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San Dieguito River Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 27 Google reviews · Running trail in Escondido, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Loop distance
- 65 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from San Dieguito River Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about San Dieguito River Park
Extremely mixed feelings about this place, unsure if it's because I didn't see the waterfall? Or? I hiked through one of the entrances to the trail (close to the storage unit place) And for about 3-5 miles I didn't really see anything but desert foliage and dust.
Very nice place for beginers. Almost flat walk or ride. Only a couple up and down small hills. Not even 100ft tall. Again great for beginers, little kids and seniors. Nice historic spots marked along trail. Well maintained and marked trails. No shade anyware. If hot weather bring pleanty of water.
Beautiful wide Trail just off the 15 and Via Rancho Parkway through historic territory where people fought in the Mexican-American War.
Trail conditions & character
“I hiked through one of the entrances to the trail (close to the storage unit place) And for about 3-5 miles I didn't really see anything but desert foliage and dust.”
Plan your run at San Dieguito River Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance65 mi back to where you parked. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Trail mapOfficial trail map
- Websitesdrp.org
- Phone+1 858-674-2270
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–7:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–7 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–7 pm |
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