📜 Nearly 1,000-acre ecological reserve, one of San Diego's largest wetlands and a shallow-water estuary.
🔍 Features a LEED Platinum-certified Nature Center and over 9 miles of diverse trails.
🌿 Enjoy hiking, birdwatching, photography, running, and painting.
👨👩👧👦 Kids can enjoy TRACK Trails scavenger hunts.
💡 Learn about the reserve at the Nature Center exhibits.
🐴 Horse-friendly trails available east of I-5.
⚠️ Strenuous portions on Annie's Canyon and Solana Hills Trails, with narrow slot canyons potentially causing claustrophobia.
🚫 Boating, swimming, wading, and diving prohibited in conservation area.
🕒 Nature Center: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Trails: Sunrise to sunset daily.
Paved lot and street parking at Nature Center.
San Elijo Activity Hub Park & Ride or on-street for Annie's Canyon.
Parking varies by other trailheads.
✅ Restrooms available inside the Nature Center and generally within the reserve.
🐕 Leashed dogs welcome on most trails, restricted in slot canyon portions.
🐎 Horses welcome east of I-5 on specific trails.
♿ Nature Center Loop Trail is flat, wide, and suitable for strollers and wheelchairs.