The public can enjoy over three miles of mostly flat trails along the length of the canyon. More challenging hiking is available on the trails in several of the finger canyons leading up to the mesa tops. Biking is permitted on the maintenance roads in the canyon; no equestrian use is permitted. Major entries to the park are off Genesee Avenue and Regents Road where parking and picnic areas with restroom facilities are available.
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The Kumeyaay Indians originally inhabited Rose Canyon thousands of years ago. There was a seasonal village in the canyon where the Kumeyaay would camp around the waterholes and streams, hunt game, gather acorns from the abundant Coastal Live Oaks, and weave baskets from the Arroyo Willow trees.
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Today, Tecolote Canyon Natural Park & Nature Center offers its visitors a variety of educational and recreational opportunities. The Canyon has approximately 6.5 miles of trails that can be used for jogging walking and mountain biking. Also available to visitors is the newly constructed Nature Center which offers a host of exhibits on the animal and plant life of the Canyon. The Nature Center is also available for meetings, workshops, classes and special events.
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Chicano Park, in Barrio-Logan, was dedicated in 1970 after a group of community activists, Brown Berets, artists and students protested plans to build a highway patrol station on the site. After a non-violent stand off against police and bulldozers that lasted several days, the land was finally turned over to build a community park. Now the park is home to one of the nation’s largest collections of public art murals.
Location: Logan Avenue and Cesar Chavez Parkway, San Diego, CA
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One of the largest urban parks west of the Mississippi, this park has over 5,900 acres of open space providing visitors the chance to participate in a wide variety of hikes and multi-educational programs. Mission Trails Regional Park also includes Kumeyaay Campground.
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Extending from Torrey Pines City Park South to Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, this coastal system includes 65 view areas and coastal access points.
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Considered by many to be the West Coasts’ Plymouth Rock, this park offers over 50 acres nestled on a hill over looking Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, Mission Valley and the Pacific Ocean. The Serra Museum educates and excites visitors with the park history and San Diego’s past. Presidio Park is a horticultural cornucopia, flourishing with native and non-native species. All this can be observed exploring Presidio Parks more than 2 miles of trails, situated in the middle of urban San Diego.
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This significant horticultural and cultural resource has more than 15,000 trees, 14 specialty gardens, nearly 100 arts, educational, recreational, social and sports organizations, 14 museums and is home to the World Famous San Diego Zoo and Old Globe Theatre.
Contact number: (619) 239-0512
Location: 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
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This 4,235 acres park is approximately half land and half water and is the largest man-made public aquatic recreational area in the world.
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With 40,000 square feet of concrete, this skate park has something for everyone, regardless of age or skill level, including a “street course” design which features a combination bowl, along with numerous handrails, ledges, blocks, a pump bump and an octagon volcano.
Contact number: (619) 531-1563
Location: 2525 Bacon Street, San Diego, CA 92107
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