San Diego County has a vast array of State Parks, State Preserves, County Parks, Regional Parks, and Open Space Preserves. In fact, there are so many, it is quite difficult to keep track of them all.
This page is dedicated to highlighting these spaces for my use and to share with others. I would like to eventually have good photography from all of these places.
Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | State Park | |
Black Mountain Open Space Park | City Open Space Park | |
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve | City Open Space Park | |
Carmel Mountain Preserve | City Open Space Park | |
Del Mar Mesa Preserve | City Open Space Park | |
Dictionary Hill Open Space Preserve | ||
Lakeside Open Space Preserve | ||
Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve | City Open Space Park | Includes Lopez Canyon |
Marian Bear Memorial Park | City Open Space Park | |
Mission trails Regional Park | City Open Space Park | Includes Lake Murray and West Sycamore Open Space |
Navajo Canyon Open Space Park | ||
Normal Heights Open Space Park | ||
Oakoasis County Park | County Open Space Park | |
Otay Open Space Preserve | ||
Palomar Mountain State Park | State Park | |
Pottery Canyon Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
Rancho Mission Canyon Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
Roberts Ranch | ||
Rose Canyon Open Space Park | City Open Space Park | |
Ruffin Canyon & Sandrock Canyon Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
Sabre Springs Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
San Dieguito River Park | Multi-Agency Open Space Park | Includes River from Del Mar to Volcan Mountain |
San Pasqual/Clevenger Canyon | City Open Space Park | |
Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve | County Open Space Park | Includes West and East |
Swan Canyon Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
Switzer Canyon Open Space | City Open Space Park | |
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch County Preserve | County Open Space Park | |
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park | City Open Space Park | |
Tijuana River County Open Space Preserve | ||
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve | State park | Includes Torrey Pines Extension |
West Shepherd Canyon | ? | Local Tierrasanta Trail – Not connected to Mission Trails East Shepherd Canyon Trail |