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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
GPS: 33.166138,-117.052495 Rating: Moderate to Difficult (steep hill, uneven dirt trails, paved walkways) Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, exit at El Norte Parkway and drive east approximately 3 miles. Look for the “Daley Ranch/Dixon Lake” signs and turn left on … Continue reading →
32.9601697564144, -116.58029777520116 Rating: Moderate to Difficult (steep hill, uneven dirt trails, paved walkways) Directions: From San Diego, take I-8 east and exit north on Hwy 79. Continue approximately 12 miles to the Paso Picacho Campground on the left. From the … Continue reading →
32.853816984016696, -116.43545864623026 Rating: Moderate to Difficult (steep hills & uneven dirt trails) We will meet at the old parking area for the Agua Dulce Creek Trailhead. Driving east on I-8, and after Pine Valley, look for signs indicating the Sunrise … Continue reading →