747305440729, -116.98748120858328 Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails) Meet at the Ysabel Creek Road Staging Area Parking lot,16414 Ysabel Creek Rd. This is at the intersection of Ysabel Creek Rd. & Bandy Canyon Rd., and can be reached from Highland Continue reading →

  • Ramona Grasslands County Preserve & Rangeland Road

    Ramona Grasslands- Rangeland Road 17278 Highland Valley Road, Ramona, CA, United States

    33.03343331582447, -116.9505063044861 Rating: Moderate (dirt trail with some hills) Located southwest of Ramona, and west of Hwy. 67, the Preserve is located at 17278 Highland Valley Road, and just west of Rangeland Road. There is a large parking lot here Continue reading →

  • Kitchen Creek Rd./Cibbets Flat Campground

    Kitchen Creek Kitchen Creek Road, Pine Valley, CA, United States

    32.747798933903034, -116.45133500369224 Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails) Drive east on I-8 to the Kitchen Creek Road exit, which is the second exit after the Sunrise Highway (S1) exit. Go north 2.4 miles on Kitchen Creek Rd. to where the Continue reading →

  • Palomar Mountain

    Palomar Mountain- Doane Pond 19952 State Park Road, Palomar Mountain, CA, United States

    33.34205385766424, -116.90139223341629 Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails) This field trip will start from the parking lot at Doane Pond. Leave the Escondido area before 6 am. From I-15, take Highway 76 east to Highway S6, then north to Palomar Continue reading →