San Dieguito River Park

San Dieguito River Park is a greenway of 92,000-acre (37,000 ha) in San Diego County, California, United States. The park, established in 1989,[1] stretches for 55 miles (89 km)[2] from the mouth of the San Dieguito Lagoon (a lagoon between Solana Beach and Del Mar) to the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve close to Julian, following the San Dieguito River. The park is a joint powers authority comprising the county of San Diego and cities of Del Mar, Escondido, Poway, San Diego, and Solana Beach.

San Dieguito River Park
Coast to Crest trailhead at the San Dieguito lagoon staging area
TypeGreenway
Area92,000-acre (37,000 ha)

The park contains the Coast to Crest Trail with the planned length of 70 miles (110 km). As of 2017, 45 miles (72 km) of the Coast to Crest Trail have been built, as were 20 miles (32 km) of auxiliary trails.[1][3]

Open space within the park is a home to multiple species, including 230 birds. Coastal sage scrub habitat includes Least Bell's Vireo, Cactus wren, California gnatcatcher and San Diego horned lizard.[1]

A restoration project in the San Dieguito lagoon was completed in 2011 at the cost of 86 million dollars.[1]

References
  1. San Dieguito River Park. SDRP. 2017.
  2. Guides, Fodor's Travel (2015-04-28). Fodor's San Diego: with North County. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 9781101878767.
  3. Walker, Dan (2003-06-01). San Diego: Home Base for Freedom : A Tribute to Our Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Border Patrol. Premier Publishing. ISBN 9781928905035. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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