Sunday, August 12th, from 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm, join the Mountain-Borrego Preserve park staff, Curiosity Peak Observatory, and Julian Dark Sky Network for a chance to see one of summer's best night time shows - the Perseid meteor shower. Arrive at sunset and wait for the Double Cluster in Perseus to clear the horizon.
Saturday, June 23rd, rise with the sun and stretch your legs on this moderate to moderately strenuous 4.5 mile hike around the West Vista Loop of Santa Ysabel Preserve East.
Saturday, June 16th, from 6:30pm to 10:30pm, join the Mountain-Borrego Preserves park staff, Curiosity Peak Observatory and Julian Dark Sky Network for a dark sky family-friendly evening hike followed by a star party. Meet at the Santa Ysabel Preserve West staging area (29313 Highway 78, Santa Ysabel,CA, 92070) at 6:30pm.
Saturday, May 19th, hike to the summit of the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve as part of San Diego River Days hosted by the Volcan Mountain Foundation. The preserve offers great hiking through 2,900 acres of beautiful mixed conifer forest, offering breathtaking views across the San Diego River watershed to the coast and to the Salton Sea in the Anza-Borrego Desert in the east.
Wednesday, July 4th from 6pm-10:00 Enjoy a bird's eye view of the many firework displays around San Diego County from the Volcan Mountain summit. On the hike up, learn about the area's history and geography as you take in a coastal sunset while waiting for the fireworks to begin!
Saturday, March 10th Experienced hikers, you've been waiting for it! Here's your chance to hike the furthest section of the Coast to Crest Trail.
Saturday, March 3rd Join San Diego County Parks Attendant, Bill Augustus on a hike through some of the back trails of the Santa Ysabel West Preserve starting off with dramatic views of the Santa Ysabel Valley from above. Learn some of the history of this wild west goldmining and cattle town while hiking through a normally closed section of this beautiful preserve that you don't usually get to see. This is a moderate-to-difficult 6-mile hike.
Saturday, May 26th Join County Parks staff for a spring flower hike through the Santa Ysabel Preserve-East to Kanaka Flat. This moderate 7-mile hike will take you along Santa Ysabel Creek which is lined by deciduous black oaks and sycamores. You'll continue across the creek, up and around the Kanaka Loop Trail, and return to the trailhead.
Sunday, May 13th at 9:00 am join County Parks staff for a spring flower hike through the Santa Ysabel Preserve-East to Kanaka Flat. This moderate 7-mile hike will take you along Santa Ysabel Creek which is lined by deciduous black oaks and sycamores.
Sunday, April 29th at 9:00 am join County Parks staff for a spring flower hike through the Santa Ysabel Preserve-East to Kanaka Flat. This moderate 7-mile hike will take you along Santa Ysabel Creek which is lined by deciduous black oaks and sycamores.
