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Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Hike Friday March 29 9:30AM
March 29, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Please join me to hike this 4000-acre Preserve. Will will start at the parking lot trailhead and hike 2.7 miles to the waterfall, which is very full right now due to all of the rains. The Preserve is Emerald green with lots of vegetation flowering.
Los Penasquitos (meaning little cliffs) Canyon Preserve lies between Rancho Penasquitos and Sorrento Hills to the north and Mira Mesa to the south. Stretching approximately seven miles from the I-5 and 805 merges to just east of I-15; it encompasses some 4,000 acres of both Penasquitos and Lopez Canyons. The Preserve is jointly owned and administered by the City and County of San Diego.
A waterfall cascading through volcanic rock streamside forest of giant California live oaks. Groves of majestic sycamore trees.year-round stream populated by pacific tree frogs, crayfish and largemouth bass. A freshwater marsh hosting a variety of aquatic birds including great blue herons, egrets, mallard ducks and more. Mule deer, bobcat, red-tail hawks, rattles snakes, coyote, and raccoon are just a few of the mammals that can be observed throughout the Preserve.
Starting from the Sorrento Valley Trailhead: Exit Interstate 805 at Mira Mesa Boulevard/Sorrento Valley Road. Take either I-805 frontage road (Sorrento Valley Road on the west side or Vista Sorrento Parkway on the east side) 1 mile north to Sorrento Valley Boulevard. Turn right and continue 1 mile east to the western staging area for Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. Park in the parking lot
Please email hikertherapy@gmail.com or text 760-215-2112 to say you are attending.
I will update here how many are signed up. HIke on! Mark
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Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve Trails Map