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 →

GPS: 32.860097, -116.462341 Rating: Moderate to Hard (dirt trails, parts rocky, parts some incline, cross a stream) Bathrooms: one porta-potty in the parking area Directions: We will meet at the Mile 19 Pullout, also known as the Meadows Information Kiosk. … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.575333,-117.125695 Rating: Moderate (Paved, boardwalk, and dirt trails) Bathrooms: One in the visitors center near the parking lot Good location for Yellow-crowned Night-heron and Ridgway’s Rail.  Bring a scope if you have one. Directions: Travel south on I-5 from … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.040154, -116.593526 Rating: Moderate to Hard (roads, dirt trails, parts rocky, parts steep incline) Bathrooms: There are a few in the campground Directions: From Escondido: take Hwy 78 east (from San Diego, take Hwy 67 east) to Ramona, then … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.9830668947843, -116.5702489 Rating: Moderate to Hard (dirt trails, parts rocky, parts some incline) Bathrooms: available in the parking lot. Directions to Stonewall Mine Trailhead: From San Diego, take I-8 east and exit north on Hwy 79.  Continue north approximately … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.246225,-117.270774 Rating: Moderate (Grass and dirt trails, some moderate incline) Bathrooms: available in several locations in the park A great birding spot! Always lots of birds. Directions: From Highway 78 in Oceanside, exit north on College Boulevard, curving left, … Continue reading →