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 →

GPS: 33.244789,-117.331083 Rating: Moderate (Uneven dirt paths); option to sit and enjoy the birds from the picnic area Bathrooms: one available near the parking area Directions: From Hwy 78 west, exit north on El Camino Real and continue to Douglas … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.003535,-117.272469 Rating: Easy to Moderate (mostly flat dirt pathways) Bathrooms: There are none in the parking lot or on the trail, but there is one at the visitor's center on the opposite side, which we often go to after … Continue reading →

GPS: 33°04'51.3"N 117°04'52.9"W Rating: Easy to Moderate (concrete and dirt paths around the county park) Bathrooms: several available around the park Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, drive a short distance west on Via Rancho Parkway to Felicita Rd. (stoplight) and … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.9058 -116.4563 Rating: moderate, long dirt trails with some incline Bathrooms: none/ but you can pee behind a tree.  :) Directions: Take the 8 hwy east to the Sunrise Hwy exit. Then turn left onto the Sunrise Hwy and … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.755448,-117.241741 Rating: Easy, little walking, birding along the flat path beside the San Diego River Bathrooms: only at our first location, in the park near the tennis courts We will visit two locations along the San Diego River Floodway … Continue reading →